diff --git a/crypto/encrypt_decrypt_test.go b/crypto/encrypt_decrypt_test.go
index 850fa94e4..85b43c406 100644
--- a/crypto/encrypt_decrypt_test.go
+++ b/crypto/encrypt_decrypt_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 func TestBox(t *testing.T) {
 	prv1 := ToECDSA(ethutil.Hex2Bytes("4b50fa71f5c3eeb8fdc452224b2395af2fcc3d125e06c32c82e048c0559db03f"))
 	prv2 := ToECDSA(ethutil.Hex2Bytes("d0b043b4c5d657670778242d82d68a29d25d7d711127d17b8e299f156dad361a"))
-	pub2 := PubToECDSA(ethutil.Hex2Bytes("04bd27a63c91fe3233c5777e6d3d7b39204d398c8f92655947eb5a373d46e1688f022a1632d264725cbc7dc43ee1cfebde42fa0a86d08b55d2acfbb5e9b3b48dc5"))
+	pub2 := ToECDSAPub(ethutil.Hex2Bytes("04bd27a63c91fe3233c5777e6d3d7b39204d398c8f92655947eb5a373d46e1688f022a1632d264725cbc7dc43ee1cfebde42fa0a86d08b55d2acfbb5e9b3b48dc5"))
 
 	message := []byte("Hello, world.")
 	ct, err := Encrypt(pub2, message)
diff --git a/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go b/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go
index d307366c8..bed23c8a7 100644
--- a/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go
+++ b/ui/qt/qwhisper/whisper.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package qwhisper
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper"
 )
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func (self *Whisper) Post(data string, pow, ttl uint32, to, from string) {
 	msg := whisper.NewMessage(fromHex(data))
 	envelope, err := msg.Seal(time.Duration(pow), whisper.Opts{
 		Ttl:  time.Duration(ttl),
-		To:   crypto.PubTECDSA(fromHex(to)),
+		To:   crypto.ToECDSAPub(fromHex(to)),
 		From: crypto.ToECDSA(fromHex(from)),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func (self *Whisper) Post(data string, pow, ttl uint32, to, from string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := self.Whisper.Send(envolpe); err != nil {
+	if err := self.Whisper.Send(envelope); err != nil {
 		// handle error
 		return
 	}
@@ -51,20 +52,19 @@ func (self *Whisper) HasIdentify(key string) bool {
 
 func (self *Whisper) Watch(opts map[string]interface{}) {
 	filter := filterFromMap(opts)
-	filter.Fn = func(msg *Message) {
+	filter.Fn = func(msg *whisper.Message) {
 		// TODO POST TO QT WINDOW
 	}
-	self.Watch(filter)
+	self.Whisper.Watch(filter)
 }
 
-func filterFromMap(opts map[string]interface{}) whisper.Filter {
-	var f Filter
+func filterFromMap(opts map[string]interface{}) (f whisper.Filter) {
 	if to, ok := opts["to"].(string); ok {
-		f.To = ToECDSA(fromHex(to))
+		f.To = crypto.ToECDSA(fromHex(to))
 	}
 	if from, ok := opts["from"].(string); ok {
-		f.From = ToECDSAPub(fromHex(from))
+		f.From = crypto.ToECDSAPub(fromHex(from))
 	}
 
-	return f
+	return
 }