diff --git a/accounts/scwallet/README.md b/accounts/scwallet/README.md
index b5f79149ba..582b921bd0 100644
--- a/accounts/scwallet/README.md
+++ b/accounts/scwallet/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 ## Preparing the smartcard
 
-  You can use status' [keycard-cli](https://github.com/status-im/keycard-cli) and you should get version 2.1 (**NOT** 2.1.1, this will be supported in a later update) of their [smartcard application](https://github.com/status-im/status-keycard/releases/download/2.1/keycard_v2.1.cap)
+  You can use status' [keycard-cli](https://github.com/status-im/keycard-cli) and you should get version 2.1.1 of their [smartcard application](https://github.com/status-im/status-keycard/releases/download/2.1.1/keycard_v2.1.1.cap)
 
   You also need to make sure that the PCSC daemon is running on your system.
 
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@
   keycard init
   ```
 
+  Finally, you need to have the card generate a new master key:
+
+  ```
+  keycard shell <<END
+  keycard-select
+  keycard-set-pairing PAIRING_KEY PAIRING_INDEX
+  keycard-open-secure-channel
+  keycard-verify-pin CARD_PIN
+  keycard-generate-key
+  END
+  ```
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go b/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go
index 95a8325433..82ba4b3af6 100644
--- a/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go
+++ b/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go
@@ -849,30 +849,11 @@ func (s *Session) walletStatus() (*walletStatus, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// There is an issue with ASN1 decoding that I am struggling with,
-	// so I unpack it manually, like is being done in the status-im
-	// card management code.
-	if len(response.Data) != int(response.Data[1])-1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid response length %d", len(response.Data))
-	}
-	if response.Data[0] != 0xA3 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid tag %v, expected 0xA3", response.Data[0])
-	}
-	if response.Data[2] != 2 || response.Data[3] != 1 || response.Data[5] != 2 || response.Data[6] != 1 || response.Data[8] != 1 || response.Data[9] != 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid response tag format")
-	}
-	status := &walletStatus{
-		PinRetryCount: int(response.Data[4]),
-		PukRetryCount: int(response.Data[7]),
-		Initialized:   (response.Data[10] == 0xff),
-	}
 
-	/*
-		if _, err := asn1.Unmarshal(response.Data, status); err != nil {
-			//if _, err := asn1.UnmarshalWithParams(response.Data, status, "tag:3"); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("###### asn1 err", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}*/
+	status := new(walletStatus)
+	if _, err := asn1.UnmarshalWithParams(response.Data, status, "tag:3"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return status, nil
 }