diff --git a/src/backup/crypt_config.rs b/src/backup/crypt_config.rs
index 711f90f6..2b04380a 100644
--- a/src/backup/crypt_config.rs
+++ b/src/backup/crypt_config.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::io::Write;
 
-use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+use anyhow::{Error};
 use openssl::hash::MessageDigest;
 use openssl::pkcs5::pbkdf2_hmac;
 use openssl::symm::{decrypt_aead, Cipher, Crypter, Mode};
@@ -248,28 +248,4 @@ impl CryptConfig {
 
         Ok(decr_data)
     }
-
-    pub fn generate_rsa_encoded_key(
-        &self,
-        rsa: openssl::rsa::Rsa<openssl::pkey::Public>,
-        created: i64,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
-
-        let modified = proxmox::tools::time::epoch_i64();
-        let key_config = super::KeyConfig {
-            kdf: None,
-            created,
-            modified,
-            data: self.enc_key.to_vec(),
-            fingerprint: Some(self.fingerprint()),
-        };
-        let data = serde_json::to_string(&key_config)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
-
-        let mut buffer = vec![0u8; rsa.size() as usize];
-        let len = rsa.public_encrypt(&data, &mut buffer, openssl::rsa::Padding::PKCS1)?;
-        if len != buffer.len() {
-            bail!("got unexpected length from rsa.public_encrypt().");
-        }
-        Ok(buffer)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/backup/key_derivation.rs b/src/backup/key_derivation.rs
index 046a8c8f..a2aa9469 100644
--- a/src/backup/key_derivation.rs
+++ b/src/backup/key_derivation.rs
@@ -245,3 +245,17 @@ pub fn decrypt_key(
 
     Ok((result, created, fingerprint))
 }
+
+pub fn rsa_encrypt_key_config(
+    rsa: openssl::rsa::Rsa<openssl::pkey::Public>,
+    key: &KeyConfig,
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+    let data = serde_json::to_string(key)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
+
+    let mut buffer = vec![0u8; rsa.size() as usize];
+    let len = rsa.public_encrypt(&data, &mut buffer, openssl::rsa::Padding::PKCS1)?;
+    if len != buffer.len() {
+        bail!("got unexpected length from rsa.public_encrypt().");
+    }
+    Ok(buffer)
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
index 36da624e..c40bedc5 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use proxmox_backup::pxar::catalog::*;
 use proxmox_backup::backup::{
     archive_type,
     decrypt_key,
+    rsa_encrypt_key_config,
     verify_chunk_size,
     ArchiveType,
     AsyncReadChunk,
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ use proxmox_backup::backup::{
     ENCRYPTED_KEY_BLOB_NAME,
     FixedChunkStream,
     FixedIndexReader,
+    KeyConfig,
     IndexFile,
     MANIFEST_BLOB_NAME,
     Shell,
@@ -914,13 +916,20 @@ async fn create_backup(
             let (key, created, fingerprint) = decrypt_key(&key, &key::get_encryption_key_password)?;
             println!("Encryption key fingerprint: {}", fingerprint);
 
-            let crypt_config = CryptConfig::new(key)?;
+            let crypt_config = CryptConfig::new(key.clone())?;
 
             match key::find_master_pubkey()? {
                 Some(ref path) if path.exists() => {
                     let pem_data = file_get_contents(path)?;
                     let rsa = openssl::rsa::Rsa::public_key_from_pem(&pem_data)?;
-                    let enc_key = crypt_config.generate_rsa_encoded_key(rsa, created)?;
+                    let key_config = KeyConfig {
+                        kdf: None,
+                        created,
+                        modified: proxmox::tools::time::epoch_i64(),
+                        data: key.to_vec(),
+                        fingerprint: Some(fingerprint),
+                    };
+                    let enc_key = rsa_encrypt_key_config(rsa, &key_config)?;
                     println!("Master key '{:?}'", path);
 
                     (Some(Arc::new(crypt_config)), Some(enc_key))