diff --git a/src/nostr/crypto.ts b/src/nostr/crypto.ts
index a64802f7..ca70da6c 100644
--- a/src/nostr/crypto.ts
+++ b/src/nostr/crypto.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,36 @@
-import { l } from '@log'
 import { secp256k1 } from '@noble/curves/secp256k1'
 import { randomBytes } from '@noble/hashes/utils'
-import { isErr } from '@util'
+import { l } from '@src/logger'
+import { isErr } from '@src/util'
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer/'
-import cjs from 'crypto-js'
+import { AES, enc, lib, mode } from 'crypto-js'
 
-const { AES, enc, lib, mode } = cjs
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await, require-await
-export async function encrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, text: string) {
+function getEncKey(privkey: string, pubkey: string) {
 	const key = secp256k1.getSharedSecret(privkey, '02' + pubkey)
-	const normalizedKey = getNormalizedX(key)
-	const iv = Uint8Array.from(randomBytes(16))
-	const cryptoKey = new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(normalizedKey))
-	const ciphertext = AES.encrypt(text,
-		byteArrayToWordArray(cryptoKey),
-		{ iv: byteArrayToWordArray(iv), mode: mode.CBC, }
-	)
-	const ctb64 = Buffer.from(wordArrayToByteArray(ciphertext.ciphertext)).toString('base64')
+	return key.slice(1, 33)
+}
+export function encrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, text: string) {
+	const iv = randomBytes(16)
+	const cryptoKey = getEncKey(privkey, pubkey)
+	const ciphertext = AES.encrypt(
+		text,
+		bytesToWordArr(cryptoKey),
+		{ iv: bytesToWordArr(iv), mode: mode.CBC }
+	).ciphertext
+	const ctb64 = enc.Base64.stringify(ciphertext)
 	const ivb64 = Buffer.from(iv).toString('base64')
 	return `${ctb64}?iv=${ivb64}`
 }
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await, require-await
-export async function decrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, data: string) {
+export function decrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, data: string) {
 	const [ctb64, ivb64] = data.split('?iv=')
-	const key = secp256k1.getSharedSecret(privkey, '02' + pubkey)
-	const normalizedKey = getNormalizedX(key)
 	const iv = Buffer.from(ivb64, 'base64')
-	const cryptoKey = new Uint8Array(Buffer.from(normalizedKey))
+	const cryptoKey = getEncKey(privkey, pubkey)
 	const ciphertext = Buffer.from(ctb64, 'base64')
 	try {
 		const decrypted = AES.decrypt(
-			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-			/// @ts-expect-error
-			{ ciphertext: byteArrayToWordArray(Uint8Array.from(ciphertext)) },
-			byteArrayToWordArray(cryptoKey),
-			{ iv: byteArrayToWordArray(Uint8Array.from(iv)), mode: mode.CBC }
+			lib.CipherParams.create({ ciphertext: bytesToWordArr(ciphertext) }),
+			bytesToWordArr(cryptoKey),
+			{ iv: bytesToWordArr(iv), mode: mode.CBC }
 		)
 		return decrypted.toString(enc.Utf8)
 	} catch (e) {
@@ -44,12 +38,7 @@ export async function decrypt(privkey: string, pubkey: string, data: string) {
 		return ''
 	}
 }
-
-function getNormalizedX(key: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
-	return key.slice(1, 33)
-}
-
-function byteArrayToWordArray(ba: Uint8Array) {
+function bytesToWordArr(ba: Uint8Array) {
 	const wa: number[] = []
 	for (let i = 0; i < ba.length; i++) {
 		wa[(i / 4) | 0] |= ba[i] << (24 - 8 * i)
@@ -57,17 +46,3 @@ function byteArrayToWordArray(ba: Uint8Array) {
 	return lib.WordArray.create(wa, ba.length)
 }
 
-function wordArrayToByteArray(wordArray: cjs.lib.WordArray) {
-	const len = wordArray.words.length
-	const u8_array = new Uint8Array(len << 2)
-	let offset = 0
-	let word
-	for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		word = wordArray.words[i]
-		u8_array[offset++] = word >> 24
-		u8_array[offset++] = (word >> 16) & 0xff
-		u8_array[offset++] = (word >> 8) & 0xff
-		u8_array[offset++] = word & 0xff
-	}
-	return u8_array
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/screens/Payment/Processing.tsx b/src/screens/Payment/Processing.tsx
index b77797be..ab40fe29 100644
--- a/src/screens/Payment/Processing.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Payment/Processing.tsx
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default function ProcessingScreen({ navigation, route }: TProcessingPageP
 					return
 				}
 				const msg = `${userNostrNpub || nostr.senderName}  (sender not verified) just sent you ${amount} Sat in Ecash using ${enutsPubkey}!\n\n ${token}`
-				const cipherTxt = await encrypt(sk, nostr.receiverNpub, msg)
+				const cipherTxt = encrypt(sk, nostr.receiverNpub, msg)
 				const event = {
 					kind: EventKind.DirectMessage,
 					tags: [['p', nostr.receiverNpub]],
diff --git a/src/screens/Payment/Receive/nostrDM/index.tsx b/src/screens/Payment/Receive/nostrDM/index.tsx
index defbe88c..7e1a10fb 100644
--- a/src/screens/Payment/Receive/nostrDM/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Payment/Receive/nostrDM/index.tsx
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ export default function NostrDMScreen({ navigation, route }: TNostrReceivePagePr
 	const setDmsCB = useCallback((newDms: INostrDm[]) => setDms(newDms), [])
 
 	// decrypt dm, check for uniq cashu token and set dms state
-	const handleDm = async (sk: string, e: NostrEvent) => {
+	const handleDm = (sk: string, e: NostrEvent) => {
 		if (!sk.length) {
 			l('can not handle dms, empy key!')
 			return
 		}
 		const tokenMinLength = 25
 		// decrypt content
-		const decrypted = await decrypt(sk, e.pubkey, e.content)
+		const decrypted = decrypt(sk, e.pubkey, e.content)
 		// remove newlines (can be attached to the cashu token) and create an array of words
 		const words = decrypted.replace(/\n/g, ' ').split(' ')
 		// check each word of content
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ export default function NostrDMScreen({ navigation, route }: TNostrReceivePagePr
 				kinds: [EventKind.DirectMessage, EventKind.SetMetadata],
 				skipVerification: Config.skipVerification
 			})
-			sub?.on('event', async (e: NostrEvent) => {
+			sub?.on('event', (e: NostrEvent) => {
 				// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-enum-comparison
 				if (+e.kind === EventKind.SetMetadata) {
 					setDmProfiles(prev => prev.some(x => x[0] === e.pubkey) ? prev : [...prev, [e.pubkey, parseProfileContent(e)]])
 				}
 				// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-enum-comparison
 				if (+e.kind === EventKind.DirectMessage) {
-					await handleDm(sk || '', e)
+					handleDm(sk || '', e)
 				}
 			})
 			sub?.on('eose', () => {