diff --git a/include/certfns.php b/include/certfns.php
index db0e4645ef..ffdc7f0c34 100644
--- a/include/certfns.php
+++ b/include/certfns.php
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ function rsatopem($key) {
 	return(metopem($m,$e));
 }
 
+function pemtorsa($key) {
+	pemtome($key,$m,$e);
+	return(metorsa($m,$e));
+}
 
 function pemtome($key,&$m,&$e) {
 	require_once('include/salmon.php');
diff --git a/mod/xrd.php b/mod/xrd.php
index accc2f68ef..4889639f07 100644
--- a/mod/xrd.php
+++ b/mod/xrd.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 require_once('salmon.php');
+require_once('certfns.php');
 
 function xrd_content(&$a) {
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ function xrd_content(&$a) {
 		$dspr = replace_macros($tpl,array(
 			'$baseurl' => $a->get_baseurl(),
 			'$dspr_guid' => $r[0]['guid'],
-			'$dspr_key' => base64_encode($r[0]['pubkey'])
+			'$dspr_key' => base64_encode(pemtorsa($r[0]['pubkey']))
 		));
 	}
 	else