diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 43584287aa..70d0272c55 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ chatCommandP =
       "/_db export " *> (APIExportArchive <$> jsonP),
       "/_db import " *> (APIImportArchive <$> jsonP),
       "/_db delete" $> APIDeleteStorage,
-      "/_db encryption" *> (APIStorageEncryption <$> jsonP),
+      "/_db encryption " *> (APIStorageEncryption <$> jsonP),
       "/db encrypt " *> (APIStorageEncryption . DBEncryptionConfig "" <$> dbKeyP),
       "/db password " *> (APIStorageEncryption <$> (DBEncryptionConfig <$> dbKeyP <* A.space <*> dbKeyP)),
       "/db decrypt " *> (APIStorageEncryption . (`DBEncryptionConfig` "") <$> dbKeyP),
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests.hs b/tests/ChatTests.hs
index 54b01bcfb5..6a6ea4ac74 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests.hs
@@ -2790,13 +2790,15 @@ testDatabaseEncryption = withTmpFiles $ do
       alice <## "chat stopped"
       alice ##> "/db password mykey nextkey"
       alice <## "ok"
-    withTestChatOpts testOpts {maintenance = True, dbKey = "nextkey"} "alice" $ \alice -> do
+      alice ##> "/_db encryption {\"currentKey\":\"nextkey\",\"newKey\":\"anotherkey\"}"
+      alice <## "ok"
+    withTestChatOpts testOpts {maintenance = True, dbKey = "anotherkey"} "alice" $ \alice -> do
       alice ##> "/_start"
       alice <## "chat started"
       testChatWorking alice bob
       alice ##> "/_stop"
       alice <## "chat stopped"
-      alice ##> "/db decrypt nextkey"
+      alice ##> "/db decrypt anotherkey"
       alice <## "ok"
     withTestChat "alice" $ \alice -> testChatWorking alice bob