diff --git a/Sources/Crypto/RSA/RSA.swift b/Sources/Crypto/RSA/RSA.swift
index ed3bdbf..920b67d 100644
--- a/Sources/Crypto/RSA/RSA.swift
+++ b/Sources/Crypto/RSA/RSA.swift
@@ -147,8 +147,15 @@ public final class RSA {
     /// - returns: Decrypted data.
     /// - throws: `CryptoError` if encrypting fails.
     public static func decrypt(_ input: LosslessDataConvertible, padding: RSAPadding = .pkcs1, key: RSAKey) throws -> Data {
-        return try cipher(input, padding: padding, key: key) {
-            RSA_private_decrypt($0, $1, $2, $3!.convert(), $4)
+        switch key.type {
+        case .public:
+            return try cipher(input, padding: padding, key: key) {
+                RSA_public_decrypt($0, $1, $2, $3!.convert(), $4)
+            }
+        case .private:
+            return try cipher(input, padding: padding, key: key) {
+                RSA_private_decrypt($0, $1, $2, $3!.convert(), $4)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,8 +170,15 @@ public final class RSA {
     /// - returns: Encrypted data.
     /// - throws: `CryptoError` if encrypting fails.
     public static func encrypt(_ input: LosslessDataConvertible, padding: RSAPadding = .pkcs1, key: RSAKey) throws -> Data {
-        return try cipher(input, padding: padding, key: key) {
-            RSA_public_encrypt($0, $1, $2, $3!.convert(), $4)
+        switch key.type {
+        case .public:
+            return try cipher(input, padding: padding, key: key) {
+                RSA_public_encrypt($0, $1, $2, $3!.convert(), $4)
+            }
+        case .private:
+            return try cipher(input, padding: padding, key: key) {
+                RSA_private_encrypt($0, $1, $2, $3!.convert(), $4)
+            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/Sources/Crypto/Utilities/CryptoError.swift b/Sources/Crypto/Utilities/CryptoError.swift
index ee2d646..d8e1954 100644
--- a/Sources/Crypto/Utilities/CryptoError.swift
+++ b/Sources/Crypto/Utilities/CryptoError.swift
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ public struct CryptoError: Debuggable {
 
     /// Internal error creation from OpenSSLL
     internal static func openssl(identifier: String, reason: String) -> CryptoError {
-        let errmsg: UnsafeMutablePointer<Int8>? = nil
-        ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), errmsg)
+        let errmsg = ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), nil)
 
         let cReason: String
         if let e = errmsg {
diff --git a/Tests/CryptoTests/RSATests.swift b/Tests/CryptoTests/RSATests.swift
index f600c19..c52f349 100644
--- a/Tests/CryptoTests/RSATests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CryptoTests/RSATests.swift
@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ class RSATests: XCTestCase {
         )
         XCTAssertEqual(key.type, .public)
     }
+    
+    // https://github.com/vapor/crypto/issues/78
+    func testGH78() throws {
+        let passphrase = "abcdef"
+        
+        // From https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v3/certs
+        let key: RSAKey = try .components(
+            n: "vvAaaSpfr934Qx0ioFiWsopq7UCfLNn0zjYVbq4bvUcGSXU9kowYmQArR7WlIkjk1moffla0UV75QRaQPATva1oD5xQnnW-20haeMWTSsMgUHoN0Np9AD8ffPz-DfMJBOHIo4REL1BFFS33HSZgPl0hxJ-5UScqr4lW1JMy5XGeRho30dnmKTpakU1Oc35hFYKSea_O2SXfmbqiAkWlWkilEzgHq4pzVWiDZe4ZgfMdD4vqkSNrO_PkBFBT1mnBJztQ1h4v1jvUW-zeYYwIcPTaOX-xOTiGH9uQkcNPpe5pBrIZJqR5VNrDl_bJOmvVlhhXZSn4fkxA8kyQcZXGaTw",
+            e: "AQAB"
+        )
+        let encrypted = try RSA.encrypt(passphrase, padding: .pkcs1, key: key)
+        let decrypted = try RSA.decrypt(encrypted, padding: .pkcs1, key: key)
+        XCTAssertEqual(decrypted.convert(to: String.self), passphrase)
+    }
 
     static var allTests = [
         ("testPrivateKey", testPrivateKey),
@@ -98,6 +112,7 @@ class RSATests: XCTestCase {
         ("testRand", testRand),
         ("testComps", testComps),
         ("testEncrypt", testEncrypt),
+        ("testGH78", testGH78),
     ]
 }