diff --git a/iqstructs.go b/iqstructs.go
index 5276655..c9196dd 100644
--- a/iqstructs.go
+++ b/iqstructs.go
@@ -30,28 +30,6 @@ type OxMessageElement struct {
 }
 
 // Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
-type OxCryptElement struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"signcrypt"`
-	Text    string   `xml:",chardata"`
-	Xmlns   string   `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-	To      struct {
-		Text string `xml:",chardata"`
-		Jid  string `xml:"jid,attr"`
-	} `xml:"to"`
-	Time struct {
-		Text  string `xml:",chardata"`
-		Stamp string `xml:"stamp,attr"`
-	} `xml:"time"`
-	Rpad    string `xml:"rpad"`
-	Payload struct {
-		Text string `xml:",chardata"`
-		Body struct {
-			Text  string `xml:",chardata"`
-			Xmlns string `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-		} `xml:"body"`
-	} `xml:"payload"`
-}
-
 // Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
 type OxPublicKeysList struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"pubsub"`
@@ -76,18 +54,6 @@ type OxPublicKeysList struct {
 	} `xml:"items"`
 }
 
-// Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
-type IQPubsubRequest struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"pubsub"`
-	Text    string   `xml:",chardata"`
-	Xmlns   string   `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-	Items   struct {
-		Text     string `xml:",chardata"`
-		Node     string `xml:"node,attr"`
-		MaxItems string `xml:"max_items,attr"`
-	} `xml:"items"`
-}
-
 // Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
 type IQDiscoItemsType struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"query"`
diff --git a/ox.go b/ox.go
index fcf0908..b6e25ea 100644
--- a/ox.go
+++ b/ox.go
@@ -373,21 +373,23 @@ func oxRecvPublicKeys(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string,
 }
 
 func oxGetPublicKeyRing(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string) (*crypto.KeyRing, error) {
-	var oxPublicKeyListRequest IQPubsubRequest
 	var oxPublicKeyListXML OxPublicKeysList
 	publicKeyRing, err := crypto.NewKeyRing(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	oxPublicKeyListRequest.Xmlns = nsPubsub
-	oxPublicKeyListRequest.Items.Node = nsOxPubKeys
-	oxPublicKeyListRequest.Items.MaxItems = "1"
-	opkl, err := xml.Marshal(oxPublicKeyListRequest)
+	oxPubKeyListReq := etree.NewDocument()
+	oxPubKeyListReqPs := oxPubKeyListReq.CreateElement("pubsub")
+	oxPubKeyListReqPs.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
+	oxPubKeyListReqPsItems := oxPubKeyListReqPs.CreateElement("items")
+	oxPubKeyListReqPsItems.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys)
+	oxPubKeyListReqPsItems.CreateAttr("max_items", "1")
+	opkl, err := oxPubKeyListReq.WriteToString()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	oxPublicKeyList, err := sendIQ(client, recipient, "get", string(opkl))
+	oxPublicKeyList, err := sendIQ(client, recipient, "get", opkl)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -487,7 +489,6 @@ func oxGetPublicKeyRing(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string) (*crypto.KeyRing,
 
 func oxEncrypt(client *xmpp.Client, oxPrivKey *crypto.Key, recipient string,
 	keyRing *crypto.KeyRing, message string) (string, error) {
-	var oxCryptMessage OxCryptElement
 	var oxMessage OxMessageElement
 	privKeyRing, err := crypto.NewKeyRing(oxPrivKey)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -501,13 +502,20 @@ func oxEncrypt(client *xmpp.Client, oxPrivKey *crypto.Key, recipient string,
 			_ = keyRing.AddKey(ownKey)
 		}
 	}
-	oxCryptMessage.Xmlns = nsOx
-	oxCryptMessage.To.Jid = recipient
-	oxCryptMessage.Time.Stamp = time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z")
-	oxCryptMessage.Rpad = getRpad()
-	oxCryptMessage.Payload.Body.Xmlns = nsJabberClient
-	oxCryptMessage.Payload.Body.Text = message
-	ocm, err := xml.Marshal(oxCryptMessage)
+	oxCryptMessage := etree.NewDocument()
+	oxCryptMessagePs := oxCryptMessage.CreateElement("pubsub")
+	oxCryptMessagePs.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsOx)
+	oxCryptMessagePsTo := oxCryptMessagePs.CreateElement("to")
+	oxCryptMessagePsTo.CreateAttr("jid", recipient)
+	oxCryptMessagePsTime := oxCryptMessagePs.CreateElement("time")
+	oxCryptMessagePsTime.CreateAttr("stamp", time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"))
+	oxCryptMessagePsRpad := oxCryptMessagePs.CreateElement("rpad")
+	oxCryptMessagePsRpad.CreateText(getRpad())
+	oxCryptMessagePsPayload := oxCryptMessagePs.CreateElement("payload")
+	oxCryptMessagePsPayloadBody := oxCryptMessagePsPayload.CreateElement("body")
+	oxCryptMessagePsPayloadBody.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsJabberClient)
+	oxCryptMessagePsPayloadBody.CreateText(message)
+	ocm, err := oxCryptMessage.WriteToString()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "error", err
 	}