diff --git a/iqstructs.go b/iqstructs.go
index c9196dd..4e4bbf7 100644
--- a/iqstructs.go
+++ b/iqstructs.go
@@ -6,54 +6,6 @@ package main
 
 import "encoding/xml"
 
-// Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
-type OxMessageElement struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"message"`
-	Text    string   `xml:",chardata"`
-	To      string   `xml:"to,attr"`
-	Id      string   `xml:"id,attr"`
-	Store   struct {
-		Text  string `xml:",chardata"`
-		Xmlns string `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-	} `xml:"store"`
-	Openpgp struct {
-		Text  string `xml:",chardata"`
-		Xmlns string `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-	} `xml:"openpgp"`
-	Encryption struct {
-		XMLName   xml.Name `xml:"encryption"`
-		Text      string   `xml:",chardata"`
-		Xmlns     string   `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-		Namespace string   `xml:"namespace,attr"`
-	}
-	Body string `xml:"body"`
-}
-
-// Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
-// Created with https://github.com/miku/zek
-type OxPublicKeysList 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"`
-		Item struct {
-			Text           string `xml:",chardata"`
-			ID             string `xml:"id,attr"`
-			PublicKeysList struct {
-				Text           string `xml:",chardata"`
-				Xmlns          string `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
-				PubkeyMetadata []struct {
-					Text          string `xml:",chardata"`
-					Date          string `xml:"date,attr"`
-					V4Fingerprint string `xml:"v4-fingerprint,attr"`
-				} `xml:"pubkey-metadata"`
-			} `xml:"public-keys-list"`
-		} `xml:"item"`
-	} `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 88dbcc8..0d208c4 100644
--- a/ox.go
+++ b/ox.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -373,7 +372,6 @@ func oxRecvPublicKeys(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string,
 }
 
 func oxGetPublicKeyRing(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string) (*crypto.KeyRing, error) {
-	var oxPublicKeyListXML OxPublicKeysList
 	publicKeyRing, err := crypto.NewKeyRing(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -397,7 +395,8 @@ func oxGetPublicKeyRing(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string) (*crypto.KeyRing,
 		return nil, errors.New("Error while requesting public openpgp keys for " +
 			recipient)
 	}
-	err = xml.Unmarshal(oxPublicKeyList.Query, &oxPublicKeyListXML)
+	oxPubKeyListXML := etree.NewDocument()
+	err = oxPubKeyListXML.ReadFromBytes(oxPublicKeyList.Query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -407,14 +406,23 @@ func oxGetPublicKeyRing(client *xmpp.Client, recipient string) (*crypto.KeyRing,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	for _, r := range oxPublicKeyListXML.Items.Item.PublicKeysList.PubkeyMetadata {
-		keyDate, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, r.Date)
+
+	oxPubKeyListXMLPubsub := oxPubKeyListXML.SelectElement("pubsub")
+	oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItems := oxPubKeyListXMLPubsub.SelectElement("items")
+	oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItemsItem := oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItems.SelectElement("item")
+	oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItemsItemPkl := oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItemsItem.SelectElement("public-keys-list")
+	oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItemsItemPklPm :=
+		oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItemsItemPkl.SelectElements("pubkey-metadata")
+	for _, r := range oxPubKeyListXMLPubsubItemsItemPklPm {
+		date := r.SelectAttr("date")
+		fingerprint := r.SelectAttr("v4-fingerprint")
+		keyDate, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, date.Value)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if keyDate.After(newestKey) {
 			newestKey = keyDate
-			pubKeyRingId = r.V4Fingerprint
+			pubKeyRingId = fingerprint.Value
 		}
 	}
 	if pubKeyRingId == "none" {
@@ -489,7 +497,6 @@ 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 oxMessage OxMessageElement
 	privKeyRing, err := crypto.NewKeyRing(oxPrivKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "error", err
@@ -524,18 +531,24 @@ func oxEncrypt(client *xmpp.Client, oxPrivKey *crypto.Key, recipient string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return "error", err
 	}
-	oxMessage.To = recipient
-	oxMessage.Id = getID()
-	oxMessage.Store.Xmlns = nsHints
-	oxMessage.Openpgp.Text = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(pgpMessage.Data)
-	oxMessage.Openpgp.Xmlns = nsOx
-	oxMessage.Encryption.Xmlns = nsEme
-	oxMessage.Encryption.Namespace = nsOx
-	oxMessage.Body = oxAltBody
-	om, err := xml.Marshal(oxMessage)
+	om := etree.NewDocument()
+	omMessage := om.CreateElement("message")
+	omMessage.CreateAttr("to", recipient)
+	omMessage.CreateAttr("id", getID())
+	omMessageStore := omMessage.CreateElement("store")
+	omMessageStore.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsHints)
+	omMessageEme := omMessage.CreateElement("encryption")
+	omMessageEme.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsEme)
+	omMessageEme.CreateAttr("namespace", nsOx)
+	omMessageOpgp := omMessage.CreateElement("openpgp")
+	omMessageOpgp.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsOx)
+	omMessageOpgp.CreateText(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(pgpMessage.Data))
+	omMessageBody := omMessage.CreateElement("body")
+	omMessageBody.CreateText(oxAltBody)
+	oms, err := om.WriteToString()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "error", err
 	}
 
-	return string(om), nil
+	return oms, nil
 }