diff --git a/src/js/app.js b/src/js/app.js
index 137e6d2..f353bea 100644
--- a/src/js/app.js
+++ b/src/js/app.js
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ require([
     'angular',
     'js/controller/login',
     'js/controller/mail-list',
+    'js/controller/read',
     'js/controller/write',
     'js/controller/navigation',
     'angularRoute',
     'angularTouch'
-], function(angular, LoginCtrl, MailListCtrl, WriteCtrl, NavigationCtrl) {
+], function(angular, LoginCtrl, MailListCtrl, ReadCtrl, WriteCtrl, NavigationCtrl) {
     'use strict';
 
     var app = angular.module('mail', ['ngRoute', 'ngTouch', 'write', 'read']);
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ require([
     });
 
     // inject controllers from ng-included view templates
+    app.controller('ReadCtrl', ReadCtrl);
     app.controller('MailListCtrl', MailListCtrl);
 
     // manually bootstrap angular due to require.js
diff --git a/src/js/controller/navigation.js b/src/js/controller/navigation.js
index b43e87e..a5a4882 100644
--- a/src/js/controller/navigation.js
+++ b/src/js/controller/navigation.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 define(function(require) {
     'use strict';
 
-    var angular = require('angular'),
-        folders = require('js/app-config').config.gmail.folders;
+    var folders = require('js/app-config').config.gmail.folders;
 
     var NavigationCtrl = function($scope) {
         $scope.navOpen = false;
@@ -41,20 +40,5 @@ define(function(require) {
         };
     };
 
-    //
-    // Directives
-    //
-
-    var ngModule = angular.module('read', []);
-    ngModule.directive('frameLoad', function() {
-        return function(scope, elm) {
-            var frame;
-            elm.bind('load', function() {
-                frame = elm[0];
-                frame.height = frame.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight + 'px';
-            });
-        };
-    });
-
     return NavigationCtrl;
 });
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diff --git a/src/js/controller/read.js b/src/js/controller/read.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cf74eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/controller/read.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+define(function(require) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var angular = require('angular');
+
+    //
+    // Controller
+    //
+
+    var ReadCtrl = function() {};
+
+    //
+    // Directives
+    //
+
+    var ngModule = angular.module('read', []);
+    ngModule.directive('frameLoad', function() {
+        return function(scope, elm) {
+            elm.bind('load', function() {
+                var frame = elm[0];
+                frame.height = frame.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight + 'px';
+            });
+        };
+    });
+
+    return ReadCtrl;
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/js/controller/write.js b/src/js/controller/write.js
index ce1b5ba..599ea70 100644
--- a/src/js/controller/write.js
+++ b/src/js/controller/write.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ define(function(require) {
             // remove generated html from body
             body = parseBody(body);
 
-            // Although this does encrypt live using AES, this is just for show. The plaintext is encrypted seperately using before sending the email.
+            // Although this does encrypt live using AES, this is just for show. The plaintext is encrypted seperately before sending the email.
             var plaintext = ($scope.subject) ? $scope.subject + body : body;
-            $scope.ciphertextPreview = aes.encrypt(plaintext, key, iv);
+            $scope.ciphertextPreview = (plaintext) ? aes.encrypt(plaintext, key, iv) : '';
         };
 
         $scope.sendEmail = function() {
diff --git a/src/tpl/desktop.html b/src/tpl/desktop.html
index 1234758..bee38e6 100644
--- a/src/tpl/desktop.html
+++ b/src/tpl/desktop.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <div class="column view-mail-list" ng-include="'tpl/mail-list.html'" ng-controller="MailListCtrl"></div>
 
       <!-- right column: containing list read view -->
-      <div class="column" ng-include="'tpl/read.html'"></div>
+      <div class="column" ng-include="'tpl/read.html'" ng-controller="ReadCtrl"></div>
 
     </section>
   </div><!--/.nav-pusher-->