diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/Apg.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/Apg.java
index eed8c09d1..422545b86 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/Apg.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/Apg.java
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ public class Apg {
             } catch (UserIdEditor.NoEmailException e) {
                 throw new Apg.GeneralException(context.getString(R.string.error_userIdNeedsAnEmailAddress));
             } catch (UserIdEditor.InvalidEmailException e) {
-                throw new Apg.GeneralException(e.getMessage());
+                throw new Apg.GeneralException("" + e);
             }
 
             if (userId.equals("")) {
diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/DecryptActivity.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/DecryptActivity.java
index 80ad13d5e..e0db36367 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/DecryptActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/DecryptActivity.java
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ public class DecryptActivity extends BaseActivity {
                 // look at the file/message again to check whether there's
                 // symmetric encryption data in there
                 if (mDecryptTarget == Id.target.file) {
-                    ((FileInputStream) in).reset();
+                    in = new FileInputStream(mInputFilename);
                 } else {
-                    ((ByteArrayInputStream) in).reset();
+                    in = new ByteArrayInputStream(mMessage.getText().toString().getBytes());
                 }
                 if (!Apg.hasSymmetricEncryption(this, in)) {
                     throw new Apg.GeneralException(getString(R.string.error_noKnownEncryptionFound));
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@ public class DecryptActivity extends BaseActivity {
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             error = getString(R.string.error_fileNotFound);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            error = e.getLocalizedMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getLocalizedMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
         if (error != null) {
             Toast.makeText(this, getString(R.string.errorMessage, error),
@@ -479,14 +479,13 @@ public class DecryptActivity extends BaseActivity {
                                                               out).toByteArray()));
             }
         } catch (PGPException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (SignatureException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
 
         data.putInt("type", Id.message.done);
diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EditKeyActivity.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EditKeyActivity.java
index 9bd6d3f36..dfd4f4f46 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EditKeyActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EditKeyActivity.java
@@ -245,15 +245,15 @@ public class EditKeyActivity extends BaseActivity implements OnClickListener {
             Apg.buildSecretKey(this, mUserIds, mKeys, oldPassPhrase, newPassPhrase, this);
             Apg.setCachedPassPhrase(getMasterKeyId(), newPassPhrase);
         } catch (NoSuchProviderException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (PGPException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (SignatureException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
 
         data.putInt("type", Id.message.done);
diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EncryptActivity.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EncryptActivity.java
index 073e9dc9c..d76b568a6 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EncryptActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/EncryptActivity.java
@@ -585,17 +585,17 @@ public class EncryptActivity extends BaseActivity {
                 data.putString("message", new String(((ByteArrayOutputStream)out).toByteArray()));
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (PGPException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (NoSuchProviderException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (SignatureException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
 
         data.putInt("type", Id.message.done);
diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/PublicKeyListActivity.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/PublicKeyListActivity.java
index a04d933d7..4f4f49bba 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/PublicKeyListActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/PublicKeyListActivity.java
@@ -280,11 +280,11 @@ public class PublicKeyListActivity extends BaseActivity {
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             error = getString(R.string.error_fileNotFound);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (PGPException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
 
         if (mTask == Id.task.import_keys) {
diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/SecretKeyListActivity.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/SecretKeyListActivity.java
index b1857dc6c..3612e73fc 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/SecretKeyListActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/SecretKeyListActivity.java
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ public class SecretKeyListActivity extends BaseActivity implements OnChildClickL
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             error = getString(R.string.error_fileNotFound);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (PGPException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
 
         if (mTask == Id.task.import_keys) {
diff --git a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/ui/widget/SectionView.java b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/ui/widget/SectionView.java
index cc1410c26..32e73a491 100644
--- a/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/ui/widget/SectionView.java
+++ b/src/org/thialfihar/android/apg/ui/widget/SectionView.java
@@ -310,17 +310,17 @@ public class SectionView extends LinearLayout implements OnClickListener, Editor
                                     mNewKeySize, passPhrase,
                                     masterKey);
         } catch (NoSuchProviderException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (PGPException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (InvalidParameterException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (InvalidAlgorithmParameterException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         } catch (Apg.GeneralException e) {
-            error = e.getMessage();
+            error = "" + e;
         }
 
         Message message = new Message();