diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/Print.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/Print.java
index 0fcb5220..97113421 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/Print.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/Print.java
@@ -17,10 +17,29 @@ package org.pgpainless.sop;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPKeyRing;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKeyRing;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
 import org.pgpainless.util.ArmorUtils;
 
 public class Print {
 
+    public static String toString(PGPSecretKeyRing keyRing, boolean armor) throws IOException {
+        if (armor) {
+            return ArmorUtils.toAsciiArmoredString(keyRing);
+        } else {
+            return new String(keyRing.getEncoded(), "UTF-8");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String toString(PGPPublicKeyRing keyRing, boolean armor) throws IOException {
+        if (armor) {
+            return ArmorUtils.toAsciiArmoredString(keyRing);
+        } else {
+            return new String(keyRing.getEncoded(), "UTF-8");
+        }
+    }
+
     public static String toString(byte[] bytes, boolean armor) throws IOException {
         if (armor) {
             return ArmorUtils.toAsciiArmoredString(bytes);
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Armor.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Armor.java
index 955c8e21..65efafae 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Armor.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Armor.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public class Armor implements Runnable {
     @Override
     public void run() {
 
-        try (PushbackInputStream pbIn = new PushbackInputStream(System.in); ArmoredOutputStream armoredOutputStream = ArmoredOutputStreamFactory.get(System.out)) {
+        try (PushbackInputStream pbIn = new PushbackInputStream(System.in);
+             ArmoredOutputStream armoredOutputStream = ArmoredOutputStreamFactory.get(System.out)) {
             byte[] start = new byte[14];
             int read = pbIn.read(start);
             pbIn.unread(read);
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Encrypt.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Encrypt.java
index 979cc093..71b13465 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Encrypt.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/Encrypt.java
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ public class Encrypt implements Runnable {
         for (int i = 0; i < signWith.length; i++) {
             try (FileInputStream fileIn = new FileInputStream(signWith[i])) {
                 PGPSecretKeyRing secretKey = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(fileIn);
-                signOpt.addInlineSignature(protector, secretKey,
-                        type == Type.text || type == Type.mime ?
-                                DocumentSignatureType.CANONICAL_TEXT_DOCUMENT : DocumentSignatureType.BINARY_DOCUMENT);
+                signOpt.addInlineSignature(protector, secretKey, parseType(type));
             } catch (IOException | PGPException e) {
                 err_ln("Cannot read secret key from file " + signWith[i].getName());
                 err_ln(e.getMessage());
@@ -131,4 +129,8 @@ public class Encrypt implements Runnable {
             System.exit(1);
         }
     }
+
+    private static DocumentSignatureType parseType(Type type) {
+        return type == Type.binary ? DocumentSignatureType.BINARY_DOCUMENT : DocumentSignatureType.CANONICAL_TEXT_DOCUMENT;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/ExtractCert.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/ExtractCert.java
index a2f46757..52480575 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/ExtractCert.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/ExtractCert.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ExtractCert implements Runnable {
             PGPSecretKeyRing secretKeys = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(System.in);
             PGPPublicKeyRing publicKeys = KeyRingUtils.publicKeyRingFrom(secretKeys);
 
-            print_ln(Print.toString(publicKeys.getEncoded(), armor));
+            print_ln(Print.toString(publicKeys, armor));
         } catch (IOException | PGPException e) {
             err_ln("Error extracting certificate from keys;");
             err_ln(e.getMessage());
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/GenerateKey.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/GenerateKey.java
index 3cb40532..0d37d14c 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/GenerateKey.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/commands/GenerateKey.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class GenerateKey implements Runnable {
                     .withoutPassphrase()
                     .build();
 
-            print_ln(Print.toString(secretKeys.getEncoded(), armor));
+            print_ln(Print.toString(secretKeys, armor));
 
         } catch (InvalidAlgorithmParameterException | NoSuchAlgorithmException | PGPException | IOException e) {
             err_ln("Error creating OpenPGP key:");