diff --git a/src/tabbed_chat_window.py b/src/tabbed_chat_window.py
index bf357f0fa..733bfb6c6 100644
--- a/src/tabbed_chat_window.py
+++ b/src/tabbed_chat_window.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class TabbedChatWindow(chat.Chat):
 		contact_button = self.xmls[jid].get_widget('contact_button')
 		contact_button.set_use_underline(False)
 		tb = self.xmls[jid].get_widget('gpg_togglebutton')
-		if user.keyID: # we can do gpg
+		if contact.keyID: # we can do gpg
 			tb.set_sensitive(True)
 			tt = 'OpenPGP Encryption'
 		else: