diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Jobs/AttachmentUploadJob.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Jobs/AttachmentUploadJob.swift
index 3a70680cb..0be4e5c03 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Jobs/AttachmentUploadJob.swift
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Jobs/AttachmentUploadJob.swift
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class AttachmentUploadJob : NSObject, Job, NSCoding { // NSObject/N
         if encrypt {
             var encryptionKey = NSData()
             var digest = NSData()
-            guard let ciphertext = Cryptography.encryptAttachmentData(data, shouldPad: false, outKey: &encryptionKey, outDigest: &digest) else {
+            guard let ciphertext = Cryptography.encryptAttachmentData(data, shouldPad: true, outKey: &encryptionKey, outDigest: &digest) else {
                 SNLog("Couldn't encrypt attachment.")
                 onFailure?(Error.encryptionFailed); return
             }