diff --git a/CASA/micasadk/sscs_ndk.c b/CASA/micasadk/sscs_ndk.c
index 6adca060..1e63e477 100644
--- a/CASA/micasadk/sscs_ndk.c
+++ b/CASA/micasadk/sscs_ndk.c
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ miCASAWriteBinaryKey
 							keyChainID, 
 							&secretID, 
 							escapedSHSKey,
-							keyLen, 
+							keyLen-1,   // keys in micasad are not saved with null terminators
 							val,
 							*valLen,
 							epPassword, 
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ miCASAReadBinaryKey
 								keyChainID, 
 								&secretID, 
 								escapedSHSKey,
-								keyLen, 
+								keyLen - 1,   // keys in micasad are not saved with null terminators
 								val,
 								valLen,							
 								epPassword,