diff --git a/CASA/common/sscs_ll.c b/CASA/common/sscs_ll.c
index 88f7a980..cea5ed63 100644
--- a/CASA/common/sscs_ll.c
+++ b/CASA/common/sscs_ll.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int	ll_InsertSharedSecretLink
 { /* beginning of the call */
 /* ########################## DECLARATIONS START HERE ######################################## */
     
-	uint32_t			keyLen = sscs_Utf8StrSize(key);
+	uint32_t			keyLen = kLen; 
 	LL_LINK_T			*newLink =  _ll_CreateLink(sizeof(LL_SHSEC_KEY_VAL_T) + keyLen + vLen);
 	LL_SHSEC_KEY_VAL_T  *sharedLink;