diff --git a/src/decrypt.rs b/src/decrypt.rs
index a4aeffaab..4d6880be8 100644
--- a/src/decrypt.rs
+++ b/src/decrypt.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use mailparse::ParsedMail;
 
 use crate::aheader::Aheader;
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ use crate::pgp;
 /// signature fingerprints and whether the message is encrypted.
 ///
 /// If the message is wrongly signed, HashSet will be empty.
-pub async fn try_decrypt(
+pub fn try_decrypt(
     context: &Context,
     mail: &ParsedMail<'_>,
+    private_keyring: &Keyring<SignedSecretKey>,
     decryption_info: &DecryptionInfo,
 ) -> Result<Option<(Vec<u8>, HashSet<Fingerprint>, bool)>> {
     // Possibly perform decryption
@@ -45,13 +46,10 @@ pub async fn try_decrypt(
         Some(res) => res,
     };
     info!(context, "Detected Autocrypt-mime message");
-    let private_keyring: Keyring<SignedSecretKey> = Keyring::new_self(context)
-        .await
-        .context("failed to get own keyring")?;
 
     Ok(decrypt_part(
         encrypted_data_part,
-        &private_keyring,
+        private_keyring,
         public_keyring_for_validate,
     )?
     .map(|(raw, fprints)| (raw, fprints, true)))
diff --git a/src/mimeparser.rs b/src/mimeparser.rs
index 6c0a71221..11d45e0a2 100644
--- a/src/mimeparser.rs
+++ b/src/mimeparser.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ use crate::dehtml::dehtml;
 use crate::events::EventType;
 use crate::format_flowed::unformat_flowed;
 use crate::headerdef::{HeaderDef, HeaderDefMap};
-use crate::key::{DcKey, Fingerprint, SignedPublicKey};
+use crate::key::{DcKey, Fingerprint, SignedPublicKey, SignedSecretKey};
+use crate::keyring::Keyring;
 use crate::message::{self, Viewtype};
 use crate::param::{Param, Params};
 use crate::peerstate::Peerstate;
@@ -220,6 +221,9 @@ impl MimeMessage {
         headers.remove("chat-verified");
 
         let from = from.context("No from in message")?;
+        let private_keyring: Keyring<SignedSecretKey> = Keyring::new_self(context)
+            .await
+            .context("failed to get own keyring")?;
         let mut decryption_info =
             prepare_decryption(context, &mail, &from.addr, message_time).await?;
 
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
         hop_info += &decryption_info.dkim_results.to_string();
 
         let (mail, mut signatures, encrypted) =
-            match try_decrypt(context, &mail, &decryption_info).await {
+            match try_decrypt(context, &mail, &private_keyring, &decryption_info) {
                 Ok(Some((raw, signatures, encrypted))) => {
                     // Only if `encrypted` and `signatures` set is non-empty, it is a valid
                     // autocrypt message.