diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a3a6cb..2c5e854 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ sessionKey, err := crypto.GenerateSessionKey()
 keyPacket, err := publicKeyRing.EncryptSessionKey(sessionKey) // Will encrypt to all the keys in the keyring
 keyPacketSymm, err := crypto.EncryptSessionKeyWithPassword(sessionKey, password)
 ```
-`KeyPacket` is a `[]byte` containing the session key encrypted with the private key or password.
+`KeyPacket` is a `[]byte` containing the session key encrypted with the public key or password.
 
 ```go
 decodedKeyPacket, err := privateKeyRing.DecryptSessionKey(keyPacket) // Will decode with the first valid key found