diff --git a/encrypt.go b/encrypt.go
index ce1cf61..8388444 100644
--- a/encrypt.go
+++ b/encrypt.go
@@ -279,5 +279,8 @@ func Encrypt(publicKey, doc []byte, opts EncryptOptions) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	encDataNode = nil // the template is inserted in the doc, so we don't own it
 
-	return dumpDoc(parsedDoc), nil
+	rootNode := C.xmlDocGetRootElement(parsedDoc)
+	buf := dumpNode(rootNode)
+
+	return buf, nil
 }
diff --git a/xmlsec.go b/xmlsec.go
index da695c9..1c8e25b 100644
--- a/xmlsec.go
+++ b/xmlsec.go
@@ -108,3 +108,11 @@ func dumpDoc(doc *C.xmlDoc) []byte {
 
 	return C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(buffer), bufferSize)
 }
+
+func dumpNode(node *C.xmlNode) []byte {
+	buffer := C.xmlBufferCreate()
+	defer C.xmlBufferFree(buffer)
+	bufferSize := C.xmlNodeDump(buffer, nil, node, 0, 0)
+
+	return C.GoBytes(unsafe.Pointer(buffer.content), bufferSize)
+}