diff --git a/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWE/JWE.swift b/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWE/JWE.swift
index fbd18fa..157ff8b 100644
--- a/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWE/JWE.swift
+++ b/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWE/JWE.swift
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ public struct JSONWebEncryption: Hashable, Sendable {
 
 extension String {
     public init(jwe: JSONWebEncryption) throws {
-        self = try String(String(decoding: JSONEncoder.encoder.encode(jwe), as: UTF8.self).dropFirst().dropLast())
+        var encoder = JSONEncoder.encoder
+        encoder.userInfo[.jwsEncodedRepresentation] = JSONWebEncryptionRepresentation.compact
+        self = try String(String(decoding: encoder.encode(jwe), as: UTF8.self).dropFirst().dropLast())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWS/JWS.swift b/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWS/JWS.swift
index 39bd199..1cff41a 100644
--- a/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWS/JWS.swift
+++ b/Sources/JWSETKit/Entities/JWS/JWS.swift
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ public struct JSONWebSignature<Payload: ProtectedWebContainer>: Hashable, Sendab
 
 extension String {
     public init<Payload: ProtectedWebContainer>(jws: JSONWebSignature<Payload>) throws {
-        self = try String(String(decoding: JSONEncoder.encoder.encode(jws), as: UTF8.self).dropFirst().dropLast())
+        var encoder = JSONEncoder.encoder
+        encoder.userInfo[.jwsEncodedRepresentation] = JSONWebSignatureRepresentation.compact
+        self = try String(String(decoding: encoder.encode(jws), as: UTF8.self).dropFirst().dropLast())
     }
 }