diff --git a/app/server/imapSearcher.js b/app/server/imapSearcher.js
index b8d4a1f..624a8dd 100644
--- a/app/server/imapSearcher.js
+++ b/app/server/imapSearcher.js
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var Imap = require('imap');
-var simplecrypt = require('simplecrypt');
-// var moment = require('moment');
-
+var utils = require('../utils');
 var log = require('../logger');
 var Eventer = require('../eventer');
 
@@ -17,9 +15,6 @@ var PatternsService = require('./patternsService');
 var retrySecs = 30;
 var searchDelaySecs = 2;
 
-// FIXME: use non-deprected (and better) crypto system
-var sc = simplecrypt({salt:'boopdeeboop',password:'blink1control', method:"aes-192-ecb"});
-
 
 function ImapSearcher(config) {
     var self = this;
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ ImapSearcher.prototype.start = function() {
     var self = this;
     var pass = '';
     try {
-        pass = sc.decrypt( self.config.password );
+        pass = utils.decrypt( self.config.passwordHash );
     } catch(err) {
         log.msg('ImapSearcher: bad password');
     }