diff --git a/lib/config/massage.js b/lib/config/massage.js
index a13b386284f81aee7c6d62078fd1104ab1fafcdf..4435723192db5bd5b92eaf80c248d5eeb93da580 100644
--- a/lib/config/massage.js
+++ b/lib/config/massage.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function massageConfig(config) {
           massagedConfig[key].push(item);
         }
       });
-    } else if (is.object(val)) {
+    } else if (is.object(val) && key !== 'encrypted') {
       massagedConfig[key] = massageConfig(val);
     }
   }