diff --git a/prog/weaver/main.go b/prog/weaver/main.go
index c5105051..c9b2679a 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaver/main.go
@@ -226,11 +226,6 @@ func determineQuorum(initPeerCountFlag int, peers []string) uint {
 }
 
 func handleHTTP(router *weave.Router, httpAddr string, allocator *ipam.Allocator) {
-	encryption := "off"
-	if router.UsingPassword() {
-		encryption = "on"
-	}
-
 	muxRouter := mux.NewRouter()
 
 	if allocator != nil {
@@ -239,7 +234,6 @@ func handleHTTP(router *weave.Router, httpAddr string, allocator *ipam.Allocator
 
 	muxRouter.Methods("GET").Path("/status").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, "weave router", version)
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Encryption", encryption)
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, router.Status())
 		if allocator != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(w, allocator.String())
@@ -247,7 +241,7 @@ func handleHTTP(router *weave.Router, httpAddr string, allocator *ipam.Allocator
 	})
 
 	muxRouter.Methods("GET").Path("/status-json").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		json, _ := router.StatusJSON(version, encryption)
+		json, _ := router.StatusJSON(version)
 		w.Write(json)
 	})
 
diff --git a/router/json.go b/router/json.go
index 786e0d36..24eef73f 100644
--- a/router/json.go
+++ b/router/json.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-func (router *Router) StatusJSON(version, encryption string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (router *Router) StatusJSON(version string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(struct {
 		Version    string
-		Encryption string
+		Encryption bool
 		Name       string
 		NickName   string
 		Interface  string
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (router *Router) StatusJSON(version, encryption string) ([]byte, error) {
 		Peers      *Peers
 		Routes     *Routes
 		ConnectionMakerStatus
-	}{version, encryption, router.Ourself.Name.String(), router.Ourself.NickName, fmt.Sprintf("%v", router.Iface), router.Macs, router.Peers, router.Routes, router.ConnectionMaker.Status()})
+	}{version, router.UsingPassword(), router.Ourself.Name.String(), router.Ourself.NickName, fmt.Sprintf("%v", router.Iface), router.Macs, router.Peers, router.Routes, router.ConnectionMaker.Status()})
 }
 
 func (cache *MacCache) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 8bebe9e8..15699205 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -112,8 +112,13 @@ func (router *Router) UsingPassword() bool {
 }
 
 func (router *Router) Status() string {
+	encryption := "off"
+	if router.UsingPassword() {
+		encryption = "on"
+	}
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Our name is", router.Ourself)
+	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Encryption", encryption)
 	fmt.Fprintln(&buf, "Sniffing traffic on", router.Iface)
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "MACs:\n%s", router.Macs)
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "Peers:\n%s", router.Peers)
diff --git a/site/troubleshooting.md b/site/troubleshooting.md
index bc968e6d..8b9d64d3 100644
--- a/site/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/site/troubleshooting.md
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ This produces output like:
 
 ````
 weave router 0.7.0
-Encryption off
 Our name is 7a:f4:56:87:76:3b(weave01)
+Encryption off
 Sniffing traffic on &{39 65535 ethwe ae:e3:07:9c:8c:d4 up|broadcast|multicast}
 MACs:
 ba:8c:b9:dc:e1:c9 -> 7a:f4:56:87:76:3b(weave01) (2014-10-23 16:39:19.482338935 +0000 UTC)