diff --git a/swarm/api/client/client.go b/swarm/api/client/client.go
index 8b2edf4ff1..cc80624049 100644
--- a/swarm/api/client/client.go
+++ b/swarm/api/client/client.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Client) DownloadRaw(hash string) (io.ReadCloser, bool, error) {
 		res.Body.Close()
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected HTTP status: %s", res.Status)
 	}
-	isEncrypted := (res.Header.Get("X-Encrypted") == "true")
+	isEncrypted := (res.Header.Get("X-Decrypted") == "true")
 	return res.Body, isEncrypted, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/swarm/api/http/server.go b/swarm/api/http/server.go
index 644b859484..9dc314a199 100644
--- a/swarm/api/http/server.go
+++ b/swarm/api/http/server.go
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func (s *Server) HandleGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	w.Header().Set("X-Encrypted", fmt.Sprintf("%v", isEncrypted))
+	w.Header().Set("X-Decrypted", fmt.Sprintf("%v", isEncrypted))
 
 	switch {
 	case r.uri.Raw() || r.uri.DeprecatedRaw():
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ func (s *Server) HandleGetFiles(w http.ResponseWriter, r *Request) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		w.Header().Set("X-Encrypted", fmt.Sprintf("%v", isEncrypted))
+		w.Header().Set("X-Decrypted", fmt.Sprintf("%v", isEncrypted))
 
 		// write a tar header for the entry
 		hdr := &tar.Header{