diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 307d9b8..2a5158c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dependencies {
   testCompile('org.web3j:core:2.3.1')
   testCompile('org.bitcoinj:bitcoinj-core:0.14.5')
   testCompile('com.github.status-im.status-keycard-java:desktop:3.0.0')
-  testCompile('org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.60')
+  testCompile('org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.65')
   testCompile("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.1.1")
   testRuntime("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.1.1")
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/im/status/keycard/SecureChannel.java b/src/main/java/im/status/keycard/SecureChannel.java
index a77e6a7..dbaf38a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/im/status/keycard/SecureChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/im/status/keycard/SecureChannel.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class SecureChannel {
     scKeypair.genKeyPair();
 
     remainingSlots = pairingLimit;
-
+    pairingSecret = new byte[SC_SECRET_LENGTH];
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ public class SecureChannel {
    * @param off the offset in the buffer
    */
   public void initSecureChannel(byte[] aPairingSecret, short off) {
-    if (pairingSecret != null) return;
-
-    pairingSecret = new byte[SC_SECRET_LENGTH];
     Util.arrayCopy(aPairingSecret, off, pairingSecret, (short) 0, SC_SECRET_LENGTH);
     scKeypair.genKeyPair();
   }