diff --git a/bcsop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/bouncycastle/sop/operation/BCGenerateKey.java b/bcsop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/bouncycastle/sop/operation/BCGenerateKey.java
index 7d8a4e5..efc6c53 100644
--- a/bcsop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/bouncycastle/sop/operation/BCGenerateKey.java
+++ b/bcsop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/bouncycastle/sop/operation/BCGenerateKey.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.pgpainless.bouncycastle.sop.operation;
 
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
-import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.api.OpenPGPKey;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.api.OpenPGPV6KeyGenerator;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.api.bc.BcOpenPGPV6KeyGenerator;
@@ -32,19 +31,22 @@ public class BCGenerateKey
             @Override
             public void writeTo(@NotNull OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException
             {
-                OpenPGPV6KeyGenerator generator = new BcOpenPGPV6KeyGenerator(new Date());
+                OpenPGPV6KeyGenerator generator = null;
+                try {
+                    generator = new BcOpenPGPV6KeyGenerator(new Date());
+                } catch (PGPException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
                 OpenPGPKey key;
                 try
                 {
                     if (signOnly)
                     {
-                        PGPSecretKeyRing keyRing = generator.signOnlyKey(passphrase);
-                        key = new OpenPGPKey(keyRing);
+                        key = generator.signOnlyKey(passphrase);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        PGPSecretKeyRing keyRing = generator.ed25519x25519Key(userId, passphrase);
-                        key = new OpenPGPKey(keyRing);
+                        key = generator.ed25519x25519Key(userId, passphrase);
                     }
                 }
                 catch (PGPException e)