diff --git a/server/data/chatter.js b/server/data/chatter.js
index 24173a872..e610f9791 100644
--- a/server/data/chatter.js
+++ b/server/data/chatter.js
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ async function getPrivateKey() {
   try {
     const { SecretString, SecretBinary } = await client.send(command);
     if (SecretString || SecretBinary) logger.log("chatter-retrieved-private-key", "DEBUG", "api", null, null);
-    return SecretString || Buffer.from(SecretBinary, "base64").toString("ascii");
+    const chatterPrivateKey = SecretString ? JSON.parse(SecretString) : JSON.parse(Buffer.from(SecretBinary, "base64").toString("ascii"));
+    return chatterPrivateKey.private_key;
   } catch (error) {
     logger.log("chatter-get-private-key", "ERROR", "api", null, error);
     throw err;