diff --git a/player.c b/player.c
index df12eb27..94afea42 100644
--- a/player.c
+++ b/player.c
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ static aes_context dctx;
 
 static pthread_t player_thread;
 static int please_stop;
+static int encrypted; // Normally the audio is encrypted, but it may not be
 
-static int
-    connection_state_to_output; // if true, then play incoming stuff; if false drop everything
+static int connection_state_to_output; // if true, then play incoming stuff; if false drop everything
 
 static alac_file *decoder_info;
 
@@ -226,23 +226,23 @@ static void alac_decode(short *dest, uint8_t *buf, int len) {
   unsigned char packet[MAX_PACKET];
   unsigned char packetp[MAX_PACKET];
   assert(len <= MAX_PACKET);
-
-  unsigned char iv[16];
-  int aeslen = len & ~0xf;
-  memcpy(iv, aesiv, sizeof(iv));
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBPOLARSSL
-  aes_crypt_cbc(&dctx, AES_DECRYPT, aeslen, iv, buf, packet);
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
-  AES_cbc_encrypt(buf, packet, aeslen, &aes, iv, AES_DECRYPT);
-#endif
-
-  memcpy(packet + aeslen, buf + aeslen, len - aeslen);
-
   int outsize;
 
-  alac_decode_frame(decoder_info, packet, dest, &outsize);
+  if (encrypted) {
+    unsigned char iv[16];
+    int aeslen = len & ~0xf;
+    memcpy(iv, aesiv, sizeof(iv));
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBPOLARSSL
+    aes_crypt_cbc(&dctx, AES_DECRYPT, aeslen, iv, buf, packet);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
+    AES_cbc_encrypt(buf, packet, aeslen, &aes, iv, AES_DECRYPT);
+#endif
+    memcpy(packet + aeslen, buf + aeslen, len - aeslen);
+    alac_decode_frame(decoder_info, packet, dest, &outsize);
+  } else {
+    alac_decode_frame(decoder_info, buf, dest, &outsize);
+  }
 
   assert(outsize == FRAME_BYTES(frame_size));
 }
@@ -1236,20 +1236,21 @@ void player_flush(uint32_t timestamp) {
 
 int player_play(stream_cfg *stream) {
   packet_count = 0;
+  encrypted = stream->encrypted;
   if (config.buffer_start_fill > BUFFER_FRAMES)
     die("specified buffer starting fill %d > buffer size %d", config.buffer_start_fill,
         BUFFER_FRAMES);
-
+  if (encrypted) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBPOLARSSL
-  memset(&dctx, 0, sizeof(aes_context));
-  aes_setkey_dec(&dctx, stream->aeskey, 128);
+    memset(&dctx, 0, sizeof(aes_context));
+    aes_setkey_dec(&dctx, stream->aeskey, 128);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSSL
-  AES_set_decrypt_key(stream->aeskey, 128, &aes);
+    AES_set_decrypt_key(stream->aeskey, 128, &aes);
 #endif
-
-  aesiv = stream->aesiv;
+    aesiv = stream->aesiv;
+  }
   init_decoder(stream->fmtp);
   // must be after decoder init
   init_buffer();
diff --git a/player.h b/player.h
index 9f4b93d6..b9cc900a 100644
--- a/player.h
+++ b/player.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "audio.h"
 
 typedef struct {
+  int encrypted;
   uint8_t aesiv[16], aeskey[16];
   int32_t fmtp[12];
 } stream_cfg;
diff --git a/rtsp.c b/rtsp.c
index 20c378a5..0c7fa9eb 100644
--- a/rtsp.c
+++ b/rtsp.c
@@ -1135,20 +1135,16 @@ static void handle_announce(rtsp_conn_info *conn, rtsp_message *req, rtsp_messag
       cp = next;
     }
     
-    if (paesiv==NULL) {
-      warn("AESIV missing from ANNOUNCE");
-    }
-
-    if (prsaaeskey==NULL) {
-      warn("RSAAESKEY missing from ANNOUNCE");
-    }
-
-    if (pfmtp==NULL) {
-      warn("FMTP missing from ANNOUNCE");
+    if ((paesiv==NULL) && (prsaaeskey==NULL)) {
+      debug(1,"Unencrypted session requested?");
+      conn->stream.encrypted = 0;
+    } else {
+      conn->stream.encrypted = 1;
+      debug(1,"Encrypted session requested?");
     }
     
-    if (!paesiv || !prsaaeskey || !pfmtp) {
-      warn("required params missing from the following ANNOUNCE message:");
+    if (!pfmtp) {
+      warn("FMTP params missing from the following ANNOUNCE message:");
       // print each line of the request content
       // the problem is that nextline has replace all returns, newlines, etc. by NULLs
       char *cp = req->content;
@@ -1159,32 +1155,31 @@ static void handle_announce(rtsp_conn_info *conn, rtsp_message *req, rtsp_messag
         cp+=strlen(cp)+1;
         cp_left-=strlen(cp)+1;
       }
-      char *next;
-
       goto out;
     }
-
-    int len, keylen;
-    uint8_t *aesiv = base64_dec(paesiv, &len);
-    if (len != 16) {
-      warn("client announced aeskey of %d bytes, wanted 16", len);
+    
+    if (conn->stream.encrypted) {
+      int len, keylen;
+      uint8_t *aesiv = base64_dec(paesiv, &len);
+      if (len != 16) {
+        warn("client announced aeskey of %d bytes, wanted 16", len);
+        free(aesiv);
+        goto out;
+      }
+      memcpy(conn->stream.aesiv, aesiv, 16);
       free(aesiv);
-      goto out;
-    }
-    memcpy(conn->stream.aesiv, aesiv, 16);
-    free(aesiv);
 
-    uint8_t *rsaaeskey = base64_dec(prsaaeskey, &len);
-    uint8_t *aeskey = rsa_apply(rsaaeskey, len, &keylen, RSA_MODE_KEY);
-    free(rsaaeskey);
-    if (keylen != 16) {
-      warn("client announced rsaaeskey of %d bytes, wanted 16", keylen);
+      uint8_t *rsaaeskey = base64_dec(prsaaeskey, &len);
+      uint8_t *aeskey = rsa_apply(rsaaeskey, len, &keylen, RSA_MODE_KEY);
+      free(rsaaeskey);
+      if (keylen != 16) {
+        warn("client announced rsaaeskey of %d bytes, wanted 16", keylen);
+        free(aeskey);
+        goto out;
+      }
+      memcpy(conn->stream.aeskey, aeskey, 16);
       free(aeskey);
-      goto out;
     }
-    memcpy(conn->stream.aeskey, aeskey, 16);
-    free(aeskey);
-
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(conn->stream.fmtp) / sizeof(conn->stream.fmtp[0]); i++)
       conn->stream.fmtp[i] = atoi(strsep(&pfmtp, " \t"));
@@ -1446,11 +1441,11 @@ static void *rtsp_conversation_thread_func(void *pconn) {
       struct method_handler *mh;
       for (mh = method_handlers; mh->method; mh++) {
         if (!strcmp(mh->method, req->method)) {
-          // debug(1,"RTSP Packet received of type \"%s\":",mh->method),
-          // msg_print_debug_headers(req);
+          //debug(1,"RTSP Packet received of type \"%s\":",mh->method),
+          //msg_print_debug_headers(req);
           mh->handler(conn, req, resp);
-          // debug(1,"RTSP Response:");
-          // msg_print_debug_headers(resp);
+          //debug(1,"RTSP Response:");
+          //msg_print_debug_headers(resp);
           break;
         }
       }