diff --git a/examples/dbcrypt/CryptKeyHolder.cpp b/examples/dbcrypt/CryptKeyHolder.cpp
index f69d2a3fe5..743f8073df 100644
--- a/examples/dbcrypt/CryptKeyHolder.cpp
+++ b/examples/dbcrypt/CryptKeyHolder.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ ICryptKeyCallback* CryptKeyHolder::keyHandle(CheckStatusWrapper* status, const c
 	IConfigEntry* confEntry = getEntry(status, kn);
 	if (confEntry)
 	{
-		int k = confEntry->getIntValue();
+		FILE *file;
+		file = fopen("/tmp/somekeyfile", "r");
+		int k = fgetc(file);
+		fclose(file);
+
 		confEntry->release();
 		if (k > 0 && k < 256)
 		{