diff --git a/src/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEpmodule.cc
index b4d755c..17dd229 100644
--- a/src/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pEp)
     "   flags           1 is force encryption\n"
                 )
         .def("decrypt", &Message::decrypt,
-    "msg2, keys, rating, consumed, flags = msg1.decrypt()\n"
+    "msg2, keys, rating, flags = msg1.decrypt()\n"
     "\n"
     "decrypts a p≡p message and returns a tuple with data\n"
     "\n"
diff --git a/test/basic_doctest.py b/test/basic_doctest.py
index ed62ceb..1df98ac 100644
--- a/test/basic_doctest.py
+++ b/test/basic_doctest.py
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
 """
->>> from pEp import *
->>> m = outgoing_message(Identity("vb@dingens.org", "23", "Volker Birk"))
->>> m.to = [Identity("trischa@dingens.org", "42", "Patricia Bednar")]
->>> m.shortmsg = "Hello"
->>> m.longmsg = "Something\\n"
+>>> import pEp
+>>> me = pEp.Identity("alice.smith@peptest.ch", "23", "Alice Smith")
+>>> me.username
+'Alice Smith'
+>>> print(me)
+Alice Smith <alice.smith@peptest.ch>
+>>> you = pEp.Identity("bob.bourne@peptest.ch", "42", "Bob Bourne")
+>>> print(you)
+Bob Bourne <bob.bourne@peptest.ch>
+>>> m = pEp.outgoing_message(me)
+>>> m.to = [you]
+>>> m.shortmsg = "let's meet next week"
+>>> m.longmsg = "Please call me back"
 >>> print(str(m).replace('\\r', ''))
-From: Volker Birk <vb@dingens.org>
-To: Patricia Bednar <trischa@dingens.org>
-Subject: Hello
+From: Alice Smith <alice.smith@peptest.ch>
+To: Bob Bourne <bob.bourne@peptest.ch>
+Subject: let's meet next week
 MIME-Version: 1.0
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="msg.txt"
 <BLANKLINE>
-Something
-<BLANKLINE>
->>>
+Please call me back
+>>> m2 = m.encrypt()
+>>> m3, keys, rating, flags = m2.decrypt()
+>>> rating
+6
 """
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":