diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp
index fe8b48f..d8db5c7 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp
@@ -6340,7 +6340,7 @@
     size_t i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < max_operations; i++) {
-        result = Begin(KeyPurpose::ENCRYPT, key_blob_, params, &out_params, op_handles[i]);
+        result = Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, key_blob_, params, &out_params, op_handles[i]);
         if (ErrorCode::OK != result) {
             break;
         }
@@ -6348,12 +6348,12 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::TOO_MANY_OPERATIONS, result);
     // Try again just in case there's a weird overflow bug
     EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::TOO_MANY_OPERATIONS,
-              Begin(KeyPurpose::ENCRYPT, key_blob_, params, &out_params));
+              Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, key_blob_, params, &out_params));
     for (size_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
         EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Abort(op_handles[j]))
                 << "Aboort failed for i = " << j << std::endl;
     }
-    EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::ENCRYPT, key_blob_, params, &out_params));
+    EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, key_blob_, params, &out_params));
     AbortIfNeeded();
 }