diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index e310ed1cf3..2f2b40587d 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2521,12 +2521,18 @@ string operation_printer::operator()(const transfer_operation& op) const
          out << " -- Unlock wallet to see memo.";
       } else {
          try {
-            FC_ASSERT(wallet._keys.count(op.memo->to), "Memo is encrypted to a key ${k} not in this wallet.",
-                      ("k", op.memo->to));
-            auto my_key = wif_to_key(wallet._keys.at(op.memo->to));
-            FC_ASSERT(my_key, "Unable to recover private key to decrypt memo. Wallet may be corrupted.");
-            memo = op.memo->get_message(*my_key, op.memo->from);
-            out << " -- Memo: " << memo;
+            FC_ASSERT(wallet._keys.count(op.memo->to) || wallet._keys.count(op.memo->from), "Memo is encrypted to a key ${to} or ${from} not in this wallet.", ("to", op.memo->to)("from",op.memo->from));
+            if( wallet._keys.count(op.memo->to) ) {
+               auto my_key = wif_to_key(wallet._keys.at(op.memo->to));
+               FC_ASSERT(my_key, "Unable to recover private key to decrypt memo. Wallet may be corrupted.");
+               memo = op.memo->get_message(*my_key, op.memo->from);
+               out << " -- Memo: " << memo;
+            } else {
+               auto my_key = wif_to_key(wallet._keys.at(op.memo->from));
+               FC_ASSERT(my_key, "Unable to recover private key to decrypt memo. Wallet may be corrupted.");
+               memo = op.memo->get_message(*my_key, op.memo->to);
+               out << " -- Memo: " << memo;
+            }
          } catch (const fc::exception& e) {
             out << " -- could not decrypt memo";
             elog("Error when decrypting memo: ${e}", ("e", e.to_detail_string()));