diff --git a/sat/memory/encryption.py b/sat/memory/encryption.py
index 82cc3e02..9756f905 100644
--- a/sat/memory/encryption.py
+++ b/sat/memory/encryption.py
@@ -437,8 +437,16 @@ class EncryptionHandler(object):
         mess_data[C.MESS_KEY_ENCRYPTED] = True
         return mess_data
 
+    def isEncryptionRequested(self, mess_data):
+        """Helper method to check if encryption is requested in an outgoind message
+
+        @param mess_data(dict): message data for outgoing message
+        @return (bool): True if the encryption flag is present
+        """
+        return bool(mess_data.get(C.MESS_KEY_ENCRYPTION, False))
+
     def isEncrypted(self, mess_data):
-        """Helper method to check if a message has the e2e encrypted flag
+        """Helper method to check if an incoming message has the e2e encrypted flag
 
         @param mess_data(dict): message data
         @return (bool): True if the encrypted flag is present