diff --git a/app/scripts/models/file-model.js b/app/scripts/models/file-model.js
index 76ebe954..9e10ae5e 100644
--- a/app/scripts/models/file-model.js
+++ b/app/scripts/models/file-model.js
@@ -716,7 +716,9 @@ class FileModel extends Model {
     }
 
     static createKeyFileWithHash(hash) {
-        return kdbxweb.Credentials.createKeyFileWithHash(hash);
+        const hashData = kdbxweb.ByteUtils.base64ToBytes(hash);
+        const hexHash = kdbxweb.ByteUtils.bytesToHex(hashData);
+        return kdbxweb.ByteUtils.stringToBytes(hexHash);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/package-lock.json b/desktop/package-lock.json
index 6c5f8787..f1245004 100644
--- a/desktop/package-lock.json
+++ b/desktop/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "KeeWeb",
-  "version": "1.16.2",
+  "version": "1.16.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index c2c4bd33..4d070012 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "KeeWeb",
-    "version": "1.16.2",
+    "version": "1.16.3",
     "description": "Free cross-platform password manager compatible with KeePass",
     "main": "main.js",
     "homepage": "https://keeweb.info",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3749cde..0f3be11d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "keeweb",
-  "version": "1.16.2",
+  "version": "1.16.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f6236ec..11631099 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "keeweb",
-    "version": "1.16.2",
+    "version": "1.16.3",
     "description": "Free cross-platform password manager compatible with KeePass",
     "main": "Gruntfile.js",
     "private": true,
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index cff3a3b2..c142a1f9 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Release notes
 -------------
+##### v1.16.3 (2020-12-10)
+`-` fix #1650: keyfiles stored in the app can't be used  
+
 ##### v1.16.2 (2020-12-10)
 `+` possibility to use V2 keyfiles (.keyx)  
 `-` fixed a missing icon in the local file question box