diff --git a/src/agents/monarch/core/heartbeat.nim b/src/agents/monarch/core/heartbeat.nim
index 781cfe1..0437e26 100644
--- a/src/agents/monarch/core/heartbeat.nim
+++ b/src/agents/monarch/core/heartbeat.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ proc createHeartbeat*(config: AgentConfig): Heartbeat =
             magic: MAGIC,
             version: VERSION, 
             packetType: cast[uint8](MSG_HEARTBEAT),
-            flags: cast[uint16](FLAG_PLAINTEXT),
+            flags: cast[uint16](FLAG_ENCRYPTED),
             size: 0'u32,
             agentId: uuidToUint32(config.agentId),
             seqNr: 0'u64,
diff --git a/src/agents/monarch/core/register.nim b/src/agents/monarch/core/register.nim
index b5dc6b6..029510a 100644
--- a/src/agents/monarch/core/register.nim
+++ b/src/agents/monarch/core/register.nim
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ proc collectAgentMetadata*(config: AgentConfig): AgentRegistrationData =
             magic: MAGIC,
             version: VERSION, 
             packetType: cast[uint8](MSG_REGISTER),
-            flags: cast[uint16](FLAG_PLAINTEXT),
+            flags: cast[uint16](FLAG_ENCRYPTED),
             size: 0'u32,
             agentId: uuidToUint32(config.agentId),
             seqNr: 1'u64, # TODO: Implement sequence tracking
diff --git a/src/agents/monarch/core/taskresult.nim b/src/agents/monarch/core/taskresult.nim
index be65230..2faba2a 100644
--- a/src/agents/monarch/core/taskresult.nim
+++ b/src/agents/monarch/core/taskresult.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ proc createTaskResult*(task: Task, status: StatusType, resultType: ResultType, r
             magic: MAGIC,
             version: VERSION, 
             packetType: cast[uint8](MSG_RESPONSE),
-            flags: cast[uint16](FLAG_PLAINTEXT),
+            flags: cast[uint16](FLAG_ENCRYPTED),
             size: 0'u32,
             agentId: task.header.agentId,
             seqNr: 1'u64, 
diff --git a/src/server/task/parser.nim b/src/server/task/parser.nim
index a24a8cc..6bc2978 100644
--- a/src/server/task/parser.nim
+++ b/src/server/task/parser.nim
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ proc parseTask*(cq: Conquest, command: Command, arguments: seq[string]): Task =
     taskHeader.magic = MAGIC
     taskHeader.version = VERSION 
     taskHeader.packetType = cast[uint8](MSG_TASK)
-    taskHeader.flags = cast[uint16](FLAG_PLAINTEXT)
+    taskHeader.flags = cast[uint16](FLAG_ENCRYPTED)
     taskHeader.size = 0'u32
     taskHeader.agentId = uuidtoUint32(cq.interactAgent.agentId)
     taskHeader.seqNr = 1'u64 # TODO: Implement sequence tracking