diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php b/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php
index 58ac03373a..6687194588 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ class Stream {
 				$util = new Util($this->rootView, $this->userId);
 
 				// Get all users sharing the file includes current user
-				$uniqueUserIds = $util->getSharingUsersArray($sharingEnabled, $this->relPath, $this->userId);
+				$uniqueUserIds = $util->getSharingUsersArray($sharingEnabled, $this->relPath);
 				$checkedUserIds = $util->filterShareReadyUsers($uniqueUserIds);
 
 				// Fetch public keys for all sharing users
diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/lib/util.php b/apps/files_encryption/lib/util.php
index 3db5a42347..4bf987d925 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/lib/util.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/lib/util.php
@@ -1124,8 +1124,9 @@ class Util {
 	 * @brief Find, sanitise and format users sharing a file
 	 * @note This wraps other methods into a portable bundle
 	 * @param boolean $sharingEnabled
+	 * @param string $filePath path relativ to current users files folder
 	 */
-	public function getSharingUsersArray($sharingEnabled, $filePath, $currentUserId = false) {
+	public function getSharingUsersArray($sharingEnabled, $filePath) {
 
 		$appConfig = \OC::$server->getAppConfig();
 
@@ -1144,12 +1145,14 @@ class Util {
 
 		$ownerPath = \OCA\Encryption\Helper::stripPartialFileExtension($ownerPath);
 
-		$userIds = array();
+		// always add owner to the list of users with access to the file
+		$userIds = array($owner);
+
 		if ($sharingEnabled) {
 
 			// Find out who, if anyone, is sharing the file
-			$result = \OCP\Share::getUsersSharingFile($ownerPath, $owner, true);
-			$userIds = $result['users'];
+			$result = \OCP\Share::getUsersSharingFile($ownerPath, $owner);
+			$userIds = \array_merge($userIds, $result['users']);
 			if ($result['public']) {
 				$userIds[] = $this->publicShareKeyId;
 			}
@@ -1165,11 +1168,6 @@ class Util {
 			$userIds[] = $recoveryKeyId;
 		}
 
-		// add current user if given
-		if ($currentUserId !== false) {
-			$userIds[] = $currentUserId;
-		}
-
 		// check if it is a group mount
 		if (\OCP\App::isEnabled("files_external")) {
 			$mount = \OC_Mount_Config::getSystemMountPoints();
diff --git a/lib/public/share.php b/lib/public/share.php
index a08134b383..564839e86b 100644
--- a/lib/public/share.php
+++ b/lib/public/share.php
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ class Share extends \OC\Share\Constants {
 
 	/**
 	 * Find which users can access a shared item
-	 * @param $path to the file
-	 * @param $user owner of the file
-	 * @param include owner to the list of users with access to the file
+	 * @param string $path to the file
+	 * @param string $user owner of the file
+	 * @param bool $includeOwner include owner to the list of users with access to the file
 	 * @return array
 	 * @note $path needs to be relative to user data dir, e.g. 'file.txt'
 	 *       not '/admin/data/file.txt'