diff --git a/apisix/plugins/jwe-decrypt.lua b/apisix/plugins/jwe-decrypt.lua
index 8f7c6838037c..f163f4034ee1 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/jwe-decrypt.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/jwe-decrypt.lua
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ local function jwe_decrypt_with_obj(o, consumer)
         secret,
         nil,
         cipher,
-        {iv = o.iv}
+        {iv = dec(o.iv)}
     )
 
     local decrypted = aes_default:decrypt(dec(o.ciphertext), dec(o.tag))