diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index a88b6f8d..54c179e5 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rope = "*"
 [packages]
 pandas = "*"
 prompt-toolkit = "*"
-pycrypto = "*"
+pycryptodome = "==3.15.0"
 psycopg2-binary = "*"
 pyOpenSSL = "*"
 PyYAML = "*"
diff --git a/poshc2/server/payloads/Payloads.py b/poshc2/server/payloads/Payloads.py
index 65855a16..6f282795 100644
--- a/poshc2/server/payloads/Payloads.py
+++ b/poshc2/server/payloads/Payloads.py
@@ -728,12 +728,14 @@ def CreateDynamicCodeTemplate(self, name=""):
 
     def CreateDonutShellcode(self, name="", pbindOnly=False):
         self.QuickstartLog(Colours.END)
-        self.QuickstartLog("Donut shellcode files:")
-        for Payload in PayloadType:
-            if not pbindOnly:
-                self.CreateDonutShellcodeFile(Payload, name)
-            if pbindOnly and Payload in (PayloadType.PBind, PayloadType.PBindSharp):
-                self.CreateDonutShellcodeFile(Payload, name)
+        self.QuickstartLog("Donut shellcode creation temporarily removed due to breaking changes in python 3.10")
+        self.QuickstartLog("Waiting on a fix to the donut module")
+        # self.QuickstartLog("Donut shellcode files:")
+        # for Payload in PayloadType:
+        #     if not pbindOnly:
+        #         self.CreateDonutShellcodeFile(Payload, name)
+        #     if pbindOnly and Payload in (PayloadType.PBind, PayloadType.PBindSharp):
+        #         self.CreateDonutShellcodeFile(Payload, name)
 
     def CreateDonutShellcodeFile(self, payloadtype, name=""):
         if payloadtype == PayloadType.Posh_v2: