diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs
index 77fb9714c3e..2b2db30226a 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/cli_state/enrollments.rs
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ impl FromStr for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
     type Err = ApiError;
 
     fn from_str(contents: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        // Try to hex-decode the contents
+        let contents = match hex::decode(contents) {
+            Ok(decoded) => String::from_utf8(decoded)
+                .map_err(|_| ApiError::core("Failed to hex decode enrollment ticket"))?,
+            Err(_) => contents.to_string(),
+        };
+
         // Decode as comma-separated text
         let values: Vec<&str> = contents.split(',').collect();
         if values.len() < Self::MANDATORY_FIELDS_NUM {
@@ -378,8 +385,8 @@ impl FromStr for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
 
 impl Display for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(
-            f,
+        let mut output = String::new();
+        output.push_str(&format!(
             "{},{},{},{},{},{}",
             self.project_route.route,
             self.project_identifier,
@@ -387,10 +394,11 @@ impl Display for ExportedEnrollmentTicket {
             String::from(&self.one_time_code),
             self.project_change_history,
             self.authority_change_history,
-        )?;
+        ));
         if let Some(authority_route) = &self.authority_route {
-            write!(f, ",{}", authority_route)?;
+            output.push_str(&format!(",{}", authority_route));
         }
+        write!(f, "{}", hex::encode(output))?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -601,25 +609,46 @@ impl EnrollmentTicket {
             Some(self.authority_route.to_string()),
         ))
     }
+
+    pub fn export_legacy(self) -> Result<LegacyEnrollmentTicket> {
+        let project = self.project()?;
+        Ok(LegacyEnrollmentTicket::new(
+            self.one_time_code,
+            Some(project),
+        ))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn text_export_as_legacy() {
+        let ticket = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::new_test();
+        let exported = ticket.import().await.unwrap();
+        let legacy = exported.clone().export_legacy().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(legacy.one_time_code, exported.one_time_code);
+        assert_eq!(legacy.project.unwrap(), exported.project().unwrap());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_exported_enrollment_ticket() {
         let exported = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::new_test();
         let encoded = exported.to_string();
-        assert!(encoded.contains(&String::from(&exported.one_time_code)));
-        assert!(encoded.contains(&exported.project_route.id));
-        assert!(encoded.contains(&exported.project_route.route.to_string()));
-        assert!(encoded.contains(&exported.project_name));
-        assert!(encoded.contains(&exported.project_change_history));
-        assert!(encoded.contains(&exported.authority_change_history));
+        let hex_decoded = String::from_utf8(hex::decode(&encoded).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert!(hex_decoded.contains(&String::from(&exported.one_time_code)));
+        assert!(hex_decoded.contains(&exported.project_route.id));
+        assert!(hex_decoded.contains(&exported.project_route.route.to_string()));
+        assert!(hex_decoded.contains(&exported.project_name));
+        assert!(hex_decoded.contains(&exported.project_change_history));
+        assert!(hex_decoded.contains(&exported.authority_change_history));
 
         let decoded = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&encoded).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(decoded, exported);
+
+        let decoded = ExportedEnrollmentTicket::from_str(&hex_decoded).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decoded, exported);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs
index 0d1f5f41604..0ee68f3fdf0 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/project/ticket.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ impl Command for TicketCommand {
                 .as_ref()
                 .ok_or(miette!("missing authority's change history"))?,
             project.authority_access_route.as_ref(),
-        );
+        )
+        .import()
+        .await?
+        .export_legacy()?
+        .hex_encoded()?;
 
         opts.terminal
             .write_line(fmt_ok!("Created enrollment ticket\n"))?;
diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs
index ceecfa721d7..7b61b73386d 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_command/src/value_parsers.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use crate::util::parsers::hostname_parser;
 use crate::CommandGlobalOpts;
-use colorful::Colorful;
 use miette::{miette, Context, IntoDiagnostic};
 use ockam_api::cli_state::{EnrollmentTicket, ExportedEnrollmentTicket, LegacyEnrollmentTicket};
-use ockam_api::fmt_warn;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use tracing::trace;
 use url::Url;
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ where
 
 /// Parse an enrollment ticket given a path, a URL or encoded string
 pub async fn parse_enrollment_ticket(
-    opts: &CommandGlobalOpts,
+    _opts: &CommandGlobalOpts,
     value: &str,
 ) -> miette::Result<EnrollmentTicket> {
     trace!(%value, "parsing enrollment ticket");
@@ -35,11 +33,12 @@ pub async fn parse_enrollment_ticket(
 
     // Try to parse it using the old format
     if let Ok(ticket) = LegacyEnrollmentTicket::from_hex(&contents) {
-        opts.terminal.write_line(fmt_warn!(
-            "The enrollment ticket was generated from an old Ockam version"
-        ))?;
-        opts.terminal
-            .write_line(fmt_warn!("Please make sure the machine that generated the ticket is using the latest Ockam version"))?;
+        // TODO: disabled until release 0.138.0
+        // opts.terminal.write_line(fmt_warn!(
+        //     "The enrollment ticket was generated from an old Ockam version"
+        // ))?;
+        // opts.terminal
+        //     .write_line(fmt_warn!("Please make sure the machine that generated the ticket is using the latest Ockam version"))?;
         return Ok(EnrollmentTicket::new_from_legacy(ticket).await?);
     }