diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b16b4c9..5057e53 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
       }
 
       this.addPeerHandler({
-        remotePublicKey: id,
+        remotePublicKey: bufId,
       });
 
       this._setEntity(bufId as Buffer, { heartbeat: Date.now() });