diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4cfd144..46fb16e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
     this.flood.on("message", (message, id) => this.onGetBroadcast(message, id));
 
     this.swarm.on("connection", (peer: any) =>
-      this.flood.send(peer, Buffer.from("hello"), 0)
+      this.flood.send(peer, b4a.from("hello"), 0)
     );
 
     [...this.swarm.peers.values()]
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
       }
     } else if (type === Type.CONNECTED) {
       const { id: toId } = decoded;
-      this._addEntityConnection(id, Buffer.from(toId as Uint8Array));
+      this._addEntityConnection(id, b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer);
       this.emit("peer-add-seen", id, toId);
       this._recalculate();
     } else if (type === Type.DISCONNECTED) {
       const { id: toId } = decoded;
-      this._removeEntityConnection(id, Buffer.from(toId as Uint8Array));
+      this._removeEntityConnection(id, b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer);
       this.emit("peer-remove-seen", id, toId);
       this._recalculate();
     } else if (type === Type.BOOTSTRAP_REQUEST) {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
         .filter(
           (item: any) => this.graph.node.get(item)?.type === EntityType.PUBKEY
         )
-        .map((id: string) => Buffer.from(id, "hex"));
+        .map((id: string) => b4a.from(id, "hex"));
       state[id] = { connectedTo };
     }