diff --git a/src/DHTDataBase.ts b/src/DHTDataBase.ts
index 24e0abc..43c036a 100644
--- a/src/DHTDataBase.ts
+++ b/src/DHTDataBase.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ export default class DHTDataBase extends EventEmitter {
 
       if (
         signature &&
-        crypto.verify(b4a.from(`${timestamp}${data}`), signature, b4a.from(id))
+        crypto.verify(
+          b4a.from(`${timestamp}${data}`),
+          signature,
+          b4a.from(id, "hex")
+        )
       ) {
         const parsedData = data ? orderedJSON.parse(data) : null;
         let peerData = parsedData || {};