diff --git a/dist/DHTDataBase.d.ts.map b/dist/DHTDataBase.d.ts.map
index fec2374..08e2d18 100644
--- a/dist/DHTDataBase.d.ts.map
+++ b/dist/DHTDataBase.d.ts.map
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diff --git a/dist/DHTDataBase.js b/dist/DHTDataBase.js
index ac6be72..765c2e9 100644
--- a/dist/DHTDataBase.js
+++ b/dist/DHTDataBase.js
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class DHTDataBase extends events_1.default {
             const { data: rawData, timestamp, signature } = decoded;
             if (signature &&
                 hypercore_crypto_1.default.verify(b4a_1.default.from(`${timestamp}${rawData}`), signature, id)) {
+                if ((timestamp || 0) <= this.getPeerTimestamp(id)) {
+                    (0, debug_1.default)(`Received old data for peer ${id}`);
+                    return;
+                }
                 const data = rawData ? ordered_json_1.default.parse(rawData) : null;
                 this._setPeer(id, data, timestamp, signature);
                 this.emit("peer-data", data, id);
@@ -201,16 +205,22 @@ class DHTDataBase extends events_1.default {
                 continue;
             }
             if (signature &&
-                hypercore_crypto_1.default.verify(b4a_1.default.from(`${timestamp}${data}`), signature, b4a_1.default.from(id))) {
+                hypercore_crypto_1.default.verify(b4a_1.default.from(`${timestamp}${data}`), signature, b4a_1.default.from(id, "hex"))) {
                 const parsedData = data ? ordered_json_1.default.parse(data) : null;
                 let peerData = parsedData || {};
                 // If we're already tracking them
                 if (this._hasSeenPeer(id)) {
-                    // See what data we already have for them
-                    // Add their existing data to what we got from the bootstrap
-                    const existingPeerData = this.getPeerData(id);
-                    peerData = { ...existingPeerData, ...peerData };
-                    this._setPeer(id, peerData, timestamp, signature);
+                    // Ensure we don't have old data
+                    if ((timestamp || 0) > this.getPeerTimestamp(id)) {
+                        // See what data we already have for them
+                        // Add their existing data to what we got from the bootstrap
+                        const existingPeerData = this.getPeerData(id);
+                        peerData = { ...existingPeerData, ...peerData };
+                        this._setPeer(id, peerData, timestamp, signature);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        (0, debug_1.default)(`Received old data for peer ${id}`);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else {