diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 480fc53..ea19f42 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ export async function fetchIpfs(
   path = "",
   receiveUpdate: DataFn
 ) {
-  if (!ipfsPath(`/ipfs/{${hash}`)) {
+  if (!ipfsPath(`/ipfs/${hash}`)) {
     throw new Error("Invalid hash");
   }
   return doFetch("fetchIpfs", { hash, path }, receiveUpdate);
 }
 
 export async function statIpfs(hash: string, path = "") {
-  if (!ipfsPath(`/ipfs/{${hash}`)) {
+  if (!ipfsPath(`/ipfs/${hash}`)) {
     throw new Error("Invalid hash");
   }
   return doFetch("statIpfs", { hash, path });