diff --git a/dht.mjs b/dht.mjs
index aa17610..167dc2b 100644
--- a/dht.mjs
+++ b/dht.mjs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export default function useDHT () {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (primaryKey === null) return
 
+    const keyPair = DHT.keyPair(primaryKey)
+
     const ws = new window.WebSocket('wss://dht1-relay.leet.ar:49443') // + add more relays
-    const dht = new DHT(new Stream(true, ws), {
-      keyPair: DHT.keyPair(b4a.from(primaryKey, 'hex'))
-    })
+    const dht = new DHT(new Stream(true, ws), { keyPair })
 
     setDHT(dht)
 
diff --git a/key.mjs b/key.mjs
index 114bd00..fa2f0e3 100644
--- a/key.mjs
+++ b/key.mjs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default function useKey () {
       window.localStorage.setItem('primary-key', primaryKey)
     }
 
-    setKey(b4a.from(primaryKey))
+    setKey(b4a.from(primaryKey, 'hex'))
   }, [])
 
   return [key]