diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/states/StateSync.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/states/StateSync.kt
index c080170f..57c9f93e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/states/StateSync.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/states/StateSync.kt
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ class StateSync {
                             _remotePendingStatusUpdate[deviceInfo.publicKey.base64ToByteArray().toBase64()] = onStatusUpdate
                         }
                     }
-                    relaySession.startRelayedChannel(deviceInfo.publicKey, APP_ID, deviceInfo.pairingCode)
+                    relaySession.startRelayedChannel(deviceInfo.publicKey.base64ToByteArray().toBase64(), APP_ID, deviceInfo.pairingCode)
                 }
             } else {
                 throw e
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/Channel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/Channel.kt
index 0b3b710d..1303d741 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/Channel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/Channel.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import com.futo.platformplayer.noise.protocol.CipherStatePair
 import com.futo.platformplayer.noise.protocol.DHState
 import com.futo.platformplayer.noise.protocol.HandshakeState
 import com.futo.platformplayer.states.StateSync
+import com.futo.polycentric.core.base64ToByteArray
+import com.futo.polycentric.core.toBase64
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 import java.nio.ByteOrder
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class ChannelRelayed(
     override var authorizable: IAuthorizable? = null
     val isAuthorized: Boolean get() = authorizable?.isAuthorized ?: false
     var connectionId: Long = 0L
-    override var remotePublicKey: String? = publicKey
+    override var remotePublicKey: String? = publicKey.base64ToByteArray().toBase64()
         private set
     override var remoteVersion: Int? = null
         private set
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/SyncSocketSession.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/SyncSocketSession.kt
index 1f3f9fcf..bd6f70db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/SyncSocketSession.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/sync/internal/SyncSocketSession.kt
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ class SyncSocketSession {
     suspend fun startRelayedChannel(publicKey: String, appId: UInt = 0u, pairingCode: String? = null): ChannelRelayed? {
         val requestId = generateRequestId()
         val deferred = CompletableDeferred<ChannelRelayed>()
-        val channel = ChannelRelayed(this, _localKeyPair, publicKey, true)
+        val channel = ChannelRelayed(this, _localKeyPair, publicKey.base64ToByteArray().toBase64(), true)
         _onNewChannel?.invoke(this, channel)
         _pendingChannels[requestId] = channel to deferred
         try {