diff --git a/lib/connect.js b/lib/connect.js
index f1963ddc..aabce97e 100644
--- a/lib/connect.js
+++ b/lib/connect.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function connect (dht, publicKey, opts = {}) {
     relayAddresses: opts.relayAddresses || [],
     pool,
     round: 0,
-    target: hash(publicKey),
+    target: hash(publicKey, b4a.allocUnsafeSlow),
     remotePublicKey: publicKey,
     reusableSocket: !!opts.reusableSocket,
     handshake: (opts.createHandshake || defaultCreateHandshake)(keyPair, publicKey),
diff --git a/lib/crypto.js b/lib/crypto.js
index 81fc4f49..5233d372 100644
--- a/lib/crypto.js
+++ b/lib/crypto.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const sodium = require('sodium-universal')
 const b4a = require('b4a')
 
-function hash (data) {
-  const out = b4a.allocUnsafe(32)
+function hash (data, alloc = b4a.allocUnsafe) {
+  const out = alloc(32)
   sodium.crypto_generichash(out, data)
   return out
 }
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index e2cb8f96..13b4ef7f 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module.exports = class Server extends EventEmitter {
     await this.dht.bind()
     if (this._closing) return
 
-    this.target = hash(keyPair.publicKey)
+    this.target = hash(keyPair.publicKey, b4a.allocUnsafeSlow)
 
     this._keyPair = keyPair
     this._announcer = new Announcer(this.dht, keyPair, this.target, opts)