diff --git a/commands/credentials/generate.js b/commands/credentials/generate.js
index e3d35b29..41e3f7b6 100644
--- a/commands/credentials/generate.js
+++ b/commands/credentials/generate.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports = {
 };
 
 function pKtoAccountId(publicKey) {
-    return decode(publicKey.replace('ed25519:', '')).toString('hex');
+    return Buffer.from(decode(publicKey.replace('ed25519:', ''))).toString('hex');
 }
 
 async function generateKey(options) {