diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
index f9a0dfb8..c7d90c24 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ const listenerForAddr = (addr, SEA) => async (order, orderID) => {
     //logger.info(`[PERF] Added invoice to GunDB in ${invoicePutEndTime}ms`)
     /**
      *
-     * @param {Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:string}} paidInvoice
+     * @param {Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:Buffer}} paidInvoice
      */
     const invoicePaidCb = async paidInvoice => {
       console.log('INVOICE  PAID')
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ const listenerForAddr = (addr, SEA) => async (order, orderID) => {
       const {
         amt_paid_sat: amt,
         add_index: addIndex,
-        payment_addr: paymentAddr
+        payment_addr
       } = paidInvoice
+      const paymentAddr = payment_addr.toString('hex')
       const orderType = serviceOrderType || order.targetType
       const { ackInfo } = order //a string representing what has been requested
       switch (orderType) {
diff --git a/services/schema/index.js b/services/schema/index.js
index 9bf34fd8..145bf326 100644
--- a/services/schema/index.js
+++ b/services/schema/index.js
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ return orderedOrders
 }*/
 
   /**
-   * @typedef {Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:string}} Invoice
+   * @typedef {Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:Buffer}} Invoice
    */
   /**
    * @type {Record<string,(invoice:Invoice) =>void>}
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ return orderedOrders
 
   /**
    * 
-   * @param {Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:string}} data 
+   * @param {Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:Buffer}} data 
    */
   invoiceStreamDataCb(data) {
     if (!data.settled) {
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ return orderedOrders
         coordinateIndex: parseInt(data.add_index, 10),
         inbound: true,
         amount: amt,
-        toLndPub: data.payment_addr,
+        toLndPub: data.payment_addr.toString('hex'),
         invoiceMemo: data.memo
       })
     }
diff --git a/utils/lightningServices/v2.js b/utils/lightningServices/v2.js
index bd2b3eb3..5efede9c 100644
--- a/utils/lightningServices/v2.js
+++ b/utils/lightningServices/v2.js
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ const addInvoice = (value, memo = '', confidential = true, expiry = 180) =>
  *
  */
 /**
- * @param {(invoice:Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:string}) => (boolean | undefined)} dataCb
+ * @param {(invoice:Common.Schema.InvoiceWhenListed & {r_hash:Buffer,payment_addr:Buffer}) => (boolean | undefined)} dataCb
  * @param {(error:lndErr) => void} errorCb
  */
 const subscribeInvoices = (dataCb, errorCb) => {