diff --git a/keys.js b/keys.js
index 65be95f..cb4717c 100644
--- a/keys.js
+++ b/keys.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function generatePrivateKey() {
 }
 
 export function getPublicKey(privateKey) {
-  return Buffer.from(
-    pointFromScalar(Buffer.from(privateKey, 'hex'), true)
-  ).toString('hex')
+  return Buffer.from(pointFromScalar(Buffer.from(privateKey, 'hex'), true))
+    .toString('hex')
+    .slice(2)
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 237215a..9fd4abf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "0.12.2",
+  "version": "0.12.3",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",