diff --git a/src/handshake-xx-fallback.ts b/src/handshake-xx-fallback.ts
index da3f8ce..fd66546 100644
--- a/src/handshake-xx-fallback.ts
+++ b/src/handshake-xx-fallback.ts
@@ -66,13 +66,7 @@ export class XXFallbackHandshake extends XXHandshake {
         const decodedPayload = await decodePayload(plaintext);
         this.remotePeer = this.remotePeer || await getPeerIdFromPayload(decodedPayload);
         await verifySignedPayload(this.session.hs.rs, decodedPayload, this.remotePeer);
-        if(decodedPayload.data){
-          this.remoteEarlyData = Buffer.from(
-            decodedPayload.data.buffer, 
-            decodedPayload.data.byteOffset, 
-            decodedPayload.data.length
-          );
-        }
+        this.setRemoteEarlyData(decodedPayload.data)
       } catch (e) {
         throw new Error(`Error occurred while verifying signed payload from responder: ${e.message}`);
       }
diff --git a/src/handshake-xx.ts b/src/handshake-xx.ts
index bb2b849..17bece8 100644
--- a/src/handshake-xx.ts
+++ b/src/handshake-xx.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class XXHandshake implements IHandshake {
     }
   }
 
-  private setRemoteEarlyData(data: Uint8Array|null|undefined): void {
+  protected setRemoteEarlyData(data: Uint8Array|null|undefined): void {
     if(data){
       this.remoteEarlyData = Buffer.from(data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.length);
     }