diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 82e1063..b855374 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -109,9 +109,13 @@ exports.create = function () {
   const protoPublic64 = formatKey(asnPub, 'Public')
   const protoPrivate64 = formatKey(asnPriv, 'Private')
 
+  // store the keys as a buffer
+  const bufProtoPub64 = new Buffer(protoPublic64, 'base64')
+  const bufProtoPriv64 = new Buffer(protoPrivate64, 'base64')
+  
   const mhId = multihashing(new Buffer(protoPublic64, 'base64'), 'sha2-256')
 
-  return new Id(mhId, protoPrivate64, protoPublic64)
+  return new Id(mhId, bufProtoPriv64, bufProtoPub64)
 }
 
 exports.createFromHexString = function (str) {
diff --git a/tests/test.js b/tests/test.js
index 72922b7..73f4147 100644
--- a/tests/test.js
+++ b/tests/test.js
@@ -55,5 +55,12 @@ describe('id', function (done) {
     expect(testIdB58String).to.equal(id.toB58String())
     done()
   })
+
+  it('Compare generated ID with one created from PubKey', (done) => {
+    const id1 = PeerId.create()
+    const id2 = PeerId.createFromPubKey(id1.pubKey)
+    expect(id2.id).to.deep.equal(id1.id)
+    done()
+  })
 })