diff --git a/lib/plugin-hub-client.js b/lib/plugin-hub-client.js
index a01ab09..119852b 100644
--- a/lib/plugin-hub-client.js
+++ b/lib/plugin-hub-client.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @ts-ignore
 const DuplexPair = require('pull-pair/duplex') // @ts-ignore
 const Notify = require('pull-notify')
+const bs58 = require('bs58')
 const debug = require('debug')('ppppp:hub-client')
 const makeTunnelPlugin = require('./ms-tunnel')
 const { ErrorDuplex } = require('./utils')
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ module.exports = {
        */
       connect(origin) {
         // @ts-ignore
-        const hub = this.id // FIXME: this comes from secret-stack
+        // FIXME: this comes from secret-stack
+        const hub = bs58.encode(Buffer.from(this.id, 'base64'))
         debug('received hubClient.connect(%s) via hub %s', origin, hub)
         if (hubs.has(hub) && origin) {
           debug('connect() will resolve because handler exists')