diff --git a/packages/portalnetwork/test/util/db.spec.ts b/packages/portalnetwork/test/util/db.spec.ts
index 4ec73b36c..6833e38e5 100644
--- a/packages/portalnetwork/test/util/db.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/portalnetwork/test/util/db.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const keyVals: {
   value: Uint8Array
 }[] = Array.from({ length }, () => {
   return {
-    key: randomBytes(33),
+    key: Uint8Array.from([0x05, ...randomBytes(32)]),
     value: randomBytes(1000),
   }
 })