diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/c b/libs/libks/src/dht/c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
index bf80f55fc1..e0288b61f4 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_free(ks_dht2_t *dht)
 /**
  *
  */
-KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_init(ks_dht2_t *dht, const uint8_t *nodeid)
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_init(ks_dht2_t *dht, const ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t *nodeid)
 {
 	ks_assert(dht);
 	ks_assert(dht->pool);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_process_query_ping(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_sockaddr_t
 		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
 	}
 
-	if (ks_dht2_nodeid_init(&nid, (const uint8_t *)idv) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (ks_dht2_nodeid_init(&nid, (const ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t *)idv) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
index bd087b9c10..e3ce9ead77 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht.h
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_alloc(ks_dht2_t **dht, ks_pool_t *pool);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_prealloc(ks_dht2_t *dht, ks_pool_t *pool);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_free(ks_dht2_t *dht);
 
-						
-KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_init(ks_dht2_t *dht, const uint8_t *nodeid);
+
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_init(ks_dht2_t *dht, const ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t *nodeid);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_deinit(ks_dht2_t *dht);
 
 
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
index d6f00a3c15..af5999c4b3 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_free(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid)
 /**
  *
  */
-KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_init(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, const uint8_t *id)
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_init(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, const ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t *id)
 {
 	ks_assert(nodeid);
 	ks_assert(nodeid->pool);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_init(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, const uint
 	if (!id) {
 		randombytes_buf(nodeid->id, KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH);
 	} else {
-		memcpy(nodeid->id, id, KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH);
+		memcpy(nodeid->id, id->id, KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH);
 	}
 	
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h
index c3c2f8c85f..39705e9e10 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/dht/ks_dht_nodeid.h
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ KS_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 
 #define KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH 20
 
+typedef struct ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_s ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t;
+struct ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_s {
+    uint8_t id[KS_DHT_NODEID_LENGTH];
+};
+
 typedef struct ks_dht2_nodeid_s ks_dht2_nodeid_t;
 struct ks_dht2_nodeid_s {
 	ks_pool_t *pool;
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_alloc(ks_dht2_nodeid_t **nodeid, ks_pool_
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_prealloc(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, ks_pool_t *pool);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_free(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid);
 
-KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_init(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, const uint8_t *id);
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_init(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid, const ks_dht2_nodeid_raw_t *id);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) ks_dht2_nodeid_deinit(ks_dht2_nodeid_t *nodeid);
 
 KS_END_EXTERN_C