diff --git a/tonconnect-server/src/TonConnectServerV1.ts b/tonconnect-server/src/TonConnectServerV1.ts
index 327300d..d4b8a7a 100644
--- a/tonconnect-server/src/TonConnectServerV1.ts
+++ b/tonconnect-server/src/TonConnectServerV1.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class TonConnectServerV1 {
     };
   }
 
-  public async verifyTonOwnership(payload: TonOwnershipPayload, client_id: string) {
+  public static async verifyTonOwnership(payload: TonOwnershipPayload, client_id: string) {
     const TonWallet = TonWeb.Wallets.all[payload.wallet_version];
     if (TonWallet) {
       // Construct wallet contract 
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ export class TonConnectServerV1 {
     return false;
   }
 
+  public async verifyTonOwnership(payload: TonOwnershipPayload, client_id: string) {
+    return TonConnectServerV1.verifyTonOwnership(payload, client_id);
+  }
+
   public decodeResponse(base64: string): DecodedResponse {
     const response = Base64.decodeUrlSafeObj(base64);
     const authenticator = Base64.decodeBytes(response.authenticator);