diff --git a/src/store/actions.js b/src/store/actions.js
index f5682b0df..fa9ae7f26 100644
--- a/src/store/actions.js
+++ b/src/store/actions.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export default {
     dispatch('subscribeToControllers')
     commit('setUserInfo', userInfo)
 
-    const selectedAddress = `0x${privateToAddress(Buffer.from(privateKey.padStart(64, '0'), 'hex')).toString('hex')}`
+    const selectedAddress = `0x${Buffer.from(privateToAddress(Buffer.from(privateKey.padStart(64, '0'), 'hex'))).toString('hex')}`
     await dispatch('initTorusKeyring', {
       keys: [
         {
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.js b/src/utils/utils.js
index bbc5f1e87..5fd6cb32d 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ export function generateAddressFromPubKey(point) {
 }
 
 export function generateAddressFromPrivateKey(privKey) {
-  return toChecksumAddress(normalize(privateToAddress(Buffer.from(privKey.padStart(64, '0'), 'hex')).toString('hex')))
+  return toChecksumAddress(normalize(Buffer.from(privateToAddress(Buffer.from(privKey.padStart(64, '0'), 'hex'))).toString('hex')))
 }
 
 export function rskToChecksumAddress(address, chainId) {