diff --git a/packages/example/components/chains/aptosMartian/example.tsx b/packages/example/components/chains/aptosMartian/example.tsx
index 3c8b5727f..433ee776a 100644
--- a/packages/example/components/chains/aptosMartian/example.tsx
+++ b/packages/example/components/chains/aptosMartian/example.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export default function Example() {
 
             const isValidSignature = nacl.sign.detached.verify(
               Buffer.from(fullMessage),
-              hexToBytes(signature),
+              hexToBytes(stripHexPrefix(signature)),
               hexToBytes(stripHexPrefix(account?.publicKey)),
             );