diff --git a/ui/src/components/app/freenet_api.rs b/ui/src/components/app/freenet_api.rs
index ebb7a07..458d954 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/app/freenet_api.rs
+++ b/ui/src/components/app/freenet_api.rs
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ impl FreenetApiSynchronizer {
                                                 // Handle incremental updates
                                                 let mut rooms = use_context::<Signal<Rooms>>();
                                                 let mut rooms = rooms.write();
-                                                if let Some(room_data) = rooms.map.get_mut(&VerifyingKey::from_bytes(&key.id().as_bytes()).expect("Invalid key bytes")) {
-                                                    if let Ok(delta) = ciborium::from_reader(&update.unwrap_delta().as_ref()) {
+                                                let key_bytes: [u8; 32] = key.id().as_bytes().try_into().expect("Invalid key length");
+                                                if let Some(room_data) = rooms.map.get_mut(&VerifyingKey::from_bytes(&key_bytes).expect("Invalid key bytes")) {
+                                                    if let Ok(delta) = ciborium::from_reader(update.unwrap_delta().as_slice()) {
                                                         if let Err(e) = room_data.room_state.apply_delta(
                                                             &room_data.room_state,
                                                             &room_data.parameters(),