diff --git a/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Extensions/String+extensions.swift b/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Extensions/String+extensions.swift
index a450c29c..30a52012 100644
--- a/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Extensions/String+extensions.swift
+++ b/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Extensions/String+extensions.swift
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ public extension String {
 	}
 	
 	/// Pad the left side of a string with characters
-	func leftPadding(toLength: Int, withPad character: Character) -> String {
-		let stringLength = count
+	func padLeft(toLength: Int, withPad character: Character) -> String {
+		let stringLength = self.count
 		if stringLength < toLength {
 			return String(repeatElement(character, count: toLength - stringLength)) + self
 		} else {
-			return String(suffix(toLength))
+			return String(self.suffix(toLength))
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Services/TorusAuthService.swift b/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Services/TorusAuthService.swift
index 282df906..1f33f065 100644
--- a/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Services/TorusAuthService.swift
+++ b/Sources/KukaiCoreSwift/Services/TorusAuthService.swift
@@ -331,16 +331,8 @@ public class TorusAuthService: NSObject {
 				}
 				
 				let data = try await self.torusUtils.getPublicAddress(endpoints: nd.getTorusNodeEndpoints(), torusNodePubs: nd.getTorusNodePub(), verifier: verifierName, verifierId: socialUserId, isExtended: true)
-				var pubX = data.x
-				var pubY = data.y
-				
-				if let x = pubX, x.count > 0 && x.count < 64 {
-					pubX = pubX?.leftPadding(toLength: (64 - x.count), withPad: "0")
-				}
-				
-				if let y = pubY, y.count > 0 && y.count < 64 {
-					pubY = pubY?.leftPadding(toLength: (64 - y.count), withPad: "0")
-				}
+				var pubX = data.x?.padLeft(toLength: 64, withPad: "0")
+				var pubY = data.y?.padLeft(toLength: 64, withPad: "0")
 				
 				guard let x = pubX,
 					  let y = pubY,