diff --git a/dist/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction.js b/dist/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction.js
index 2cc6e19..7daaaa4 100644
--- a/dist/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction.js
+++ b/dist/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class HMacExample {
     Mac sha512_HMAC = Mac.getInstance(HMAC_SHA512);      
     sha512_HMAC.init(keySpec);
     byte [] mac_data = sha512_HMAC.
-    doFinal(body.toString().getBytes("UTF-8"));
+    doFinal(body.getBytes("UTF-8"));
     result = DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(mac_data);
     if(result.toLowerCase().equals(xpaystackSignature)) {
       // you can trust the event, it came from paystack
diff --git a/src/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction/index.java b/src/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction/index.java
index 40985c1..c867da9 100644
--- a/src/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction/index.java
+++ b/src/doc/payments/webhooks/verifying-transaction/index.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, Inva
     Mac sha512_HMAC = Mac.getInstance(HMAC_SHA512);      
     sha512_HMAC.init(keySpec);
     byte [] mac_data = sha512_HMAC.
-    doFinal(body.toString().getBytes("UTF-8"));
+    doFinal(body.getBytes("UTF-8"));
     result = DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(mac_data);
     if(result.toLowerCase().equals(xpaystackSignature)) {
       // you can trust the event, it came from paystack