diff --git a/api/src/misc/crypto.js b/api/src/misc/crypto.js
index 3a520156..70903d30 100644
--- a/api/src/misc/crypto.js
+++ b/api/src/misc/crypto.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createHmac, createCipheriv, createDecipheriv, randomBytes } from "crypt
 const algorithm = "aes256";
 
 export function generateSalt() {
-    return randomBytes(64).toString('hex');
+    return randomBytes(64);
 }
 
 export function generateHmac(str, salt) {
diff --git a/api/src/stream/manage.js b/api/src/stream/manage.js
index 12acf959..50badce6 100644
--- a/api/src/stream/manage.js
+++ b/api/src/stream/manage.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { setMaxListeners } from "node:events";
 
 import { env, tunnelPort } from "../config.js";
 import { closeRequest } from "./shared.js";
-import { decryptStream, encryptStream, generateHmac } from "../misc/crypto.js";
+import { decryptStream, encryptStream, generateHmac, generateSalt } from "../misc/crypto.js";
 
 // optional dependency
 const freebind = env.freebindCIDR && await import('freebind').catch(() => {});
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const freebind = env.freebindCIDR && await import('freebind').catch(() => {});
 const streamCache = new Store('streams');
 
 const internalStreamCache = new Map();
-const hmacSalt = randomBytes(64).toString('hex');
+const hmacSalt = generateSalt();
 
 export function createStream(obj) {
     const streamID = nanoid(),