diff --git a/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeIssue.svelte b/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeIssue.svelte
index 14e3ec3..93c074b 100644
--- a/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeIssue.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeIssue.svelte
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
     }
     event.tags.push([
       'a',
-      `${repo_kind}:${repo_event.maintainers[0].hexpubkey}:${repo_event.identifier}`,
+      `${repo_kind}:${repo_event.maintainers[0]}:${repo_event.identifier}`,
       repo_event.relays[0] || '',
       'root',
     ])
-    repo_event.maintainers.forEach((m) => event.tags.push(['p', m.hexpubkey]))
+    repo_event.maintainers.forEach((m) => event.tags.push(['p', m]))
     event.content = content
     submitting = true
     let relays = [
diff --git a/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeReply.svelte b/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeReply.svelte
index 3a687a3..c6ac56f 100644
--- a/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeReply.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/wrappers/ComposeReply.svelte
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     }
     new_event.tags.push([
       'a',
-      `${repo_kind}:${$selected_repo_event.maintainers[0].hexpubkey}:${repo_identifier}`,
+      `${repo_kind}:${$selected_repo_event.maintainers[0]}:${repo_identifier}`,
     ])
     let parent_event_user_relay = user_relays[event.pubkey]
       ? get(user_relays[event.pubkey]).ndk_relays?.writeRelayUrls[0]