diff --git a/seed_file_management.cpp b/seed_file_management.cpp
index 5f098eb..a7d812d 100644
--- a/seed_file_management.cpp
+++ b/seed_file_management.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ auto SeedFileManager::update_seed_file() -> void {
 		}
 
 		std::string str_buff(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&buff[0]),
-							 buff.SizeInBytes());
+							 buff.SizeInBytes() * 8);
 
 		this->_p_accumulator->call_reseed(str_buff);
 		write_seed_file();
@@ -135,17 +135,11 @@ auto SeedFileManager::write_seed_file() -> void {
 		static_cast<unsigned int>(config.seed_f_length))};
 
 	assert(da_buff.length() % 2 == 0);
-	assert(da_buff.size() == config.seed_f_length * 2); // da_buff is
-														// hex-encoded
+	assert(da_buff.size() == config.seed_f_length);
 
-	// account for hex encoding that is returned from get_random_data(), i.e.
-	// the total length is half of the actual number of characters
-	const size_t length{da_buff.length() / 2};
+	const size_t length{da_buff.length()}; // not hex-encoded anymore
 
-	CryptoPP::StringSource src(
-		da_buff.c_str(),
-		true /*pumpAll*/,
-		new CryptoPP::HexDecoder(new CryptoPP::ArraySink(&buff[0], length)));
+	std::memmove(&buff[0], da_buff.c_str(), length);
 
 	fmt::print(stderr, "[*] sfm: writing seed file\n");