diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/identity/commentKey.ts b/packages/mobile/src/identity/commentKey.ts
index cf990ae1b62..90a76340082 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/identity/commentKey.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/identity/commentKey.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { contractKit } from 'src/web3/contracts'
 
 export async function getCommentKey(address: string): Promise<Buffer | null> {
   const accountsWrapper: AccountsWrapper = await contractKit.contracts.getAccounts()
-
-  const hexString = (await accountsWrapper.getDataEncryptionKey(address)).join()
+  // getDataEncryptionKey actually returns a string instead of an array
+  const hexString = [await accountsWrapper.getDataEncryptionKey(address)].join()
   // No comment key -> empty string returned from getDEK. This is expected for old addresses created before comment encryption change
   if (!hexString) {
     return null
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.test.ts b/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.test.ts
index d5a4ccd6fdd..fccfa0a0335 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.test.ts
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ const mockAttestationsWrapperPartlyVerified = {
 }
 
 const mockAccountsWrapper = {
-  getWalletAddress: jest.fn(() => mockAccount),
-  getDataEncryptionKey: jest.fn(() => [mockPublicDEK]),
+  getWalletAddress: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(mockAccount)),
+  getDataEncryptionKey: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(mockPublicDEK)),
 }
 
 describe('Start Verification Saga', () => {
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.ts b/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.ts
index 2a8687ad090..d552fc98d12 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/identity/verification.ts
@@ -519,7 +519,8 @@ async function isAccountUpToDate(
 ) {
   const [currentWalletAddress, currentDEK] = await Promise.all([
     accountsWrapper.getWalletAddress(address),
-    accountsWrapper.getDataEncryptionKey(address),
+    // getDataEncryptionKey actually returns a string instead of an array
+    accountsWrapper.getDataEncryptionKey(address).then((key) => [key]),
   ])
   return (
     eqAddress(currentWalletAddress, address) && currentDEK && eqAddress(currentDEK.join(), dataKey)