diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35c060d..f1bd699 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "aegir lint",
     "build": "npm run build:proto && npm run build:proto-types && aegir build --no-types",
-    "build:proto": "pbjs -t static-module -w commonjs --force-number --no-verify --no-delimited --no-create --no-beautify --no-defaults --lint eslint-disable -o src/proto.js ./src/proto.proto",
+    "build:proto": "pbjs -t static-module -w commonjs -r libp2p-peer-id --force-number --no-verify --no-delimited --no-create --no-beautify --no-defaults --lint eslint-disable -o src/proto.js ./src/proto.proto",
     "build:proto-types": "pbts -o src/proto.d.ts src/proto.js",
     "test": "aegir test",
     "test:node": "aegir test -t node",
diff --git a/src/proto.js b/src/proto.js
index 414ebad..42d0c6a 100644
--- a/src/proto.js
+++ b/src/proto.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var $protobuf = require("protobufjs/minimal");
 var $Reader = $protobuf.Reader, $Writer = $protobuf.Writer, $util = $protobuf.util;
 
 // Exported root namespace
-var $root = $protobuf.roots["default"] || ($protobuf.roots["default"] = {});
+var $root = $protobuf.roots["libp2p-peer-id"] || ($protobuf.roots["libp2p-peer-id"] = {});
 
 $root.PeerIdProto = (function() {