diff --git a/src/Socket/socket.ts b/src/Socket/socket.ts
index 45b3914..aecb686 100644
--- a/src/Socket/socket.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/socket.ts
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ export const makeSocket = ({
 
 	/** connection handshake */
 	const validateConnection = async() => {
-		const helloMsg: proto.IHandshakeMessage = {
+		let helloMsg: proto.IHandshakeMessage = {
 			clientHello: { ephemeral: ephemeralKeyPair.public }
 		}
+		helloMsg = proto.HandshakeMessage.fromObject(helloMsg)
 
 		logger.info({ browser, helloMsg }, 'connected to WA Web')
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/validate-connection.ts b/src/Utils/validate-connection.ts
index 62e0d79..9d8fccd 100644
--- a/src/Utils/validate-connection.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/validate-connection.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const generateLoginNode = (userJid: string, config: ClientPayloadConfig):
 		username: +user,
 		device: device,
 	}
-	return payload
+	return proto.ClientPayload.fromObject(payload)
 }
 
 export const generateRegistrationNode = (
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const generateRegistrationNode = (
 		},
 	}
 
-	return registerPayload
+	return proto.ClientPayload.fromObject(registerPayload)
 }
 
 export const configureSuccessfulPairing = (