diff --git a/core/sec/insecure/insecure.go b/core/sec/insecure/insecure.go
index 259b4f2879..b9a939407f 100644
--- a/core/sec/insecure/insecure.go
+++ b/core/sec/insecure/insecure.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (ic *Conn) runHandshakeSync() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	remoteID, err := peer.IDFromPublicKey(remotePubkey)
+	remoteID, err := peer.IDFromBytes(remoteMsg.Id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}