diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index c7c1cdc2..76f90368 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ func fetch_relay_metadata(relay_id: String) async throws -> RelayMetadata? {
 }
 
 @discardableResult
-func handle_incoming_dm(ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: String, dms: DirectMessagesModel, prev_events: NewEventsBits) -> (Bool, NewEventsBits?) {
+func handle_incoming_dm(ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: Pubkey, dms: DirectMessagesModel, prev_events: NewEventsBits) -> (Bool, NewEventsBits?) {
     var inserted = false
     var found = false
     
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ func handle_incoming_dm(ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: String, dms: DirectMessagesM
 }
 
 @discardableResult
-func handle_incoming_dms(prev_events: NewEventsBits, dms: DirectMessagesModel, our_pubkey: String, evs: [NostrEvent]) -> NewEventsBits? {
+func handle_incoming_dms(prev_events: NewEventsBits, dms: DirectMessagesModel, our_pubkey: Pubkey, evs: [NostrEvent]) -> NewEventsBits? {
     var inserted = false
 
     var new_events: NewEventsBits? = nil