diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bdware/sc/util/DHTUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/bdware/sc/util/DHTUtil.java
index a4f87ef..8e21b83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bdware/sc/util/DHTUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bdware/sc/util/DHTUtil.java
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ public class DHTUtil {
         if (nodes.length == 0) {
             return null;
         }
-        if (nodes.length <= k) {
+        if (nodes.length == 1) {
             return nodes;
         }
 
-        String hash = HashUtil.sha3ToFixedLen(key, nodes[0].length());
+        String hash = HashUtil.sha3ToFixedLen(key, nodes[0].length() - 2);
 
         int l = 0, r = nodes.length - 1, m,
-                h2l = hash.compareTo(nodes[l]), r2h = nodes[r].compareTo(hash),
+                h2l = hash.compareTo(nodes[l].substring(2)), r2h = nodes[r].substring(2).compareTo(hash),
                 h2m;
         BigInteger bigH = null;
         String selected;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class DHTUtil {
             if (l + 1 == r) {
                 BigInteger bigL = getBigInteger(nodes[l]),
                         bigR = getBigInteger(nodes[r]);
-                bigH = new BigInteger(hash.substring(2));
+                bigH = new BigInteger(hash);
                 if (bigR.subtract(bigH).compareTo(bigH.subtract(bigL)) > -1) {
                     selected = nodes[l];
                     m = l;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class DHTUtil {
                 break;
             }
             m = (l + r) >> 1;
-            h2m = hash.compareTo(nodes[m]);
+            h2m = hash.compareTo(nodes[m].substring(2));
             if (h2m < 1) {
                 r = m;
                 r2h = -h2m;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class DHTUtil {
                     ret.add(nodes[l--]);
                 } else {
                     if (null == bigH) {
-                        bigH = new BigInteger(hash.substring(2));
+                        bigH = new BigInteger(hash);
                     }
                     if (getBigInteger(nodes[r]).subtract(bigH)
                             .compareTo(bigH.subtract(getBigInteger(nodes[l]))) > -1) {