diff --git a/controllers/node_grpc.go b/controllers/node_grpc.go
index d9dddc99..e34b8097 100644
--- a/controllers/node_grpc.go
+++ b/controllers/node_grpc.go
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ func (s *NodeServiceServer) CreateNode(ctx context.Context, req *nodepb.Object)
 		return nil, keyErr
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("appending key to node: %v \n", key)
+	fmt.Printf("appending key to node: %v \n", key.PublicKey)
 
 	node.TrafficKeys = models.TrafficKeys{
 		Mine:   node.TrafficKeys.Mine,
-		Server: key,
+		Server: key.PublicKey,
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("finished created node: %v \n", node)
diff --git a/logic/traffic.go b/logic/traffic.go
index ac187bf3..f5dd8ce8 100644
--- a/logic/traffic.go
+++ b/logic/traffic.go
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 // RetrieveTrafficKey - retrieves public key based on node
-func RetrieveTrafficKey() (rsa.PublicKey, error) {
+func RetrieveTrafficKey() (rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	var telRecord, err = fetchTelemetryRecord()
 	if err != nil {
-		return rsa.PublicKey{}, err
+		return rsa.PrivateKey{}, err
 	}
 	var key = rsa.PrivateKey{}
 	if err = gob.NewDecoder(&telRecord.TrafficKey).Decode(&key); err != nil {
-		return rsa.PublicKey{}, err
+		return rsa.PrivateKey{}, err
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("retrieved key: %v \n", key.PublicKey)
 
-	return key.PublicKey, nil
+	return key, nil
 }