diff --git a/lib/crypto/Crypto.js b/lib/crypto/Crypto.js
index 02dca59..6fd612e 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/Crypto.js
+++ b/lib/crypto/Crypto.js
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ module.exports = class Crypto {
 		const mod = new BigNumber(key.n());
 		const buffer = modPow(base, power, mod).toBEBuffer();
 
-		if (buffer.byteLength !== 257 || buffer[0] === 0x00)
+		if (buffer.byteLength !== 257 && buffer[0] === 0x00)
 			return buffer.slice(1).toString('base64');
 
-		// console.log('hex string of key starts with "00" and is 514 bytes long, fixing it to be 512 bytes long by stripping leading "00"');
 		return buffer.toString('base64');
 	}