diff --git a/src/pcd.rs b/src/pcd.rs
index 72bc143..dd5ee2e 100644
--- a/src/pcd.rs
+++ b/src/pcd.rs
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ impl AnkPcdHash {
     }
 
     /// Adding the root_commitment guarantee that the same clear value across different processes wont' produce the same hash
-    pub fn from_value_with_outpoint(value: &Value, outpoint: &[u8]) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_value_with_outpoint(value: &[u8], outpoint: &[u8]) -> Self {
         let mut eng = AnkPcdHash::engine();
         eng.input(outpoint);
-        eng.input(value.to_string().as_bytes());
+        eng.input(value);
         AnkPcdHash::from_engine(eng)
     }
 }