diff --git a/node.py b/node.py
index aa99159..dc8de66 100755
--- a/node.py
+++ b/node.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def receiver(node, b):
                 partner_ip = socket.inet_ntop(socket.AF_INET6, partner_info[0:16])
                 partner_port = int.from_bytes(partner_info[16:18], "big")
                 node.add_partner((partner_ip, partner_port))
-            contained_difficulty_sum = int.from_bytes(msg[5:37])
+            contained_difficulty_sum = int.from_bytes(msg[5:37], "big")
             contained_transaction_hash = msg[37:69]
             my_difficulty_sum = b.get_second_last_difficulty_sum()
             if contained_difficulty_sum > my_difficulty_sum: