diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Crypto/Crypto+SessionMessagingKit.swift b/SessionMessagingKit/Crypto/Crypto+SessionMessagingKit.swift
index db1c36afe..064185ed0 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Crypto/Crypto+SessionMessagingKit.swift
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Crypto/Crypto+SessionMessagingKit.swift
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public extension Crypto.Generator {
             let destinationX25519PublicKey: Data = try {
                 switch destination {
                     case .contact(let publicKey): return Data(SessionId(.standard, hex: publicKey).publicKey)
+                    case .syncMessage:
+                        return Data(SessionId(.standard, hex: getUserHexEncodedPublicKey(using: dependencies)).publicKey)
+                    
                     case .closedGroup(let groupPublicKey):
                         return try ClosedGroupKeyPair.fetchLatestKeyPair(db, threadId: groupPublicKey)?.publicKey ?? {
                             throw MessageSenderError.noKeyPair
diff --git a/SessionUtilitiesKit/Networking/Request.swift b/SessionUtilitiesKit/Networking/Request.swift
index f9fc5baf9..179709527 100644
--- a/SessionUtilitiesKit/Networking/Request.swift
+++ b/SessionUtilitiesKit/Networking/Request.swift
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public struct Request<T: Encodable, Endpoint: EndpointType> {
                 
             case let bodyBytes as [UInt8]:
                 return Data(bodyBytes)
+            
+            case let bodyDirectData as Data:
+                return bodyDirectData
                 
             default:
                 // Having no body is fine so just return nil