diff --git a/subscriptions/views.py b/subscriptions/views.py
index 5304682..2fb4fb1 100644
--- a/subscriptions/views.py
+++ b/subscriptions/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 from .models import ASSNotification
 from django.conf import settings
 import json, jwt
+import base64
 
 import logging
 import logging.config
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ def app_store_webhook(request):
     with open(KEY_FILE,'r') as key_file:
         key = ''.join(key_file.readlines())
 
-    decodedPayload = jwt.decode(signedPayload, key, algorithms=['ES256'])
+    decodedPayload = jwt.decode(signedPayload, b64decode(key), algorithms=['ES256'])
 
-    print('hell yeah!' + str(key))
-    logger.debug('test getLogger' + str(key))
+    #print('hell yeah!' + str(key))
+    #logger.debug('test getLogger' + str(key))
 
     notification = ASSNotification(
         content=decodedPayload,