diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/iterativefind.py b/lbrynet/dht/iterativefind.py
index d8136a8ac..218d5a8f5 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/iterativefind.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/iterativefind.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def get_contact(contact_list, node_id, address, port):
 
 
 def expand_peer(compact_peer_info):
-    host = ".".join([str(ord(d)) for d in compact_peer_info[:4]])
+    host = ".".join([str(d) for d in compact_peer_info[:4]])
     port, = struct.unpack('>H', compact_peer_info[4:6])
     peer_node_id = compact_peer_info[6:]
     return (peer_node_id, host, port)
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ class _IterativeFind:
         if self.is_find_value_request and self.key in result:
             # We have found the value
             for peer in result[self.key]:
-                _, host, port = expand_peer(peer)
+                node_id, host, port = expand_peer(peer)
                 if (host, port) not in self.exclude:
-                    self.find_value_result.setdefault(self.key, []).append(peer)
+                    self.find_value_result.setdefault(self.key, []).append((node_id, host, port))
             if self.find_value_result:
                 self.finished_deferred.callback(self.find_value_result)
         else:
diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/node.py b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
index 3433519e4..2e22f5439 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/node.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
@@ -18,17 +18,9 @@ from .peerfinder import DHTPeerFinder
 from .contact import ContactManager
 from .iterativefind import iterativeFind
 
-
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def expand_peer(compact_peer_info):
-    host = ".".join([str(ord(d)) for d in compact_peer_info[:4]])
-    port, = struct.unpack('>H', compact_peer_info[4:6])
-    peer_node_id = compact_peer_info[6:]
-    return peer_node_id, host, port
-
-
 def rpcmethod(func):
     """ Decorator to expose Node methods as remote procedure calls
 
@@ -422,22 +414,15 @@ class Node(MockKademliaHelper):
             else:
                 pass
 
-        expanded_peers = []
-        if find_result:
-            if key in find_result:
-                for peer in find_result[key]:
-                    expanded = expand_peer(peer)
-                    if expanded not in expanded_peers:
-                        expanded_peers.append(expanded)
-            # TODO: get this working
-            # if 'closestNodeNoValue' in find_result:
-            #     closest_node_without_value = find_result['closestNodeNoValue']
-            #     try:
-            #         response, address = yield closest_node_without_value.findValue(key, rawResponse=True)
-            #         yield closest_node_without_value.store(key, response.response['token'], self.peerPort)
-            #     except TimeoutError:
-            #         pass
-        defer.returnValue(expanded_peers)
+        defer.returnValue(list(set(find_result.get(key, []) if find_result else [])))
+        # TODO: get this working
+        # if 'closestNodeNoValue' in find_result:
+        #     closest_node_without_value = find_result['closestNodeNoValue']
+        #     try:
+        #         response, address = yield closest_node_without_value.findValue(key, rawResponse=True)
+        #         yield closest_node_without_value.store(key, response.response['token'], self.peerPort)
+        #     except TimeoutError:
+        #         pass
 
     def addContact(self, contact):
         """ Add/update the given contact; simple wrapper for the same method