diff --git a/nym-sphinx-wasm/src/lib.rs b/nym-sphinx-wasm/src/lib.rs
index d1a141e598..2f3e34ee75 100644
--- a/nym-sphinx-wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nym-sphinx-wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ pub fn create_sphinx_packet(rout: String, msg: &str, destination: &str) -> Vec<u
     let dest_bytes = DestinationAddressBytes::from_base58_string(destination.to_owned());
     let dest = Destination::new(dest_bytes, [4u8; IDENTIFIER_LENGTH]);
 
-    let message = msg.as_bytes().to_vec();
-    let sphinx_packet = match SphinxPacket::new(message.clone(), &route, &dest, &delays).unwrap() {
-        SphinxPacket { header, payload } => SphinxPacket { header, payload },
-    };
+    // let mut message = msg.as_bytes().to_vec();
+    let mut message = nymsphinx::chunking::split_and_prepare_payloads(&msg.as_bytes());
+    let sphinx_packet =
+        match SphinxPacket::new(message.pop().unwrap(), &route, &dest, &delays).unwrap() {
+            SphinxPacket { header, payload } => SphinxPacket { header, payload },
+        };
 
     sphinx_packet.to_bytes()
 }