diff --git a/clients/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/clients/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index f09a125450..e705218f2f 100644
--- a/clients/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/clients/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use url::Url;
 
 use coconut_interface::{
-  self, hash_to_scalar, Attribute, Credential, Parameters, Signature, Theta, VerificationKey,
+  self, hash_to_scalar, Attribute, Bytable, Credential, Parameters, Signature, Theta,
+  VerificationKey,
 };
 use credentials::{obtain_aggregate_signature, obtain_aggregate_verification_key};
 
diff --git a/common/coconut-interface/src/lib.rs b/common/coconut-interface/src/lib.rs
index 2704ac4db7..7e8ca5db7e 100644
--- a/common/coconut-interface/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/coconut-interface/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ impl Credential {
 
     pub fn verify(&self, verification_key: &VerificationKey) -> bool {
         let params = Parameters::new(self.n_params).unwrap();
-        let public_attributes = self
-            .public_attributes
-            .iter()
-            .map(hash_to_scalar)
-            .collect::<Vec<Attribute>>();
+        let mut public_attributes = vec![];
+        for attr in &self.public_attributes {
+            match Attribute::try_from_byte_slice(attr) {
+                Ok(attr) => public_attributes.push(attr),
+                Err(_) => return false,
+            }
+        }
         nymcoconut::verify_credential(&params, verification_key, &self.theta, &public_attributes)
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/nymcoconut/src/lib.rs b/common/nymcoconut/src/lib.rs
index 491a8e8fe1..936b27005f 100644
--- a/common/nymcoconut/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/nymcoconut/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::convert::TryInto;
 
 use bls12_381::Scalar;
 
+pub use crate::traits::Bytable;
 pub use elgamal::elgamal_keygen;
 pub use elgamal::ElGamalKeyPair;
 pub use elgamal::PublicKey;
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@ pub use scheme::SignatureShare;
 pub use traits::Base58;
 pub use utils::hash_to_scalar;
 
-use crate::traits::Bytable;
-
 pub mod elgamal;
 mod error;
 mod impls;