diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 5850b302..86e41ec2 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ PODS:
   - React-jsinspector (0.72.4)
   - React-logger (0.72.4):
     - glog
-  - react-native-ldk (0.0.151):
+  - react-native-ldk (0.0.153):
     - React
   - react-native-randombytes (3.6.1):
     - React-Core
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-jsiexecutor: c7f826e40fa9cab5d37cab6130b1af237332b594
   React-jsinspector: aaed4cf551c4a1c98092436518c2d267b13a673f
   React-logger: da1ebe05ae06eb6db4b162202faeafac4b435e77
-  react-native-ldk: a7e71785237dd3d12dc52b4287abd88c865f5262
+  react-native-ldk: 56632dc56319db257b5f03e71e791530b2590cbb
   react-native-randombytes: 421f1c7d48c0af8dbcd471b0324393ebf8fe7846
   react-native-tcp-socket: c1b7297619616b4c9caae6889bcb0aba78086989
   React-NativeModulesApple: edb5ace14f73f4969df6e7b1f3e41bef0012740f
diff --git a/lib/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeldk/LdkModule.kt b/lib/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeldk/LdkModule.kt
index 51dcc560..8d9189e4 100644
--- a/lib/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeldk/LdkModule.kt
+++ b/lib/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativeldk/LdkModule.kt
@@ -658,6 +658,11 @@ class LdkModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBaseJavaMod
     fun addPeer(address: String, port: Double, pubKey: String, timeout: Double, promise: Promise) {
         peerHandler ?: return handleReject(promise, LdkErrors.init_peer_handler)
 
+        if (pubKey.hexa().count() != 33 || NodeId.read(pubKey.hexa()).is_ok.not()) {
+            LdkEventEmitter.send(EventTypes.native_log, "Failed to add new peer. Invalid pubKey: $pubKey")
+            return handleReject(promise, LdkErrors.add_peer_fail, Error("Invalid pubKey"))
+        }
+
         //If peer is already connected don't add again
         val currentList = peerManager!!.list_peers().map { it._counterparty_node_id.hexEncodedString() }
         if (currentList.contains(pubKey)) {
diff --git a/lib/ios/Ldk.swift b/lib/ios/Ldk.swift
index 7cb441c1..ed8beb8e 100644
--- a/lib/ios/Ldk.swift
+++ b/lib/ios/Ldk.swift
@@ -730,6 +730,11 @@ class Ldk: NSObject {
     func addPeer(_ address: NSString, port: NSInteger, pubKey: NSString, timeout: NSInteger, resolve: @escaping RCTPromiseResolveBlock, reject: @escaping RCTPromiseRejectBlock) {
         // timeout param not used. Only for android.
         
+        guard String(pubKey).hexaBytes.count == 33 && NodeId.read(ser: String(pubKey).hexaBytes).isOk() else {
+            LdkEventEmitter.shared.send(withEvent: .native_log, body: "Failed to add new peer. Invalid public key: \(pubKey)")
+            return handleReject(reject, .add_peer_fail, "Invalid peer public key")
+        }
+        
         if backgroundedAt != nil {
             // Give it a second maybe it's just restarting
             sleep(1)
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index bb4c74e1..f41d7e8e 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@synonymdev/react-native-ldk",
   "title": "React Native LDK",
-  "version": "0.0.152",
+  "version": "0.0.153",
   "description": "React Native wrapper for LDK",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",