1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/util/message.cpp b/src/util/message.cpp
index a4e495c1d1..f58876f915 100644
--- a/src/util/message.cpp
+++ b/src/util/message.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ MessageVerificationResult MessageVerify(
         return MessageVerificationResult::ERR_ADDRESS_NO_KEY;
     }
 
-    bool invalid = false;
-    std::vector<unsigned char> signature_bytes = DecodeBase64(signature, &invalid);
-    if (invalid) {
+    auto signature_bytes = DecodeBase64(signature);
+    if (!signature_bytes) {
         return MessageVerificationResult::ERR_MALFORMED_SIGNATURE;
     }
 
     CPubKey pubkey;
-    if (!pubkey.RecoverCompact(MessageHash(message), signature_bytes)) {
+    if (!pubkey.RecoverCompact(MessageHash(message), *signature_bytes)) {
         return MessageVerificationResult::ERR_PUBKEY_NOT_RECOVERED;
     }