diff --git a/common/eos/src/eos_crypto/eos_public_key.rs b/common/eos/src/eos_crypto/eos_public_key.rs
index f8ff965d..885ff265 100644
--- a/common/eos/src/eos_crypto/eos_public_key.rs
+++ b/common/eos/src/eos_crypto/eos_public_key.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use common::{
     errors::AppError,
     types::{Byte, Bytes, Result},
 };
+use eos_chain::{PublicKey as EosCratePublicKey, UnsignedInt};
 use secp256k1::{
     self,
     key::{PublicKey, SecretKey},
@@ -18,6 +19,15 @@ use crate::{
     eos_hash::ripemd160,
 };
 
+impl From<EosPublicKey> for EosCratePublicKey {
+    fn from(pub_key: EosPublicKey) -> EosCratePublicKey {
+        EosCratePublicKey {
+            type_: UnsignedInt::default(),
+            data: pub_key.public_key.serialize(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub struct EosPublicKey {
     pub compressed: bool,
diff --git a/common/eos/src/eos_producer_schedule.rs b/common/eos/src/eos_producer_schedule.rs
index a2a508ae..0ecef9a4 100644
--- a/common/eos/src/eos_producer_schedule.rs
+++ b/common/eos/src/eos_producer_schedule.rs
@@ -189,9 +189,10 @@ fn convert_keys_json_to_vec_of_eos_keys(keys_json: &[ProducerKeyJsonV2]) -> comm
 }
 
 fn convert_key_json_to_eos_key(key_json: &ProducerKeyJsonV2) -> common::Result<EosKey> {
+    let internal_eos_pub_key = crate::eos_crypto::eos_public_key::EosPublicKey::from_str(&key_json.key)?;
     Ok(EosKey {
         weight: key_json.weight,
-        key: EosPublicKey::from_str(&key_json.key)?,
+        key: internal_eos_pub_key.into(),
     })
 }