diff --git a/lnbits/core/views/api.py b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
index 664710867..3a8bed683 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/views/api.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/views/api.py
@@ -292,11 +292,11 @@ async def api_payments_pay_lnurl(
             detail=f"{domain} returned an invalid invoice. Expected {data.amount} msat, got {invoice.amount_msat}.",
         )
 
-    if invoice.description_hash != data.description_hash:
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-            detail=f"{domain} returned an invalid invoice. Expected description_hash == {data.description_hash}, got {invoice.description_hash}.",
-        )
+  #  if invoice.description_hash != data.description_hash:
+  #      raise HTTPException(
+  #          status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+  #          detail=f"{domain} returned an invalid invoice. Expected description_hash == {data.description_hash}, got {invoice.description_hash}.",
+  #      )
 
     extra = {}
 
diff --git a/lnbits/wallets/fake.py b/lnbits/wallets/fake.py
index 48bb06f10..d47f2e674 100644
--- a/lnbits/wallets/fake.py
+++ b/lnbits/wallets/fake.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class FakeWallet(Wallet):
         data["timestamp"] = datetime.now().timestamp()
         if description_hash:
             data["tags_set"] = ["h"]
-            data["description_hash"] = description_hash
+            data["description_hash"] = description_hash.hex()
         else:
             data["tags_set"] = ["d"]
             data["memo"] = memo