diff --git a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/App.tsx b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/App.tsx
index efe69a86..73e76ebf 100644
--- a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/App.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import KinodeHome from "./pages/KinodeHome"
 import ImportKeyfile from "./pages/ImportKeyfile";
 import { UnencryptedIdentity } from "./lib/types";
 import Header from "./components/Header";
-import { bytesToHex } from "viem";
-
-
 
 function App() {
   const params = useParams()
@@ -38,8 +35,6 @@ function App() {
   const openConnect = () => setConnectOpen(true)
   const closeConnect = () => setConnectOpen(false)
 
-  const commitSecret = bytesToHex(crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(32)))
-
   useEffect(() => setAppSizeOnLoad(
     (window.performance.getEntriesByType('navigation') as any)[0].transferSize
   ), []);
@@ -100,7 +95,6 @@ function App() {
     tcp_port, setTcpPort,
     routers, setRouters,
     nodeChainId,
-    commitSecret,
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/lib/types.ts b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/lib/types.ts
index fb658c76..14392ab3 100644
--- a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export interface PageProps {
   setPw: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>,
   appSizeOnLoad: number,
   nodeChainId: string,
-  commitSecret: `0x${string}`,
 }
 
 export type NetworkingInfo = {
diff --git a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/CommitDotOsName.tsx b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/CommitDotOsName.tsx
index b1e69783..051080ba 100644
--- a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/CommitDotOsName.tsx
+++ b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/CommitDotOsName.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ function CommitDotOsName({
     setWsPort,
     setTcpPort,
     setRouters,
-    commitSecret,
 }: RegisterOsNameProps) {
     let { address } = useAccount();
     let navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -62,18 +61,18 @@ function CommitDotOsName({
             return
         }
         console.log("committing to .os name: ", name)
+        const commitSecret = keccak256(stringToHex(name))
+        const commit = keccak256(
+            encodeAbiParameters(
+                parseAbiParameters('bytes32, bytes32'),
+                [keccak256(stringToHex(name)), commitSecret]
+            )
+        )
         writeContract({
             abi: dotOsAbi,
             address: DOTOS,
             functionName: 'commit',
-            args: [
-                keccak256(
-                    encodeAbiParameters(
-                        parseAbiParameters('bytes memory, bytes32'),
-                        [keccak256(stringToHex(name)), commitSecret]
-                    )
-                )
-            ],
+            args: [commit],
             gas: 1000000n,
         })
 
diff --git a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/MintDotOsName.tsx b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/MintDotOsName.tsx
index 52cbd526..daf94bef 100644
--- a/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/MintDotOsName.tsx
+++ b/kinode/src/register-ui/src/pages/MintDotOsName.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { PageProps } from "../lib/types";
 import { useAccount, useWaitForTransactionReceipt, useSendTransaction } from "wagmi";
 import { useConnectModal, useAddRecentTransaction } from "@rainbow-me/rainbowkit"
 import { dotOsAbi, generateNetworkingKeys, KINO_ACCOUNT_IMPL, DOTOS } from "../abis";
-import { encodePacked, parseAbi, encodeFunctionData, stringToHex } from "viem";
+import { encodePacked, encodeFunctionData, stringToHex, keccak256 } from "viem";
 
 interface RegisterOsNameProps extends PageProps { }
 
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function MintDotOsName({
   setWsPort,
   setTcpPort,
   setRouters,
-  commitSecret,
 }: RegisterOsNameProps) {
   let { address } = useAccount();
   let navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -70,13 +69,10 @@ function MintDotOsName({
 
     // strip .os suffix
     const name = knsName.replace(/\.os$/, '');
-
-    const abi = parseAbi([
-      'function mint(address,bytes,bytes,bytes,address,bytes32)',
-    ])
+    const commitSecret = keccak256(stringToHex(name))
 
     const data = encodeFunctionData({
-      abi,
+      abi: dotOsAbi,
       functionName: 'mint',
       args: [
         address,
@@ -88,8 +84,6 @@ function MintDotOsName({
       ],
     })
 
-    console.log("data: ", data)
-
     // use data to write to contract -- do NOT use writeContract
     // writeContract will NOT generate the correct selector for some reason
     // probably THEIR bug.. no abi works
@@ -99,11 +93,8 @@ function MintDotOsName({
         data: data,
         gas: 1000000n,
       })
-      console.log('Transaction sent?')
-      // You might want to add some state management here to track the transaction
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to send transaction:', error)
-      // Handle the error appropriately, maybe set an error state
     }
   }, [direct, address, sendTransaction, setNetworkingKey, setIpAddress, setWsPort, setTcpPort, setRouters, openConnectModal])