diff --git a/bitchat/Services/NotificationService.swift b/bitchat/Services/NotificationService.swift
index 595c85db..ad827d72 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/NotificationService.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/NotificationService.swift
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ final class NotificationService {
         sendLocalNotification(title: title, body: body, identifier: identifier)
     }
     
-    func sendPrivateMessageNotification(from sender: String, message: String, peerID: String) {
+    func sendPrivateMessageNotification(from sender: String, message: String, peer: Peer) {
         let title = "🔒 DM from \(sender)"
         let body = message
         let identifier = "private-\(UUID().uuidString)"
-        let userInfo = ["peerID": peerID, "senderName": sender]
+        let userInfo = ["peerID": peer.id, "senderName": sender]
         
         sendLocalNotification(title: title, body: body, identifier: identifier, userInfo: userInfo)
     }
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/PrivateChatManager.swift b/bitchat/Services/PrivateChatManager.swift
index 278f851d..7ed12bd4 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/PrivateChatManager.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/PrivateChatManager.swift
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ final class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
                 NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
                     from: message.sender,
                     message: message.content,
-                    peerID: senderPeerID
+                    peer: Peer(str: senderPeerID)
                 )
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
index 48d91f87..90169b0d 100644
--- a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
                 NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
                     from: senderName,
                     message: pm.content,
-                    peerID: convKey
+                    peer: Peer(str: convKey)
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
             NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
                 from: senderName,
                 message: pm.content,
-                peerID: convKey
+                peer: Peer(str: convKey)
             )
         }
         
@@ -5366,7 +5366,7 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
             NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
                 from: senderNickname,
                 message: messageContent,
-                peerID: targetPeerID
+                peer: Peer(str: targetPeerID)
             )
         }
     }
@@ -5598,7 +5598,7 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
                     NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
                         from: finalSenderNickname,
                         message: content,
-                        peerID: tempPeerID
+                        peer: Peer(str: tempPeerID)
                     )
                 } else {
                     // Not notifying for old message
@@ -5932,7 +5932,7 @@ final class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
                 NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
                     from: message.sender,
                     message: message.content,
-                    peerID: peerID
+                    peer: Peer(str: peerID)
                 )
             }
         } else {