diff --git a/src/components/Chat/GroupAnnouncements.tsx b/src/components/Chat/GroupAnnouncements.tsx
index 192114b..cdcd5db 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat/GroupAnnouncements.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Chat/GroupAnnouncements.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ export const handleUnencryptedPublishes =  (publishes) => {
   let publishesData = []
   publishes.forEach((pub)=> {
     try {
-      const decodedData = JSON.parse(atob(pub))
+      const decryptToUnit8Array = base64ToUint8Array(pub);
+      const decodedData = uint8ArrayToObject(decryptToUnit8Array);
       if(decodedData){
         publishesData.push({decryptedData: decodedData})
       }
diff --git a/src/components/Embeds/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/Embeds/VideoPlayer.tsx
index aa20573..c28bc99 100644
--- a/src/components/Embeds/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Embeds/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ export const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({
     }
   }
 
-console.log('tester', startPlay,  resourceStatus?.status, src )
   return (
     <VideoContainer
       tabIndex={0}