diff --git a/internal/indexer/indexer.go b/internal/indexer/indexer.go
index 227f944..98638e2 100644
--- a/internal/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/internal/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Indexer struct {
 }
 
 type Datum struct {
-	nonce []byte
+	nonce uint64
 	state State
 }
 
@@ -147,11 +147,13 @@ func (i *Indexer) handleEvent(evt event.Event) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			datumFields := datum.Value().(cbor.Constructor).Fields()
-			nonce := datumFields[0]
-			state := datumFields[1]
+			var data = Datum{
+				nonce: datumFields[0].(uint64),
+			}
+			state := datumFields[1].(cbor.ByteString).String()
 			// TODO: do the thing
 
-			logger.Infof("found updated datum: nonce: %d, state: %#v", nonce, state)
+			logger.Infof("found updated datum: nonce: %d, state: %s", data.nonce, state)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/miner/nonce.go b/internal/miner/nonce.go
index 934fa19..21c5ce2 100644
--- a/internal/miner/nonce.go
+++ b/internal/miner/nonce.go
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Blink Labs, LLC.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
 package miner
 
 import "crypto/rand"
 
 func GenerateNonce() []byte {
 	nonce := make([]byte, 16)
-	rand.Read(nonce)
+	// toss error
+	_, _ = rand.Read(nonce)
 	return nonce
 }