diff --git a/src/helpers/metadataUtils.ts b/src/helpers/metadataUtils.ts
index ab6e1e9..51c6e9e 100644
--- a/src/helpers/metadataUtils.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/metadataUtils.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ export async function decryptNodeData(eciesData: EciesHex, ciphertextHex: string
   return decryptedSigBuffer;
 }
 
+export async function decryptNodeDataWithPadding(eciesData: EciesHex, ciphertextHex: string, privKey: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> {
+  const ciphertextHexPadding = ciphertextHex.padStart(64, "0");
+  const metadata = encParamsHexToBuf(eciesData);
+
+  try {
+    const decryptedSigBuffer = await decrypt(privKey, {
+      ...metadata,
+      ciphertext: Buffer.from(ciphertextHexPadding, "hex"),
+    });
+    return decryptedSigBuffer;
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.warn("Failed to decrypt padded share cipher", error);
+    // try without cipher text padding
+    return decrypt(privKey, { ...metadata, ciphertext: Buffer.from(ciphertextHex, "hex") });
+  }
+}
+
 export function generateMetadataParams(ecCurve: ec, serverTimeOffset: number, message: string, privateKey: BN): MetadataParams {
   const key = ecCurve.keyFromPrivate(privateKey.toString("hex", 64));
   const setData = {
diff --git a/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts b/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts
index 213ba74..45ede9d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/nodeUtils.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 } from "./common";
 import { derivePubKey, generateAddressFromPrivKey, generateAddressFromPubKey, generatePrivateKey, generateShares, keccak256 } from "./keyUtils";
 import { lagrangeInterpolation } from "./langrangeInterpolatePoly";
-import { decryptNodeData, decryptSeedData, getMetadata, getOrSetNonce } from "./metadataUtils";
+import { decryptNodeData, decryptNodeDataWithPadding, decryptSeedData, getMetadata, getOrSetNonce } from "./metadataUtils";
 
 export const GetPubKeyOrKeyAssign = async (params: {
   endpoints: string[];
@@ -548,12 +548,11 @@ export async function retrieveOrImportShare(params: {
             if (keys?.length > 0) {
               const latestKey = currentShareResponse.result.keys[0];
               nodeIndexes.push(new BN(latestKey.node_index));
-
               if (latestKey.share_metadata) {
                 sharePromises.push(
-                  decryptNodeData(
+                  decryptNodeDataWithPadding(
                     latestKey.share_metadata,
-                    Buffer.from(latestKey.share, "base64").toString("binary").padStart(64, "0"),
+                    Buffer.from(latestKey.share, "base64").toString("binary"),
                     sessionAuthKey
                   ).catch((err) => log.error("share decryption", err))
                 );