diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index dc188a5..66849f2 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@holochain-open-dev/utils",
-  "version": "0.16.3",
+  "version": "0.16.4",
   "description": "Common utilities to build Holochain web applications",
   "author": "guillem.cordoba@gmail.com",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/clean-node-decoding.ts b/packages/utils/src/clean-node-decoding.ts
index 9559022..d0f9be6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/clean-node-decoding.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/clean-node-decoding.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
  */
 export function cleanNodeDecoding(object: any): any {
   return deepMap(object, (value) => {
-    if (Buffer.isBuffer(value)) return new Uint8Array(value);
+    if (typeof Buffer !== "undefined" && Buffer.isBuffer(value))
+      return new Uint8Array(value);
     if (value === null) return undefined;
     return value;
   });