diff --git a/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message.rs b/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message.rs
index e1269c60c..3fb1a315d 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message.rs
@@ -1041,8 +1041,7 @@ impl MessageStore {
                 let keypair = inner.root.keypair();
 
                 let event = CommunityJoinEvents::DeleteInvite { invite_id };
-                let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&event)?;
-                let payload = PayloadBuilder::new(keypair, bytes)
+                let payload = PayloadBuilder::new(keypair, event)
                     .from_ipfs(&inner.ipfs)
                     .await?;
                 let bytes = payload.to_bytes()?;
@@ -1096,8 +1095,7 @@ impl MessageStore {
         let keypair = inner.root.keypair();
 
         let event = CommunityJoinEvents::Join;
-        let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&event)?;
-        let payload = PayloadBuilder::new(keypair, bytes)
+        let payload = PayloadBuilder::new(keypair, event)
             .from_ipfs(&inner.ipfs)
             .await?;
         let bytes = payload.to_bytes()?;
diff --git a/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message/community_task.rs b/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message/community_task.rs
index 0c879bc1f..fa3a73cb8 100644
--- a/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message/community_task.rs
+++ b/extensions/warp-ipfs/src/store/message/community_task.rs
@@ -1284,14 +1284,11 @@ impl CommunityTask {
         Ok(())
     }
     async fn process_join_event(&mut self, msg: Message) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let data = PayloadMessage::<Vec<u8>>::from_bytes(&msg.data)?;
+        let data = PayloadMessage::<CommunityJoinEvents>::from_bytes(&msg.data)?;
         let community_id = self.community_id;
         let sender = data.sender().to_did()?;
-        let event = serde_json::from_slice::<CommunityJoinEvents>(data.message()).map_err(|e| {
-            tracing::warn!(community_id = %community_id, sender = %data.sender(), error = %e, "Failed to deserialize message");
-            e
-        })?;
-        match event {
+
+        match data.message() {
             CommunityJoinEvents::Join => {
                 let now = Utc::now();