diff --git a/common/nodes_service.go b/common/nodes_service.go
index e983c3c..df78b15 100644
--- a/common/nodes_service.go
+++ b/common/nodes_service.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Node struct {
+	NodeId              []byte
 	Client              lightning.Client
 	NodeConfig          *config.NodeConfig
 	PrivateKey          *btcec.PrivateKey
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 91e85b7..8e86e5a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ func initializeNodes(configs []*config.NodeConfig) ([]*common.Node, error) {
 			node.NodeConfig.NodePubkey = info.Pubkey
 		}
 
+		nodeId, err := hex.DecodeString(info.Pubkey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse node id %s", info.Pubkey)
+		}
+
+		node.NodeId = nodeId
 		node.Tokens = config.Tokens
 		nodes = append(nodes, node)
 	}