diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java
index ceca101..a0debb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ public class BotValidationUtilities {
         return Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    // !!! broken (for now)
     public static int nbot (String command) throws RuntimeException {
         final Configuration.BotInfo info = ChipmunkMod.CONFIG.bots.nbot;
 
@@ -169,9 +168,9 @@ public class BotValidationUtilities {
 
             byte[] hash = md.digest();
 
-            long bigInt = ByteBuffer.wrap(new byte[] {0, 0, hash[0], hash[1], hash[2], hash[3], hash[4], hash[5]}).getLong();
-
-            String stringHash = Long.toUnsignedString(bigInt, 36).substring(0, 7);
+            ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(hash, 0, 5);
+            int bigInt = Math.abs(buffer.getInt());
+            String stringHash = Integer.toString(bigInt, 36);
 
             final String[] restArguments = Arrays.copyOfRange(arguments, 1, arguments.length);