diff --git a/ts/package.json b/ts/package.json
index b0c1e7f3..6015e22a 100644
--- a/ts/package.json
+++ b/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@project-serum/anchor",
-  "version": "0.4.4",
+  "version": "0.4.6",
   "description": "Anchor client",
   "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/ts/src/rpc.ts b/ts/src/rpc.ts
index 91c3188a..13d856b2 100644
--- a/ts/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/ts/src/rpc.ts
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ export class RpcFactory {
                 },
               },
             ],
+            encoding: 'base64',
           },
         ]);
         if (resp.error) {
@@ -556,9 +557,8 @@ export class RpcFactory {
         }
         return (
           resp.result
-            // @ts-ignore
             .map(({ pubkey, account: { data } }) => {
-              data = bs58.decode(data);
+              data = bs58.decode(bs58.encode(Uint8Array.from(atob(data[0]), c => c.charCodeAt(0))));
               return {
                 publicKey: new PublicKey(pubkey),
                 account: coder.accounts.decode(idlAccount.name, data),