diff --git a/src/services.js b/src/services.js
index cec2af6cb..8d384aded 100644
--- a/src/services.js
+++ b/src/services.js
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ async function setupTurn(app, options) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof options, 'object');
 
-    const turnSecret = await blobs.get(blobs.ADDON_TURN_SECRET);
+    const turnSecret = await blobs.getString(blobs.ADDON_TURN_SECRET);
     if (!turnSecret) throw new BoxError(BoxError.ADDONS_ERROR, 'Turn secret is missing');
 
     const env = [
@@ -913,11 +913,11 @@ async function startTurn(existingInfra) {
     const memory = system.getMemoryAllocation(memoryLimit);
     const realm = settings.dashboardFqdn();
 
-    let turnSecret = await blobs.get(blobs.ADDON_TURN_SECRET);
+    let turnSecret = await blobs.getString(blobs.ADDON_TURN_SECRET);
     if (!turnSecret) {
         debug('startTurn: generting turn secret');
         turnSecret = 'a' + crypto.randomBytes(15).toString('hex'); // prefix with a to ensure string starts with a letter
-        await blobs.set(blobs.ADDON_TURN_SECRET, Buffer.from(turnSecret));
+        await blobs.setString(blobs.ADDON_TURN_SECRET, turnSecret);
     }
 
     const readOnly = !serviceConfig.recoveryMode ? '--read-only' : '';