diff --git a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/rlp/Record.java b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/rlp/Record.java
index 7578928f..03701b7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/rlp/Record.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/rlp/Record.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public static ByteBuffer encode(Signer signer, final long seq, List<KVP> pairs)
         final ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(record);
         RLPEncoder.insertListPrefix(recordDataLen, bb);
         RLPEncoder.putString(signature, bb);
+        bb.rewind();
         return bb;
     }