diff --git a/python/okota/token_index/index.py b/python/okota/token_index/index.py
index 187455b..38368f9 100644
--- a/python/okota/token_index/index.py
+++ b/python/okota/token_index/index.py
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ from chainlib.jsonrpc import JSONRPCRequest
 from chainlib.eth.constant import ZERO_ADDRESS
 from hexathon import (
         add_0x,
+        strip_0x,
         )
-from cic_contracts.registry import to_identifier
-
 # local imports
 from .interface import (
         #TokenUniqueSymbolIndex,
@@ -38,6 +37,13 @@ moddir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 datadir = os.path.join(moddir, '..', 'data')
 
 
+def to_identifier(txt):
+    identifier_bytes = txt.upper().encode('utf-8')
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    identifier_bytes = h.update(identifier_bytes)
+    identifier = h.digest()
+    return identifier.hex()
+
 
 #class TokenUniqueSymbolIndexAddressDeclarator(TokenUniqueSymbolIndex):
 class TokenUniqueSymbolIndexAddressDeclarator(CICTokenIndex):
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index d4d82b8..ca04ede 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = okota
-version = 0.2.5
+version = 0.2.6
 description = Registries for CIC using the eth-address-index backend
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no
diff --git a/python/tests/test_tokenindex.py b/python/tests/test_tokenindex.py
index 36a49ba..b067c73 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_tokenindex.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_tokenindex.py
@@ -87,12 +87,17 @@ class TestTokenIndex(TestAddressDeclaratorBase):
         o = c.declaration(self.address, self.accounts[0], self.foo_token_address, sender_address=self.accounts[0])
         r = self.rpc.do(o)
         proofs = c.parse_declaration(r)
-    
-        h = hashlib.sha256()
-        h.update('FOO'.encode('utf-8'))
-        z = h.digest()
+   
+        identifier = to_identifier('FOO')
+        #h = hashlib.sha256()
+        #h.update('FOO'.encode('utf-8'))
+        #z = h.digest()
 
-        self.assertEqual(proofs[0], z.hex())
+        #self.assertEqual(proofs[0], z.hex())
+        self.assertEqual(proofs[0], identifier)
+
+        identifier = to_identifier('foo')
+        self.assertEqual(proofs[0], identifier)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':