diff --git a/jsr.json b/jsr.json
index edd6dcb..25b39ea 100644
--- a/jsr.json
+++ b/jsr.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nostr/tools",
-  "version": "2.23.1",
+  "version": "2.23.2",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./index.ts",
     "./core": "./core.ts",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77aad1d..d9a704b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "type": "module",
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "2.23.1",
+  "version": "2.23.2",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/pure.ts b/pure.ts
index 71a73e0..212c2d1 100644
--- a/pure.ts
+++ b/pure.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ class JS implements Nostr {
   verifyEvent(event: Event): event is VerifiedEvent {
     if (typeof event[verifiedSymbol] === 'boolean') return event[verifiedSymbol]
 
-    const hash = getEventHash(event)
-    if (hash !== event.id) {
-      event[verifiedSymbol] = false
-      return false
-    }
-
     try {
+      const hash = getEventHash(event)
+      if (hash !== event.id) {
+        event[verifiedSymbol] = false
+        return false
+      }
+
       const valid = schnorr.verify(hexToBytes(event.sig), hexToBytes(hash), hexToBytes(event.pubkey))
       event[verifiedSymbol] = valid
       return valid