diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
index cd200fdd..159acf1b 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Set
 
 from .identity import Identity
-from .blockprocessing import process_block
 from .getbykey import get_identity_by_key
 from .identityset import identities
 
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py
index d9aa1c1b..a86dab98 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from nacl.signing import VerifyKey
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from identity import Identity
 
-from identityset import identities
+from .identityset import identities
 
 
 def get_identity_by_key(
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ def get_identity_by_key(
         print(identity)
         if bytes(identity.key) == bytes(key):
             return identity
-    return KeyError("Identity not found")
+    raise KeyError("Identity not found")
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/__init__.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/__init__.py
index 0d032abf..48a06675 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/__init__.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/__init__.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ from nacl.signing import SigningKey, VerifyKey
 from nacl.encoding import Base32Encoder
 from nacl.exceptions import BadSignatureError
 
+from .processtrustsignature import process_trust_signature
 from .name import IdentityName
 from .name import max_len as max_name_len
-from exceptions import IdentitySerializationError
-from timestamp import WotTimestamp
+from ..exceptions import IdentitySerializationError
+from ..timestamp import WotTimestamp
 
 
 short_identity_keys = {
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/processtrustsignature.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/processtrustsignature.py
index ca5e42cd..630db192 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/processtrustsignature.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity/processtrustsignature.py
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 import logger
 
 from nacl.signing import VerifyKey
-import nacl.exceptions
 
-from getbykey import get_identity_by_key
+from ..getbykey import get_identity_by_key
 
 
 def process_trust_signature(sig_payload: bytes):
     if len(sig_payload) != 128:
         logger.warn(
             f'Signature size is invalid for a signed identity')
-    signer = sig_payload[:32]
-    signed = sig_payload[32:65]
-    signature = signature[65:]
+
+    # signer is first 32 bytes
+    signer = VerifyKey(sig_payload[:32])
+    # signed is next 32 bytes
+    signed = sig_payload[32:64]
+    # signature is last 64 bytes
+    signature = sig_payload[64:]
 
     # If bad signature, it raises nacl.exceptions.BadSignatureError
-    VerifyKey.verify(signer, signed, signature)
+    signer.verify(signed, signature)
 
+    # if good signature
+    try:
+        signer_identity = get_identity_by_key(signer)
+        signed_identity = get_identity_by_key(signed)
+    except KeyError:
+        # if signer or signed identity are not in the identity set
+        # this means they have not been announced yet
+        pass
     else:
-        # if good signature
-        try:
-            signer_identity = get_identity_by_key(signer)
-            signed_identity = get_identity_by_key(signed)
-        except KeyError:
-            # if signer or signed identity are not in the identity set
-            # this means they have not been announced yet
-            pass
-        else:
-            # noop if already signed
-            signer_identity.trusted.add(signed_identity)
\ No newline at end of file
+        # noop if already signed
+        signer_identity.trusted.add(signed_identity)
diff --git a/tests/default-plugin-tests/wot/test_proccess_trust_signature.py b/tests/default-plugin-tests/wot/test_proccess_trust_signature.py
index f3cfd13d..97329a30 100644
--- a/tests/default-plugin-tests/wot/test_proccess_trust_signature.py
+++ b/tests/default-plugin-tests/wot/test_proccess_trust_signature.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os, uuid
 from random import randint
 from time import sleep
+from nacl.signing import SigningKey
 import secrets
 import onionrblocks
 
@@ -15,13 +16,32 @@ sys.path.append(".")
 sys.path.append('static-data/default-plugins/wot/')
 sys.path.append("src/")
 from wot import identity
-
+from wot import identityset
 
 class TrustSignatureProcessing(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_block_processing_trust(self):
-        identity1 = identity.Identity()
-        identity2 = identity.Identity()
-        identity1.trust(identity2)
+    def test_processing_trust_payloads(self):
+        # reset identity set
+        identityset.identities = set()
+
+        fake_pubkey = secrets.token_bytes(32)
+        signing_key = SigningKey.generate()
+
+        identityset.identities.add(identity.Identity(bytes(signing_key.verify_key), "test"))
+        identityset.identities.add(identity.Identity(fake_pubkey, "test2"))
+
+
+        trust_signature = signing_key.sign(fake_pubkey)
+        trust_signature_payload = bytes(signing_key.verify_key) + fake_pubkey + \
+            trust_signature.signature
+        identity.process_trust_signature(trust_signature_payload)
+
+
+
+        for iden in identityset.identities:
+            if iden.key == signing_key.verify_key:
+                self.assertIn(fake_pubkey, iden.trusted)
+                break
+
 
 
 unittest.main()