diff --git a/src/addresses.py b/src/addresses.py
index b9135d04..5f666543 100644
--- a/src/addresses.py
+++ b/src/addresses.py
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ def decodeBase58(string, alphabet=ALPHABET):
     - `alphabet`: The alphabet to use for encoding
     """
     base = len(alphabet)
+    strlen = len(string)
     num = 0
-    
+
     try:
+        power = strlen - 1
         for char in string:
-            num *= base
-            num += alphabet.index(char)
+            num += alphabet.index(char) * (base ** power)
+            power -= 1
     except:
         #character not found (like a space character or a 0)
         return 0
diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index 3f60a852..c82bf73a 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-softwareVersion = '0.4.2'
+softwareVersion = '0.4.3'
 verbose = 1
 maximumAgeOfAnObjectThatIAmWillingToAccept = 216000  # Equals two days and 12 hours.
 lengthOfTimeToLeaveObjectsInInventory = 237600 # Equals two days and 18 hours. This should be longer than maximumAgeOfAnObjectThatIAmWillingToAccept so that we don't process messages twice.