diff --git a/api/clients/accountant_test.go b/api/clients/accountant_test.go
index a896c52083..c6dc3fa692 100644
--- a/api/clients/accountant_test.go
+++ b/api/clients/accountant_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ func TestConcurrentBinRotationAndAccountBlob(t *testing.T) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			_, err := accountant.AccountBlob(ctx, 100, quorums, salt)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 		}()
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/docs/disperser.html b/api/docs/disperser.html
index 12de6ecca6..fba274aa78 100644
--- a/api/docs/disperser.html
+++ b/api/docs/disperser.html
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ <h3 id="disperser.DispersePaidBlobRequest">DispersePaidBlobRequest</h3>
                   <td>payment_header</td>
                   <td><a href="#common.PaymentHeader">common.PaymentHeader</a></td>
                   <td></td>
-                  <td><p>Payment header contains AccountID, ReservationPeriod, CumulativePayment, and Salt </p></td>
+                  <td><p>Payment header contains account_id, reservation_period, cumulative_payment, and salt </p></td>
                 </tr>
               
                 <tr>
diff --git a/api/docs/disperser.md b/api/docs/disperser.md
index 25f0bc5f64..39f01e439a 100644
--- a/api/docs/disperser.md
+++ b/api/docs/disperser.md
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ BlobStatusRequest is used to query the status of a blob.
 | ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
 | data | [bytes](#bytes) |  | The data to be dispersed. Same requirements as DisperseBlobRequest. |
 | quorum_numbers | [uint32](#uint32) | repeated | The quorums to which the blob to be sent |
-| payment_header | [common.PaymentHeader](#common-PaymentHeader) |  | Payment header contains AccountID, ReservationPeriod, CumulativePayment, and Salt |
+| payment_header | [common.PaymentHeader](#common-PaymentHeader) |  | Payment header contains account_id, reservation_period, cumulative_payment, and salt |
 | payment_signature | [bytes](#bytes) |  | signature of payment_header |
 
 
diff --git a/api/docs/eigenda-protos.html b/api/docs/eigenda-protos.html
index b81d3ba540..987f3250d2 100644
--- a/api/docs/eigenda-protos.html
+++ b/api/docs/eigenda-protos.html
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ <h3 id="disperser.DispersePaidBlobRequest">DispersePaidBlobRequest</h3>
                   <td>payment_header</td>
                   <td><a href="#common.PaymentHeader">common.PaymentHeader</a></td>
                   <td></td>
-                  <td><p>Payment header contains AccountID, ReservationPeriod, CumulativePayment, and Salt </p></td>
+                  <td><p>Payment header contains account_id, reservation_period, cumulative_payment, and salt </p></td>
                 </tr>
               
                 <tr>
diff --git a/api/docs/eigenda-protos.md b/api/docs/eigenda-protos.md
index 587859c917..732b7dc77c 100644
--- a/api/docs/eigenda-protos.md
+++ b/api/docs/eigenda-protos.md
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ BlobStatusRequest is used to query the status of a blob.
 | ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
 | data | [bytes](#bytes) |  | The data to be dispersed. Same requirements as DisperseBlobRequest. |
 | quorum_numbers | [uint32](#uint32) | repeated | The quorums to which the blob to be sent |
-| payment_header | [common.PaymentHeader](#common-PaymentHeader) |  | Payment header contains AccountID, ReservationPeriod, CumulativePayment, and Salt |
+| payment_header | [common.PaymentHeader](#common-PaymentHeader) |  | Payment header contains account_id, reservation_period, cumulative_payment, and salt |
 | payment_signature | [bytes](#bytes) |  | signature of payment_header |
 
 
diff --git a/api/grpc/disperser/disperser.pb.go b/api/grpc/disperser/disperser.pb.go
index 2d39b960e9..47d211b77f 100644
--- a/api/grpc/disperser/disperser.pb.go
+++ b/api/grpc/disperser/disperser.pb.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ type DispersePaidBlobRequest struct {
 	Data []byte `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=data,proto3" json:"data,omitempty"`
 	// The quorums to which the blob to be sent
 	QuorumNumbers []uint32 `protobuf:"varint,2,rep,packed,name=quorum_numbers,json=quorumNumbers,proto3" json:"quorum_numbers,omitempty"`
-	// Payment header contains AccountID, ReservationPeriod, CumulativePayment, and Salt
+	// Payment header contains account_id, reservation_period, cumulative_payment, and salt
 	PaymentHeader *common.PaymentHeader `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=payment_header,json=paymentHeader,proto3" json:"payment_header,omitempty"`
 	// signature of payment_header
 	PaymentSignature []byte `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=payment_signature,json=paymentSignature,proto3" json:"payment_signature,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/proto/disperser/disperser.proto b/api/proto/disperser/disperser.proto
index d779a16ee4..ee537ee156 100644
--- a/api/proto/disperser/disperser.proto
+++ b/api/proto/disperser/disperser.proto
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ message DispersePaidBlobRequest {
 	// The quorums to which the blob to be sent
 	repeated uint32 quorum_numbers = 2;
 	
-	// Payment header contains AccountID, ReservationPeriod, CumulativePayment, and Salt
+	// Payment header contains account_id, reservation_period, cumulative_payment, and salt
 	common.PaymentHeader payment_header = 3;
 	// signature of payment_header
 	bytes payment_signature = 4;
diff --git a/core/data.go b/core/data.go
index fb6db312d0..adfb1509da 100644
--- a/core/data.go
+++ b/core/data.go
@@ -567,6 +567,11 @@ func (pm *PaymentMetadata) UnmarshalDynamoDBAttributeValue(av types.AttributeVal
 	}
 	pm.ReservationPeriod = uint32(reservationPeriod)
 	pm.CumulativePayment, _ = new(big.Int).SetString(m.Value["CumulativePayment"].(*types.AttributeValueMemberN).Value, 10)
+	salt, err := strconv.ParseUint(m.Value["Salt"].(*types.AttributeValueMemberN).Value, 10, 32)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse Salt: %w", err)
+	}
+	pm.Salt = uint32(salt)
 	return nil
 }