diff --git a/seal_fhe/SEAL b/seal_fhe/SEAL
index 9a6ce5855..8426f35e3 160000
--- a/seal_fhe/SEAL
+++ b/seal_fhe/SEAL
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9a6ce5855e5346f08c7adbd4498bb6c3a076a787
+Subproject commit 8426f35e35a67d382fa76451e2d8ff2940098bed
diff --git a/seal_fhe/src/plaintext_ciphertext.rs b/seal_fhe/src/plaintext_ciphertext.rs
index 6bc8e4776..d956d2733 100644
--- a/seal_fhe/src/plaintext_ciphertext.rs
+++ b/seal_fhe/src/plaintext_ciphertext.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl Plaintext {
         let hex_string = CString::new(hex_str).unwrap();
 
         convert_seal_error(unsafe {
-            bindgen::Plaintext_Create4(hex_string.as_ptr() as *mut i8, null_mut(), &mut handle)
+            bindgen::Plaintext_Create4(hex_string.as_ptr() as *mut u8, null_mut(), &mut handle)
         })?;
 
         Ok(Self { handle })