diff --git a/kundera-hbase/src/main/java/com/impetus/client/hbase/admin/HBaseDataHandler.java b/kundera-hbase/src/main/java/com/impetus/client/hbase/admin/HBaseDataHandler.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/kundera-hbase/src/main/java/com/impetus/client/hbase/admin/HBaseDataHandler.java
+++ b/kundera-hbase/src/main/java/com/impetus/client/hbase/admin/HBaseDataHandler.java
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ public class HBaseDataHandler implements DataHandler
         {
             /* Set Row Key */
 
-            PropertyAccessorHelper.setId(entity, m, hbaseData.getRowKey());
+            PropertyAccessorHelper.setId(entity, m, new String(hbaseData.getRowKey()));
 
             // Raw data retrieved from HBase for a particular row key (contains
             // all column families)
Fixed issue related to String byte conversion.