diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fef5fee..d0019f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -333,11 +333,21 @@ The backend validates all environment variables **at startup**. If a required va
 
 ### Webhook signing
 
-- Header: `X-Webhook-Signature`
+- Header: `X-StellarStream-Signature`
 - Format: `sha256=<hex-digest>`
 - Digest input: raw JSON request body string
 - Algorithm: HMAC-SHA256 using `WEBHOOK_SIGNING_SECRET`
 
+To verify a delivery, compute `sha256=` + HMAC-SHA256 of the raw request body using your `WEBHOOK_SIGNING_SECRET` and compare it to the `X-StellarStream-Signature` header value using a constant-time comparison.
+
+Example (Node.js):
+```js
+const { createHmac, timingSafeEqual } = require("crypto");
+const expected = "sha256=" + createHmac("sha256", secret).update(rawBody).digest("hex");
+const received = req.headers["x-stellarstream-signature"];
+const valid = timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(expected), Buffer.from(received));
+```
+
 If `WEBHOOK_DESTINATION_URL` is set without `WEBHOOK_SIGNING_SECRET`, webhooks are delivered unsigned and a warning is logged at startup.
 
 ### Startup validation behaviour
diff --git a/backend/src/services/webhook.test.ts b/backend/src/services/webhook.test.ts
index b1501cb..1c67b9d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/webhook.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/webhook.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
-import { getRetryDelaySeconds, triggerWebhook, getDeadLetters } from "./webhook";
-import { initDb, getDb } from "./db";
-import fs from "fs";
-import path from "path";
-
-const TEST_DB_PATH = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "data", "webhook-test.db");
-
 
 describe("Webhook Retry Logic", () => {
     it("should return correct retry delays", () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/webhook.ts b/backend/src/services/webhook.ts
index fb0733a..83cbc24 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/webhook.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/webhook.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+import { createHmac } from "crypto";
 import { getDb } from "./db";
 
+export function computeSignature(secret: string, body: string): string {
+  return `sha256=${createHmac("sha256", secret).update(body).digest("hex")}`;
+}
+
 const MAX_RETRIES = 5;
 const RETRY_DELAYS = [5, 15, 60, 300, 900]; // seconds: 5s, 15s, 60s, 300s, 900s
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/webhookWorker.ts b/backend/src/services/webhookWorker.ts
index b875f21..a96de65 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/webhookWorker.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/webhookWorker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { getDb } from "./db";
-import { getRetryDelaySeconds } from "./webhook";
-import { getWebhookHeaders } from "./webhookSignature";
+
 
 let isProcessing = false;
 let pollingInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export const processWebhookQueue = async () => {
           timestamp,
         };
         const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);
-        const headers = getWebhookHeaders(bodyString, process.env.WEBHOOK_SIGNING_SECRET);
+
 
         await axios.post(url, bodyString, { headers });
         success = true;