diff --git a/keyer/lib.go b/keyer/lib.go
index 029222f..1a147ed 100644
--- a/keyer/lib.go
+++ b/keyer/lib.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, pool *nostr.SimplePool, input string, opts *Signer
 		sec := parsed.(string)
 		pk, _ := nostr.GetPublicKey(sec)
 		return KeySigner{sec, pk, xsync.NewMapOf[string, [32]byte]()}, nil
-	} else if _, err := hex.DecodeString(input); err == nil && len(input) < 64 {
+	} else if _, err := hex.DecodeString(input); err == nil && len(input) <= 64 {
 		input = strings.Repeat("0", 64-len(input)) + input // if the key is like '01', fill all the left zeroes
 		pk, _ := nostr.GetPublicKey(input)
 		return KeySigner{input, pk, xsync.NewMapOf[string, [32]byte]()}, nil
diff --git a/keyer/plain.go b/keyer/plain.go
index c50904a..62d07f0 100644
--- a/keyer/plain.go
+++ b/keyer/plain.go
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ type KeySigner struct {
 	conversationKeys *xsync.MapOf[string, [32]byte]
 }
 
+func NewPlainKeySigner(sec string) KeySigner {
+	pk, _ := nostr.GetPublicKey(sec)
+	return KeySigner{sec, pk, xsync.NewMapOf[string, [32]byte]()}
+}
+
 func (ks KeySigner) SignEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *nostr.Event) error { return evt.Sign(ks.sk) }
 func (ks KeySigner) GetPublicKey(ctx context.Context) string               { return ks.pk }