diff --git a/bin/keypairs.js b/bin/keypairs.js
index 8a0c0c9..59d0713 100755
--- a/bin/keypairs.js
+++ b/bin/keypairs.js
@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ if ('sign' === opts.action) {
     }));
   });
 } else {
-  return convertKeypair();
+  return kp.then(function (pair) {
+    return convertKeypair(pair);
+  });
 }
 
 function readKeypair() {
@@ -368,8 +370,8 @@ function readKeypair() {
   return pair;
 }
 
-function convertKeypair() {
-  var pair = readKeypair();
+function convertKeypair(pair) {
+  //var pair = readKeypair();
 
   var ps = [];
   if (pair.private && !opts.public) {