diff --git a/bin/telebit-remote.js b/bin/telebit-remote.js
index 66f9cdd..29f25de 100755
--- a/bin/telebit-remote.js
+++ b/bin/telebit-remote.js
@@ -765,19 +765,23 @@ var keystore = require('../lib/keystore.js').create(state);
 var keyname = 'telebit-remote';
 state.keystore = keystore;
 state.keystoreSecure = !keystore.insecure;
-keystore.get(keyname).then(function (jwk) {
-  if (jwk && jwk.kty) {
-    state.key = jwk;
+keystore.get(keyname).then(function (key) {
+  if (key && key.kty) {
+    state.key = key;
     fs.readFile(confpath, 'utf8', parseConfig);
     return;
   }
 
-  console.info('Generating Private Key...');
-  return require('keypairs').generate().then(function (jwk) {
+  var keypairs = require('keypairs');
+  return keypairs.generate().then(function (pair) {
+    var jwk = pair.private;
     return keystore.set(keyname, jwk).then(function () {
-      console.info("Generated New %s %s Private Key.", jwk.kty, (jwk.crv || Buffer.from(jwk.n, 'base64').byteLength * 8));
-      state.key = jwk;
-      fs.readFile(confpath, 'utf8', parseConfig);
+      return keypairs.thumbprint({ jwk: pair.public }).then(function (kid) {
+        var size = (jwk.crv || Buffer.from(jwk.n, 'base64').byteLength * 8);
+        console.info("Generated new %s %s private key with thumbprint %s", jwk.kty, size, kid);
+        state.key = jwk;
+        fs.readFile(confpath, 'utf8', parseConfig);
+      });
     });
   });
 });