diff --git a/homestar-runtime/src/cli.rs b/homestar-runtime/src/cli.rs
index 65fcc1c2..5574510e 100644
--- a/homestar-runtime/src/cli.rs
+++ b/homestar-runtime/src/cli.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use crate::{
     network::rpc::Client,
     runner::{file, response},
+    KeyType,
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use clap::{ArgGroup, Args, Parser, Subcommand};
@@ -21,8 +22,6 @@ pub use init::{handle_init_command, KeyArg, OutputMode};
 pub(crate) mod show;
 pub use show::ConsoleTable;
 
-use self::init::KeyTypeArg;
-
 const DEFAULT_DB_PATH: &str = "homestar.db";
 const TMP_DIR: &str = "/tmp";
 const HELP_TEMPLATE: &str = "{name} {version}
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ pub struct InitArgs {
         value_name = "KEY_TYPE",
         help = "The type of key to use for libp2p [optional]"
     )]
-    pub key_type: Option<KeyTypeArg>,
+    pub key_type: Option<KeyType>,
     /// The file to load the key from
     #[arg(
         long = "key-file",
diff --git a/homestar-runtime/src/cli/init.rs b/homestar-runtime/src/cli/init.rs
index fed2cfc7..5c022889 100644
--- a/homestar-runtime/src/cli/init.rs
+++ b/homestar-runtime/src/cli/init.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use clap::ValueEnum;
 use inquire::{ui::RenderConfig, Confirm, CustomType, Select};
 use miette::{bail, miette, Result};
 use rand::Rng;
@@ -54,13 +53,6 @@ pub enum KeyArg {
     },
 }
 
-/// The type of key to generate
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, ValueEnum)]
-pub enum KeyTypeArg {
-    Ed25519,
-    Secp256k1,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct PubkeySeed([u8; 32]);
 
@@ -228,13 +220,12 @@ fn handle_output_mode(
 }
 
 fn handle_key_type(
-    key_type: Option<KeyTypeArg>,
+    key_type: Option<KeyType>,
     no_input: bool,
     _writer: &mut Box<dyn Write>,
 ) -> Result<KeyType> {
     match key_type {
-        Some(KeyTypeArg::Ed25519) => Ok(KeyType::Ed25519),
-        Some(KeyTypeArg::Secp256k1) => Ok(KeyType::Secp256k1),
+        Some(key_type) => Ok(key_type),
         None => {
             if no_input {
                 bail!("Aborting... cannot prompt for key type in non-interactive mode. Pass `--key-type <KEY_TYPE>` to set it.");
diff --git a/homestar-runtime/src/settings/pubkey_config.rs b/homestar-runtime/src/settings/pubkey_config.rs
index 2c53121f..024ab357 100644
--- a/homestar-runtime/src/settings/pubkey_config.rs
+++ b/homestar-runtime/src/settings/pubkey_config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Pubkey configuration.
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
+use clap::ValueEnum;
 use libp2p::{identity, identity::secp256k1};
 use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
 use sec1::der::Decode;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ pub enum PubkeyConfig {
 }
 
 /// Supported key types of homestar
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, ValueEnum)]
 pub enum KeyType {
     /// Ed25519 key
     #[default]