diff --git a/src/keys.rs b/src/keys.rs
index 415b50f41a9b42530d2e9c66b198f045ac0bbfe2..759211fbc82ed91a85617dabecdc99d318a089e6 100644
--- a/src/keys.rs
+++ b/src/keys.rs
@@ -362,14 +362,14 @@ pub async fn fetch_or_get_keypair(
 ) -> Result<KeyPair, GcliError> {
 	if let Some(address) = address {
 		// if address corresponds to predefined, (for example saved to config)
-		// keypair is already known (useful for dev mode)
-		if let Some(d) = catch_known(&address.to_string()) {
-			match crypto_scheme {
-				Some(CryptoScheme::Ed25519) => {
-					return pair_from_ed25519_str(&predefined_suri(d)).map(|v| v.into())
+		// keypair is already known (useful for dev mode) - also overrides crypto_scheme if found
+		if let Some((deriv, crypto_scheme)) = catch_known(&address.to_string()) {
+			return match crypto_scheme {
+				CryptoScheme::Ed25519 => {
+					pair_from_ed25519_str(&predefined_suri(deriv)).map(|v| v.into())
 				}
-				_ => return Ok(pair_from_predefined(d).unwrap().into()), // Default to Sr25519 for backward compatibility
-			}
+				CryptoScheme::Sr25519 => pair_from_predefined(deriv).map(|v| v.into()),
+			};
 		};
 
 		// look for corresponding KeyPair in keystore
@@ -383,13 +383,27 @@ pub async fn fetch_or_get_keypair(
 }
 
 // catch known addresses
-fn catch_known(address: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+fn catch_known(address: &str) -> Option<(&str, CryptoScheme)> {
 	match address {
-		"5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY" => Some("Alice"),
-		"5FHneW46xGXgs5mUiveU4sbTyGBzmstUspZC92UhjJM694ty" => Some("Bob"),
-		"5FLSigC9HGRKVhB9FiEo4Y3koPsNmBmLJbpXg2mp1hXcS59Y" => Some("Charlie"),
-		"5DAAnrj7VHTznn2AWBemMuyBwZWs6FNFjdyVXUeYum3PTXFy" => Some("Dave"),
-		"5HGjWAeFDfFCWPsjFQdVV2Msvz2XtMktvgocEZcCj68kUMaw" => Some("Eve"),
+		"5GrwvaEF5zXb26Fz9rcQpDWS57CtERHpNehXCPcNoHGKutQY" => {
+			Some(("Alice", CryptoScheme::Sr25519))
+		}
+		"5FHneW46xGXgs5mUiveU4sbTyGBzmstUspZC92UhjJM694ty" => Some(("Bob", CryptoScheme::Sr25519)),
+		"5FLSigC9HGRKVhB9FiEo4Y3koPsNmBmLJbpXg2mp1hXcS59Y" => {
+			Some(("Charlie", CryptoScheme::Sr25519))
+		}
+		"5DAAnrj7VHTznn2AWBemMuyBwZWs6FNFjdyVXUeYum3PTXFy" => Some(("Dave", CryptoScheme::Sr25519)),
+		"5HGjWAeFDfFCWPsjFQdVV2Msvz2XtMktvgocEZcCj68kUMaw" => Some(("Eve", CryptoScheme::Sr25519)),
+
+		"5FA9nQDVg267DEd8m1ZypXLBnvN7SFxYwV7ndqSYGiN9TTpu" => {
+			Some(("Alice", CryptoScheme::Ed25519))
+		}
+		"5GoNkf6WdbxCFnPdAnYYQyCjAKPJgLNxXwPjwTh6DGg6gN3E" => Some(("Bob", CryptoScheme::Ed25519)),
+		"5DbKjhNLpqX3zqZdNBc9BGb4fHU1cRBaDhJUskrvkwfraDi6" => {
+			Some(("Charlie", CryptoScheme::Ed25519))
+		}
+		"5ECTwv6cZ5nJQPk6tWfaTrEk8YH2L7X1VT4EL5Tx2ikfFwb7" => Some(("Dave", CryptoScheme::Ed25519)),
+		"5Ck2miBfCe1JQ4cY3NDsXyBaD6EcsgiVmEFTWwqNSs25XDEq" => Some(("Eve", CryptoScheme::Ed25519)),
 		_ => None,
 	}
 }