diff --git a/bin/keypairs.js b/bin/keypairs.js
index 59d0713..cf39bc6 100755
--- a/bin/keypairs.js
+++ b/bin/keypairs.js
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ if ('gen' === opts.action || (!opts.action && !opts.names.length)) {
     process.exit(1);
     return;
   }
-  kp = Promise.resolve(readKeypair());
+  var pair = readKeypair();
+  pair._convert = true;
+  kp = Promise.resolve();
 }
 
 if ('sign' === opts.action) {
@@ -339,7 +341,9 @@ if ('sign' === opts.action) {
   });
 } else {
   return kp.then(function (pair) {
-    return convertKeypair(pair);
+    if (pair._convert) {
+      return convertKeypair(pair);
+    }
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6037762..0f6e4c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "keypairs",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "description": "Lightweight RSA/ECDSA keypair generation and JWK <-> PEM",
   "main": "keypairs.js",
   "files": [