diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae5828e..73fc4e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TODO
 3. Download [Soapbox](https://dl.soapbox.pub/) or another web-based Mastodon client of your choice.
 4. Put the frontend files inside the `public` directory.
 5. Create an `.env` file.
-6. Define `DITTO_NSEC=<value>` in your .env file. You can generate an nsec by installing [nak](https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak) and running `nak key generate | nak encode nsec`.
+6. Define `DITTO_NSEC=<value>` in your .env file. You can generate an nsec by running `deno task nsec`.
 7. Run `deno task dev`.
 
 ## License
diff --git a/scripts/nsec.ts b/scripts/nsec.ts
index dcfa926..b0da325 100644
--- a/scripts/nsec.ts
+++ b/scripts/nsec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import { generateSecretKey, nip19 } from 'npm:nostr-tools';
 
-const encodedNsec = generateEncodedPrivateKey();
-console.log(encodedNsec);
+const sk = generateSecretKey();
+const nsec = nip19.nsecEncode(sk);
 
-function generateEncodedPrivateKey(): string {
-  const sk = generateSecretKey();
-  const nsec = nip19.nsecEncode(sk);
-
-  return nsec;
-}
+console.log(nsec);