diff --git a/src/actions/nostr.ts b/src/actions/nostr.ts
index b639537a3..b05ccb461 100644
--- a/src/actions/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/actions/nostr.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { NostrSigner, NRelay1, NSecSigner } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { generateSecretKey } from 'nostr-tools';
 
 import { NBunker } from 'soapbox/features/nostr/NBunker';
+import { keyring } from 'soapbox/features/nostr/keyring';
 import { useBunkerStore } from 'soapbox/hooks/nostr/useBunkerStore';
 import { type AppDispatch } from 'soapbox/store';
 
@@ -53,11 +54,13 @@ function logInNostr(signer: NostrSigner, relay: NRelay1) {
     const accessToken = dispatch(authLoggedIn(token)).access_token as string;
     const bunkerState = useBunkerStore.getState();
 
+    keyring.add(authorization.seckey);
+
     bunkerState.connect({
       pubkey,
       accessToken,
       authorizedPubkey,
-      bunkerSeckey: authorization.seckey,
+      bunkerPubkey,
     });
 
     await dispatch(verifyCredentials(accessToken));
diff --git a/src/hooks/nostr/useBunkerStore.ts b/src/hooks/nostr/useBunkerStore.ts
index b7a40342c..2608df303 100644
--- a/src/hooks/nostr/useBunkerStore.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/nostr/useBunkerStore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { NSchema as n } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { produce } from 'immer';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { create } from 'zustand';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/extensions
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ interface BunkerConnection {
   accessToken: string;
   /** Pubkey of the app authorized to sign events with this connection. */
   authorizedPubkey: string;
-  /** Secret key for this connection. NIP-46 responses will be signed by this key. */
-  bunkerSeckey: Uint8Array;
+  /** Pubkey for this connection. Secret key is stored in the keyring. NIP-46 responses will be signed by this key. */
+  bunkerPubkey: string;
 }
 
-const connectionSchema = z.object({
-  pubkey: z.string(),
+const connectionSchema: z.ZodType<BunkerConnection> = z.object({
+  pubkey: n.id(),
   accessToken: z.string(),
-  authorizedPubkey: z.string(),
-  bunkerSeckey: z.custom<Uint8Array>((value) => value instanceof Uint8Array),
+  authorizedPubkey: n.id(),
+  bunkerPubkey: n.id(),
 });
 
 interface BunkerState {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const useBunkerStore = create<BunkerState>()(
         getItem(name) {
           const value = localStorage.getItem(name);
 
-          const connections = jsonSchema(nsecReviver)
+          const connections = jsonSchema()
             .pipe(filteredArray(connectionSchema))
             .catch([])
             .parse(value);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const useBunkerStore = create<BunkerState>()(
           return { state: { connections } };
         },
         setItem(name, { state }) {
-          localStorage.setItem(name, JSON.stringify(state.connections, nsecReplacer));
+          localStorage.setItem(name, JSON.stringify(state.connections));
         },
         removeItem(name) {
           localStorage.removeItem(name);
@@ -82,21 +82,3 @@ export const useBunkerStore = create<BunkerState>()(
     },
   ),
 );
-
-/** Encode Uint8Arrays into nsec strings. */
-function nsecReplacer(_key: string, value: unknown): unknown {
-  if (value instanceof Uint8Array) {
-    return nip19.nsecEncode(value);
-  }
-
-  return value;
-}
-
-/** Decode nsec strings into Uint8Arrays. */
-function nsecReviver(_key: string, value: unknown): unknown {
-  if (typeof value === 'string' && value.startsWith('nsec1')) {
-    return nip19.decode(value as `nsec1${string}`).data;
-  }
-
-  return value;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hooks/nostr/useSigner.ts b/src/hooks/nostr/useSigner.ts
index fdae1c2a7..13eed0f72 100644
--- a/src/hooks/nostr/useSigner.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/nostr/useSigner.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { NSecSigner } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { keyring } from 'soapbox/features/nostr/keyring';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks';
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ export function useSigner() {
     }
   });
 
-  const { pubkey, bunkerSeckey, authorizedPubkey } = connection ?? {};
+  const { pubkey, bunkerPubkey, authorizedPubkey } = connection ?? {};
 
   const { data: signer, ...rest } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['nostr', 'signer', pubkey ?? ''],
@@ -35,15 +33,9 @@ export function useSigner() {
     enabled: !!pubkey,
   });
 
-  const bunkerSigner = useMemo(() => {
-    if (bunkerSeckey) {
-      return new NSecSigner(bunkerSeckey);
-    }
-  }, [bunkerSeckey]);
-
   return {
     signer: signer ?? undefined,
-    bunkerSigner,
+    bunkerSigner: bunkerPubkey ? keyring.get(bunkerPubkey) : undefined,
     authorizedPubkey,
     ...rest,
   };