diff --git a/integration_tests/ssh3_test.go b/integration_tests/ssh3_test.go
index 942a32a..604ab8a 100644
--- a/integration_tests/ssh3_test.go
+++ b/integration_tests/ssh3_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ var ssh3ServerPath string
 const DEFAULT_URL_PATH = "/ssh3-tests"
 var serverCommand *exec.Cmd
 var serverSession *Session
-var privKeyPath string
+var rsaPrivKeyPath string
+var ed25519PrivKeyPath string
 var attackerPrivKeyPath string
 var username string
 // must exist on the machine to successfully run the tests
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		serverSession, err = Start(serverCommand, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
-		privKeyPath = os.Getenv("TESTUSER_PRIVKEY")
+		rsaPrivKeyPath = os.Getenv("TESTUSER_PRIVKEY")
+		ed25519PrivKeyPath = os.Getenv("TESTUSER_ED25519_PRIVKEY")
 		attackerPrivKeyPath = os.Getenv("ATTACKER_PRIVKEY")
 		username = os.Getenv("TESTUSER_USERNAME")
-		Expect(fileExists(privKeyPath)).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(fileExists(rsaPrivKeyPath)).To(BeTrue())
 		Expect(fileExists(attackerPrivKeyPath)).To(BeTrue())
 	}
 })
@@ -113,8 +115,17 @@ var _ = Describe("Testing the ssh3 cli", func() {
 			}
 
 			Context("Client behaviour", func() {
-				It("Should connect using privkey", func() {
-					clientArgs = append(getClientArgs(privKeyPath), "echo", "Hello, World!")
+				It("Should connect using an RSA privkey", func() {
+					clientArgs = append(getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath), "echo", "Hello, World!")
+					command := exec.Command(ssh3Path, clientArgs...)
+					session, err := Start(command, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
+					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+					Eventually(session).Should(Exit(0))
+					Eventually(session).Should(Say("Hello, World!\n"))
+				})
+
+				It("Should connect using an ed25519 privkey", func() {
+					clientArgs = append(getClientArgs(ed25519PrivKeyPath), "echo", "Hello, World!")
 					command := exec.Command(ssh3Path, clientArgs...)
 					session, err := Start(command, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -123,10 +134,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Testing the ssh3 cli", func() {
 				})
 	
 				It("Should return the correct exit status", func() {
-					clientArgs0 := append(getClientArgs(privKeyPath), "exit", "0")
-					clientArgs1 := append(getClientArgs(privKeyPath), "exit", "1")
-					clientArgs255 := append(getClientArgs(privKeyPath), "exit", "255")
-					clientArgsMinus1 := append(getClientArgs(privKeyPath), "exit", "-1")
+					clientArgs0 := append(getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath), "exit", "0")
+					clientArgs1 := append(getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath), "exit", "1")
+					clientArgs255 := append(getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath), "exit", "255")
+					clientArgsMinus1 := append(getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath), "exit", "-1")
 	
 					command0 := exec.Command(ssh3Path, clientArgs0...)
 					session, err := Start(command0, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
@@ -192,7 +203,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Testing the ssh3 cli", func() {
 				
 						Eventually(serverStarted).Should(Receive())
 						// Execute the client with TCP port forwarding
-						clientArgs := getClientArgs(privKeyPath, "-forward-tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%s@%d", localPort, remoteAddr.IP, remoteAddr.Port))
+						clientArgs := getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath, "-forward-tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%s@%d", localPort, remoteAddr.IP, remoteAddr.Port))
 						command := exec.Command(ssh3Path, clientArgs...)
 						session, err := Start(command, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
 						Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -301,7 +312,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Testing the ssh3 cli", func() {
 			
 					Eventually(serverStarted).Should(Receive())
 					// Execute the client with UDP port forwarding
-					clientArgs := getClientArgs(privKeyPath, "-forward-udp", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%s@%d", localPort, remoteAddr.IP, remoteAddr.Port))
+					clientArgs := getClientArgs(rsaPrivKeyPath, "-forward-udp", fmt.Sprintf("%d/%s@%d", localPort, remoteAddr.IP, remoteAddr.Port))
 					command := exec.Command(ssh3Path, clientArgs...)
 					session, err := Start(command, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
 					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 86f5f93..8d9c2a4 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte"
 	cryptobyte_asn1 "golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte/asn1"
 )
@@ -164,13 +165,31 @@ func (q *DatagramsQueue) WaitNext(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func JWTSigningMethodFromCryptoPubkey(pubkey crypto.PublicKey) (jwt.SigningMethod, error) {
+	log.Debug().Type("SigningMethodType", pubkey).Msg("fetching singing method from crypto.PublicKey")
+
 	switch pubkey.(type) {
 	case *rsa.PublicKey:
+		log.
+			Trace().
+			Type("SigningMethodType", pubkey).
+			Str("FoundSigningMethod", "RSA").
+			Msg("found public key type")
 		return jwt.SigningMethodRS256, nil
-	case *ed25519.PublicKey:
+	case ed25519.PublicKey:
+		log.
+			Trace().
+			Type("SigningMethodType", pubkey).
+			Str("FoundSigningMethod", "ED25519").
+			Msg("found public key type")
 		return jwt.SigningMethodEdDSA, nil
+	default:
+		log.
+			Error().
+			Type("SigningMethodType", pubkey).
+			Str("FoundSigningMethod", "unknown").
+			Msg("did not find public key type")
+		return nil, UnknownSSHPubkeyType{pubkey: pubkey}
 	}
-	return nil, UnknownSSHPubkeyType{pubkey: pubkey}
 }
 
 func Sha256Fingerprint(in []byte) string {