diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java
index 8e06ae5e3..3661f089a 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ public char[] readPassword(String prompt) {
 		return c.readPassword(prompt);
 	}
 
-	public String loadTextFile(String fname) {
+	public String loadFileAsString(String fname) {
 		String result=null;
 		try {
 			fname=fname.trim();
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java
index 932368a40..2317e405d 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void run() {
 		// Ensure importText is filled
 		if (importFilename != null && importFilename.length() > 0) {
 			if (importText!=null) throw new CLIError("Please provide either --import-file or --text, not both!");
-			importText=cli().loadTextFile(importFilename);
+			importText=cli().loadFileAsString(importFilename);
 		}
 		if (importText == null || importText.length() == 0) {
 			throw new CLIError("You need to provide '--text' or import filename '--import-file' to import a private key");
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ public void run() {
 			}
 		}
 		
-		// Parse input as hex string, just in case
+		// Parse input as hex string, will be null if not parsed. For BIP39 is 64 bytes, Ed25519 32
 		ABlob hex=Blobs.parse(importText.trim());
-		
 		if (type==null) {
 			cli().printErr("No import file type specified, attempting to auto-detect");
 			if (hex!=null) {
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/test/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImportTest.java b/convex-cli/src/test/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImportTest.java
index b95ac9380..d98d227f8 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/test/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImportTest.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/test/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImportTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,34 @@ public void testKeyImportPEM() {
 		assertTrue(t2.getOutput().contains(accountKey.toHexString()));
 	}
 	
+	@Test
+	public void testKeyImportSeed() {
+		AKeyPair keyPair = AKeyPair.createSeeded(101);
+		AccountKey accountKey=keyPair.getAccountKey();
+
+		CLTester tester =  CLTester.run(
+			"key", 
+			"import",
+			"seed",
+			"--keystore-password", new String(KEYSTORE_PASSWORD), 
+			"--keystore", KEYSTORE_FILENAME, 
+			"--text", keyPair.getSeed().toString(), 
+			"--import-password", new String("")
+		);
+		assertEquals(ExitCodes.SUCCESS,tester.getResult());
+		
+		// Should give Ed25519 Seed: 616421a4ea27c65919faa5555e923f6005d76695c7d9ba0fe2a484b90e23de89
+
+		CLTester t2=CLTester.run(
+				"key" , 
+				"list",
+				"--keystore-password", new String(KEYSTORE_PASSWORD), 
+				"--keystore", KEYSTORE_FILENAME);
+		
+		assertEquals(ExitCodes.SUCCESS,t2.getResult());
+		assertTrue(t2.getOutput().contains(accountKey.toHexString()));
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	public void testKeyImportBIP39() {