diff --git a/src/lib/cli/actions/address.ts b/src/lib/cli/actions/address.ts
index 68977e58..5eb6559f 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli/actions/address.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cli/actions/address.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export const addressAction = async (
     logger.error("No secret key supplied");
     logger.warn("Run me with --generate to generate a new secret for you");
     return process.exit(1);
-  } else if (options.generate) {
+  }
+
+  if (!config.secretKey && options.generate) {
     const newKeys = makeKeys();
     const encodedKeys = encodeKeys(newKeys);
     config.secretKey = encodedKeys.secretKey;
diff --git a/src/lib/cli/actions/start.ts b/src/lib/cli/actions/start.ts
index 1e55ff02..db97b899 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli/actions/start.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cli/actions/start.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export const startAction = async (
     logger.error("No secret key supplied");
     logger.warn("Run me with --generate to generate a new secret for you");
     return process.exit(1);
-  } else if (options.generate) {
+  }
+
+  if (!config.secretKey && options.generate) {
     const newKeys = makeKeys();
     const encodedKeys = encodeKeys(newKeys);
     config.secretKey = encodedKeys.secretKey;
diff --git a/src/lib/constants.ts b/src/lib/constants.ts
index b2dc0bbb..c48af0ac 100644
--- a/src/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/src/lib/constants.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   MetaData,
 } from "./types.js";
 
-export const version = "0.8.8";
+export const version = "0.8.9";
 export const protocolVersion = "0.8.0";
 
 export const topic = sha(`Kenshi.Unchained.Testnet.Topic.V${protocolVersion}`);