diff --git a/src/MerkleDisclosureProof2021.ts b/src/MerkleDisclosureProof2021.ts
index 68e3f64..7c1d871 100644
--- a/src/MerkleDisclosureProof2021.ts
+++ b/src/MerkleDisclosureProof2021.ts
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ export class MerkleDisclosureProof2021 {
     proof.rootNonce = merkleProof.rootNonce;
 
     // produce compact jws
-    const k = await (this.key as any).useJwa({
-      detached: false,
-      header: {
-        // we don't need this here, but we will need it when multi message JWS is possible.
-        // kid: this.key.id,
-      },
-    });
-    const signer = k.signer();
+    // const k = await (this.key as any).useJwa({
+    //   detached: true,
+    //   header: {
+    //     // we don't need this here, but we will need it when multi message JWS is possible.
+    //     // kid: this.key.id,
+    //   },
+    // });
+    const signer = this.key.signer();
     const signature = await signer.sign({
       data: Buffer.from(merkleProof.root, 'hex').toString('base64'),
     });
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ export class MerkleDisclosureProof2021 {
       return framed;
     }
 
-    const key: any = await JsonWebKey.from(framed);
-    return key.useJwa({
-      detached: false,
-      header: {
-        // we don't need this here, but we will need it when multi message JWS is possible.
-        // kid: this.key.id,
-      },
-    });
+    return JsonWebKey.from(framed);
+    // return key.useJwa({
+    //   detached: true,
+    //   header: {
+    //     // we don't need this here, but we will need it when multi message JWS is possible.
+    //     // kid: this.key.id,
+    //   },
+    // });
   }
 }