diff --git a/src/auth/nip98.js b/src/auth/nip98.js
index 42e2751..2f00b31 100644
--- a/src/auth/nip98.js
+++ b/src/auth/nip98.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { nip98, nip19, finalizeEvent } = require('nostr-tools')
 
 async function getToken({ url, method, data }) {
+  if (!process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH_NSEC) throw new Error('Missing NSEC')
   const { data: sK } = nip19.decode(process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH_NSEC)
   return nip98.getToken(
     url,
diff --git a/src/git-remote-pear.js b/src/git-remote-pear.js
index 6aac563..68e7852 100755
--- a/src/git-remote-pear.js
+++ b/src/git-remote-pear.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const repoName = matches[2]
 
 const store = new Corestore(RAM)
 const swarmOpts = {}
-if (process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH && process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH !== 'native') {
+if (process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH === 'native') {
   swarmOpts.keyPair = home.getKeyPair()
 }
 const swarm = new Hyperswarm(swarmOpts)
diff --git a/src/list-remote.js b/src/list-remote.js
index 576fadb..a3fbe0b 100644
--- a/src/list-remote.js
+++ b/src/list-remote.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = async function listRemote (url) {
   console.log('Connecting to:', targetKey)
 
   const swarmOpts = {}
-  if (process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH && process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH !== 'native') {
+  if (process.env.GIT_PEAR_AUTH === 'native') {
     swarmOpts.keyPair = home.getKeyPair()
   }
   const swarm = new Hyperswarm(swarmOpts)