diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6c3bc4f..71eb131 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.21.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "604178f6c5c21f02dc555784810edfb88d34ac2c73b2eae109655649ee73ce3d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bech32"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -224,7 +230,7 @@ checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 [[package]]
 name = "bolt-derive"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1195,7 +1201,7 @@ checksum = "b06a4cde4c0f271a446782e3eff8de789548ce57dbc8eca9292c27f4a42004b4"
 [[package]]
 name = "lss-connector"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "log",
@@ -1727,7 +1733,7 @@ version = "2.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "07ff71d2c147a7b57362cead5e22f772cd52f6ab31cfcd9edcd7f6aeb2a0afbe"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.13.1",
  "chrono",
  "hex",
  "serde",
@@ -1775,10 +1781,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-auther"
 version = "0.1.12"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "base64",
+ "base64 0.21.2",
  "hex",
  "log",
  "secp256k1",
@@ -1787,7 +1793,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-crypter"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chacha20poly1305",
@@ -1798,7 +1804,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-glyph"
 version = "0.1.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -1850,7 +1856,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-signer"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bip39",
@@ -2131,7 +2137,7 @@ checksum = "49874b5167b65d7193b8aba1567f5c7d93d001cafc34600cee003eda787e483f"
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-core"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitcoin",
@@ -2153,7 +2159,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-persist"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "log",
@@ -2166,7 +2172,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-protocol"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "as-any",
  "bolt-derive",
@@ -2180,7 +2186,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-protocol-signer"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "bit-vec",
  "log",
diff --git a/broker/Cargo.lock b/broker/Cargo.lock
index 86995cb..94be4a8 100644
--- a/broker/Cargo.lock
+++ b/broker/Cargo.lock
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "bolt-derive"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "lightning-storage-server"
 version = "0.3.0"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "lss-connector"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "lightning-storage-server",
@@ -3311,10 +3311,10 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-auther"
 version = "0.1.12"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "base64 0.13.1",
+ "base64 0.21.2",
  "hex",
  "log",
  "secp256k1",
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-glyph"
 version = "0.1.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "sphinx-signer"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca#be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca"
+source = "git+https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs?rev=b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f#b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bip39",
@@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ checksum = "49874b5167b65d7193b8aba1567f5c7d93d001cafc34600cee003eda787e483f"
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-core"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "backtrace",
@@ -4079,7 +4079,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-frontend"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "lightning-storage-server",
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-persist"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "kv",
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-protocol"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "as-any",
  "bolt-derive",
@@ -4121,7 +4121,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-protocol-client"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4136,7 +4136,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-protocol-signer"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "bit-vec",
  "log",
@@ -4148,7 +4148,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "vls-proxy"
 version = "0.9.1"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd#e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd"
+source = "git+https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git?rev=163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795#163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "as-any",
diff --git a/broker/Cargo.toml b/broker/Cargo.toml
index 4a7a91e..be8bbd7 100644
--- a/broker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/broker/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ thiserror         = "1.0.31"
 toml              = "0.5.9"
 url               = { version = "2.2" }
 
-vls-frontend        = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd" }
-vls-protocol        = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd" }
-vls-protocol-client = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd" }
-vls-proxy           = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "e199c70cbacd3404e7cecf95bb75ca02afd4cffd" }
+vls-frontend        = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795" }
+vls-protocol        = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795" }
+vls-protocol-client = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795" }
+vls-proxy           = { git = "https://gitlab.com/lightning-signer/validating-lightning-signer.git", rev = "163bade8dc4a97fdb516b68fbfdff8e43a74e795" }
 
-lss-connector = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca" }
-sphinx-signer = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca" }
+lss-connector = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f" }
+sphinx-signer = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs", rev = "b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f" }
 # lss-connector = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/lss-connector" }
 # sphinx-signer = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/signer" }
 
diff --git a/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml b/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
index 12e1194..dc79bb0 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sphinx-key/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ serde_json       = { version = "1.0.81", default-features = false }
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7.1"
 url              = "2"
 
-lss-connector  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", default-features = false, rev = "be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca" }
+lss-connector  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", default-features = false, rev = "b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f" }
 # lss-connector  = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/lss-connector", default-features = false }
-sphinx-crypter = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", rev = "be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca" }
-sphinx-signer  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", optional = true, rev = "be14ee70477f8e99f70f17d7cee6b30741a2ffca" }
+sphinx-crypter = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", rev = "b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f" }
+sphinx-signer  = { git = "https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-rs.git", optional = true, rev = "b08bd8d76b8f810892e409c5fa0fecbfdf2d6a8f" }
 # sphinx-signer  = { path = "../../sphinx-rs/signer", optional = true }
 
 anyhow.workspace       = true
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/core/lss.rs b/sphinx-key/src/core/lss.rs
index 7563d38..2f7e51f 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/core/lss.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/core/lss.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn init_lss(
         }
     };
 
-    let (lss_signer, res1) = LssSigner::new(&handler_builder, &server_pubkey);
+    let (lss_signer, res1) = LssSigner::new(&handler_builder, &server_pubkey, None);
     let lss_res_1_topic = format!("{}/{}", client_id, topics::INIT_1_RES);
     mqtt.publish(&lss_res_1_topic, QOS, false, &res1)
         .expect("could not publish LSS response");