diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index 63bdeb4..4e28967 100644
--- a/src/sbot.rs
+++ b/src/sbot.rs
@@ -53,15 +53,19 @@ impl Sbot {
     /// Initiate a connection with an sbot instance. Define the IP address,
     /// port and network key for the sbot, then retrieve the public key,
     /// private key (secret) and identity from the `.ssb-go/secret` file.
-    pub async fn init(
+    pub async fn init<S, T>(
         keystore: Keystore,
-        ip_port: Option<String>,
-        net_id: Option<String>,
-    ) -> Result<Sbot, GolgiError> {
+        ip_port: Option<S>,
+        net_id: Option<T>,
+    ) -> Result<Sbot, GolgiError>
+    where
+        S: Into<String>,
+        T: Into<String>,
+    {
         let mut address = if ip_port.is_none() {
             "127.0.0.1:8008".to_string()
         } else {
-            ip_port.unwrap()
+            ip_port.unwrap().into()
         };
 
         if address.starts_with(':') {
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ impl Sbot {
         let network_id = if net_id.is_none() {
             discovery::ssb_net_id()
         } else {
-            auth::Key::from_slice(&hex::decode(net_id.unwrap()).unwrap()).unwrap()
+            auth::Key::from_slice(&hex::decode(net_id.unwrap().into()).unwrap()).unwrap()
         };
 
         let OwnedIdentity { pk, sk, id } = match keystore {