diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2801b0a..656212e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "golgi"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-stream 0.3.2",
@@ -639,8 +639,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kuska-ssb"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb#fb7062de606e7c9cae8dd4df402a122db46c1b77"
+version = "0.4.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-stream 0.2.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 460122c..a2e2a1d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "golgi"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Max Fowler <max@mfowler.info>", "Andrew Reid <glyph@mycelial.technology>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ futures = "0.3.21"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 kuska-handshake = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["async_std"] }
 kuska-sodiumoxide = "0.2.5-0"
-kuska-ssb = { git = "https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb" }
+#kuska-ssb = { git = "https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb" }
+kuska-ssb = { path = "../kuska-ssb" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 sha2 = "0.10.2"
diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index fdf1771..140b95d 100644
--- a/src/sbot.rs
+++ b/src/sbot.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ pub enum Keystore {
     Patchwork,
     /// GoSbot default keystore path: `.ssb-go/secret` in the user's home directory.
     GoSbot,
+    /// GoSbot keystore in a custom location
+    CustomGoSbot(String),
+    /// Patchwork keystore in a custom location
+    CustomPatchwork(String),
 }
 
 /// A struct representing a connection with a running sbot.
@@ -69,10 +73,26 @@ impl Sbot {
         let OwnedIdentity { pk, sk, id } = match keystore {
             Keystore::Patchwork => keystore::from_patchwork_local()
                 .await
-                .expect("couldn't read local secret"),
+                .expect("couldn't read local patchwork secret from default location"),
             Keystore::GoSbot => keystore::from_gosbot_local()
                 .await
-                .expect("couldn't read local secret"),
+                .expect("couldn't read local go-sbot secret from default location"),
+            Keystore::CustomGoSbot(key_path) => {
+                keystore::from_custom_gosbot_keypath(key_path.to_string())
+                    .await
+                    .expect(&format!(
+                        "couldn't read local go-sbot secret from: {}",
+                        key_path
+                    ))
+            }
+            Keystore::CustomPatchwork(key_path) => {
+                keystore::from_custom_patchwork_keypath(key_path.to_string())
+                    .await
+                    .expect(&format!(
+                        "couldn't read local patchwork secret from: {}",
+                        key_path
+                    ))
+            }
         };
 
         Ok(Self {