diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2801b0a..a6f8883 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "golgi"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.4"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-stream 0.3.2",
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "kuska-handshake",
  "kuska-sodiumoxide",
  "kuska-ssb",
+ "log",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2",
@@ -639,8 +640,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kuska-ssb"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb#fb7062de606e7c9cae8dd4df402a122db46c1b77"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb#6b0457a8ddd0e86a8f84cffac2b5cb835723822f"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-stream 0.2.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 460122c..1742676 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "golgi"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.4"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Max Fowler <max@mfowler.info>", "Andrew Reid <glyph@mycelial.technology>"]
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ async-std = "1.10.0"
 async-stream = "0.3.2"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 futures = "0.3.21"
+log = "0.4"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 kuska-handshake = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["async_std"] }
 kuska-sodiumoxide = "0.2.5-0"
diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index fdf1771..e553d70 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.
@@ -54,12 +58,16 @@ impl Sbot {
         ip_port: Option<String>,
         net_id: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<Sbot, GolgiError> {
-        let address = if ip_port.is_none() {
+        let mut address = if ip_port.is_none() {
             "127.0.0.1:8008".to_string()
         } else {
             ip_port.unwrap()
         };
 
+        if address.starts_with(':') {
+            address = format!("127.0.0.1{}", address);
+        }
+
         let network_id = if net_id.is_none() {
             discovery::ssb_net_id()
         } else {
@@ -69,10 +77,26 @@ 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
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!(
+                        "couldn't read local go-sbot secret from: {}",
+                        key_path
+                    ))
+            }
+            Keystore::CustomPatchwork(key_path) => {
+                keystore::from_custom_patchwork_keypath(key_path.to_string())
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!(
+                        "couldn't read local patchwork secret from: {}",
+                        key_path
+                    ))
+            }
         };
 
         Ok(Self {
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 5871549..df3fe51 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ where
         if id == req_no {
             match msg {
                 RecvMsg::RpcResponse(_type, body) => {
-                    return f(&body).map_err(|err| err);
+                    return f(&body);
                 }
                 RecvMsg::ErrorResponse(message) => {
                     return Err(GolgiError::Sbot(message));