diff --git a/identity/identity.test.ts b/identity/identity.test.ts
index 318b403..269d859 100644
--- a/identity/identity.test.ts
+++ b/identity/identity.test.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { BlahKeyPair } from "../crypto/mod.ts";
 import { BlahIdentity } from "./identity.ts";
 import type { BlahIdentityFile, BlahProfile } from "./mod.ts";
 
-const idKeyPair = await BlahKeyPair.generate();
-const actKeyPair = await BlahKeyPair.generate();
+let idKeyPair: BlahKeyPair;
+let actKeyPair: BlahKeyPair;
 const profile: BlahProfile = {
   typ: "profile",
   name: "Shibo Lyu",
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ let identityFile: BlahIdentityFile;
 let identityFromFile: BlahIdentity;
 
 Deno.test("create identity", async () => {
+  idKeyPair = await BlahKeyPair.generate();
+  actKeyPair = await BlahKeyPair.generate();
   identity = await BlahIdentity.create(idKeyPair, actKeyPair, profile);
 });
 
@@ -48,6 +50,35 @@ Deno.test("parse identity file", async () => {
   identityFromFile = await BlahIdentity.fromIdentityFile(identityFile);
 });
 
+Deno.test("identity file profile sigs are properly verfied", async () => {
+  const identityFileWithProfileInvalidProfileSig: BlahIdentityFile = {
+    ...identityFile,
+    profile: { ...identityFile.profile, sig: "_ obviously not a valid sig _" },
+  };
+  const identityWithProfileInvalidProfileSig = await BlahIdentity
+    .fromIdentityFile(
+      identityFileWithProfileInvalidProfileSig,
+    );
+  expect(identityWithProfileInvalidProfileSig.profileSigValid).toBe(false);
+});
+
+Deno.test("identity file act key sigs are properly verfied", async () => {
+  const identityFileWithActKeyInvalidActKeySig: BlahIdentityFile = {
+    ...identityFile,
+    act_keys: [
+      {
+        ...identityFile.act_keys[0],
+        sig: "_ obviously not a valid sig _",
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const identityWithActKeyInvalidActKeySig = await BlahIdentity
+    .fromIdentityFile(
+      identityFileWithActKeyInvalidActKeySig,
+    );
+  expect(identityWithActKeyInvalidActKeySig.actKeys[0].sigValid).toBe(false);
+});
+
 Deno.test("add a second act key", async () => {
   const actKeyPair2 = await BlahKeyPair.generate();
   await identity.addActKey(actKeyPair2, { comment: "test" });
diff --git a/identity/identity.ts b/identity/identity.ts
index 86c6965..5de241c 100644
--- a/identity/identity.ts
+++ b/identity/identity.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function constructActKeyFromRaw(
   const publicKey = idKey instanceof BlahKeyPair ? idKey.publicKey : idKey;
   let sigValid = false;
   try {
-    publicKey.verifyPayload(raw);
+    await publicKey.verifyPayload(raw);
     sigValid = true;
   } catch {
     sigValid = false;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class BlahIdentity {
     }
     let profileSigValid = false;
     try {
-      profileSigningKey.verifyPayload(rawProfile);
+      await profileSigningKey.verifyPayload(rawProfile);
       profileSigValid = true;
     } catch {
       profileSigValid = false;