diff --git a/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js b/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js
index 4f763cd..9351529 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ module.exports = (shepherd) => {
   shepherd.post('/electrum/login', (req, res, next) => {
     for (let key in shepherd.electrumServers) {
       const _abbr = shepherd.electrumServers[key].abbr;
+      const _seed = req.body.seed;
       let keys;
 
-      if (req.body.seed.length === 52 &&
-          req.body.seed.indexOf(' ') === -1 &&
-          req.body.seed.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$/)) {
-        let key = shepherd.bitcoinJS.ECPair.fromWIF(req.body.seed, shepherd.electrumJSNetworks.komodo);
+      if ((_seed.length === 51 || _seed.length === 52) &&
+          _seed.indexOf(' ') === -1 &&
+          _seed.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$/)) {
+        let key = shepherd.bitcoinJS.ECPair.fromWIF(_seed, shepherd.electrumJSNetworks.komodo);
         keys = {
           priv: key.toWIF(),
           pub: key.getAddress(),
         };
       } else {
-        keys = shepherd.seedToWif(req.body.seed, shepherd.findNetworkObj(_abbr), req.body.iguana, req.body.old);
+        keys = shepherd.seedToWif(_seed, shepherd.findNetworkObj(_abbr), req.body.iguana);
       }
 
       shepherd.electrumKeys[_abbr] = {