diff --git a/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js b/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js
index 3026f2b..272ee8d 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd/electrum/auth.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports = (shepherd) => {
       let keys;
 
       if (req.body.seed.length === 52 &&
-          req.body.seed[0] === 'U' &&
+          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);
         keys = {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = (shepherd) => {
           pub: key.getAddress(),
         };
       } else {
-        keys = shepherd.seedToWif(req.body.seed, shepherd.findNetworkObj(_abbr), req.body.iguana);
+        keys = shepherd.seedToWif(req.body.seed, shepherd.findNetworkObj(_abbr), req.body.iguana, req.body.old);
       }
 
       shepherd.electrumKeys[_abbr] = {