diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 02adf12..becad21 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asn1.js/-/asn1.js-0.4.1.tgz"
     },
     "bn.js": {
-      "version": "0.16.0",
-      "from": "bn.js@0.16.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bn.js/-/bn.js-0.16.0.tgz"
+      "version": "0.16.1",
+      "from": "bn.js@0.16.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bn.js/-/bn.js-0.16.1.tgz"
     },
     "browser-request": {
       "version": "0.3.3",
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-0.16.0.tgz",
       "dependencies": {
         "bn.js": {
-          "version": "0.16.0",
-          "from": "bn.js@0.16.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bn.js/-/bn.js-0.16.0.tgz"
+          "version": "0.16.1",
+          "from": "bn.js@0.16.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bn.js/-/bn.js-0.16.1.tgz"
         },
         "brorand": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d94b9e8..59cd473 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "asn1.js": "=0.4.1",
-    "bn.js": "=0.16.0",
+    "bn.js": "=0.16.1",
     "browser-request": "^0.3.3",
     "bs58": "=2.0.0",
     "bufferput": "^0.1.2",
diff --git a/test/publickey.js b/test/publickey.js
index de4011d..dce9707 100644
--- a/test/publickey.js
+++ b/test/publickey.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ describe('PublicKey', function() {
   });
 
   describe('instantiation', function() {
+
     it('from a private key', function() {
       var privhex = '906977a061af29276e40bf377042ffbde414e496ae2260bbf1fa9d085637bfff';
       var pubhex = '02a1633cafcc01ebfb6d78e39f687a1f0995c62fc95f51ead10a02ee0be551b5dc';
@@ -52,6 +53,35 @@ describe('PublicKey', function() {
       pk.toString().should.equal(pubhex);
     });
 
+    it('problematic secp256k1 public keys', function() {
+
+      var knownKeys = [
+        {
+          wif: 'KzsjKq2FVqVuQv2ueHVFuB65A9uEZ6S1L6F8NuokCrE3V3kE3Ack',
+          priv: '6d1229a6b24c2e775c062870ad26bc261051e0198c67203167273c7c62538846',
+          pub: '03d6106302d2698d6a41e9c9a114269e7be7c6a0081317de444bb2980bf9265a01',
+          pubx: 'd6106302d2698d6a41e9c9a114269e7be7c6a0081317de444bb2980bf9265a01',
+          puby: 'e05fb262e64b108991a29979809fcef9d3e70cafceb3248c922c17d83d66bc9d'
+        },
+        {
+          wif: 'L5MgSwNB2R76xBGorofRSTuQFd1bm3hQMFVf3u2CneFom8u1Yt7G',
+          priv: 'f2cc9d2b008927db94b89e04e2f6e70c180e547b3e5e564b06b8215d1c264b53',
+          pub: '03e275faa35bd1e88f5df6e8f9f6edb93bdf1d65f4915efc79fd7a726ec0c21700',
+          pubx: 'e275faa35bd1e88f5df6e8f9f6edb93bdf1d65f4915efc79fd7a726ec0c21700',
+          puby: '367216cb35b086e6686d69dddd822a8f4d52eb82ac5d9de18fdcd9bf44fa7df7'
+        }
+      ];
+
+      for(var i = 0; i < knownKeys.length; i++) {
+        var privkey = new PrivateKey(knownKeys[i].wif);
+        var pubkey = privkey.toPublicKey();
+        pubkey.toString().should.equal(knownKeys[i].pub);
+        pubkey.point.x.toString('hex').should.equal(knownKeys[i].pubx);
+        pubkey.point.y.toString('hex').should.equal(knownKeys[i].puby);
+      }
+
+    });
+
     it('from a compressed public key', function() {
       var publicKeyHex = '031ff0fe0f7b15ffaa85ff9f4744d539139c252a49710fb053bb9f2b933173ff9a';
       var publicKey = new PublicKey(publicKeyHex);