diff --git a/lib/ecdsa.js b/lib/ecdsa.js
index 2fd8734..e2648aa 100644
--- a/lib/ecdsa.js
+++ b/lib/ecdsa.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ ECDSA.prototype.sig2pubkey = function() {
   //var Q = R.multiplyTwo(s, G, eNeg).mul(rInv);
   var Q = R.mul(s).add(G.mul(eNeg)).mul(rInv);
 
-  var pubkey = new Pubkey(Q);
+  var pubkey = new Pubkey({point: Q});
   pubkey.compressed = this.sig.compressed;
   pubkey.validate();
 
diff --git a/lib/expmt/stealth.js b/lib/expmt/stealth.js
index 66aebb6..877ff13 100644
--- a/lib/expmt/stealth.js
+++ b/lib/expmt/stealth.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Stealth.prototype.fromRandom = function() {
 
 Stealth.prototype.getSharedKeyAsReceiver = function(senderPubkey) {
   var sharedSecretPoint = senderPubkey.point.mul(this.scanKey.privkey.bn);
-  var sharedSecretPubkey = Pubkey(sharedSecretPoint);
+  var sharedSecretPubkey = Pubkey({point: sharedSecretPoint});
   var buf = sharedSecretPubkey.toDER(true);
   var sharedKey = KDF.sha256hmac2key(buf);
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Stealth.prototype.getSharedKeyAsReceiver = function(senderPubkey) {
 
 Stealth.prototype.getSharedKeyAsSender = function(senderKey) {
   var sharedSecretPoint = this.scanKey.pubkey.point.mul(senderKey.privkey.bn);
-  var sharedSecretPubkey = Pubkey(sharedSecretPoint);
+  var sharedSecretPubkey = Pubkey({point: sharedSecretPoint});
   var buf = sharedSecretPubkey.toDER(true);
   var sharedKey = KDF.sha256hmac2key(buf);
 
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ Stealth.prototype.getSharedKeyAsSender = function(senderKey) {
 
 Stealth.prototype.getReceivePubkeyAsReceiver = function(senderPubkey) {
   var sharedKey = this.getSharedKeyAsReceiver(senderPubkey);
-  var pubkey = Pubkey(this.payloadKey.pubkey.point.add(sharedKey.pubkey.point));
+  var pubkey = Pubkey({point: this.payloadKey.pubkey.point.add(sharedKey.pubkey.point)});
 
   return pubkey;
 };
 
 Stealth.prototype.getReceivePubkeyAsSender = function(senderKey) {
   var sharedKey = this.getSharedKeyAsSender(senderKey);
-  var pubkey = Pubkey(this.payloadKey.pubkey.point.add(sharedKey.pubkey.point));
+  var pubkey = Pubkey({point: this.payloadKey.pubkey.point.add(sharedKey.pubkey.point)});
 
   return pubkey;
 };
diff --git a/lib/key.js b/lib/key.js
index 3ad9bed..2616ba3 100644
--- a/lib/key.js
+++ b/lib/key.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Key.prototype.getAddress = function(network) {
 };
 
 Key.prototype.privkey2pubkey = function() {
-  this.pubkey = new Pubkey(point.getG().mul(this.privkey.bn), this.privkey.compressed);
+  this.pubkey = new Pubkey({point: point.getG().mul(this.privkey.bn), compressed: this.privkey.compressed});
 };
 
 Key.prototype.toString = function() {
diff --git a/lib/pubkey.js b/lib/pubkey.js
index 8a659a2..b4ffa5f 100644
--- a/lib/pubkey.js
+++ b/lib/pubkey.js
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 var Point = require('./point');
 var bn = require('./bn');
 
-var Pubkey = function Pubkey(point, compressed) {
+var Pubkey = function Pubkey(obj) {
   if (!(this instanceof Pubkey))
-    return new Pubkey(point);
-  if (point && !point.getX() && !point.getY())
+    return new Pubkey(obj);
+  if (obj)
+    this.set(obj);
+};
+
+Pubkey.prototype.set = function(obj) {
+  if (obj.point && !obj.point.getX() && !obj.point.getY())
     throw new Error('Invalid point');
-  this.point = point;
-  this.compressed = compressed;
+  this.point = obj.point || this.point;
+  this.compressed = typeof obj.compressed !== 'undefined' ? obj.compressed : this.compressed;
+  return this;
 };
 
 Pubkey.prototype.fromDER = function(buf) {
diff --git a/test/test.ecdsa.js b/test/test.ecdsa.js
index 219001d..3a8238a 100644
--- a/test/test.ecdsa.js
+++ b/test/test.ecdsa.js
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ describe("ECDSA", function() {
   ecdsa.hashbuf = Hash.sha256(new Buffer('test data'));
   ecdsa.key = new Key();
   ecdsa.key.privkey = new Privkey({bn: BN().fromBuffer(new Buffer('fee0a1f7afebf9d2a5a80c0c98a31c709681cce195cbcd06342b517970c0be1e', 'hex'))});
-  ecdsa.key.pubkey = new Pubkey(point(BN().fromBuffer(new Buffer('ac242d242d23be966085a2b2b893d989f824e06c9ad0395a8a52f055ba39abb2', 'hex')),
-                                      BN().fromBuffer(new Buffer('4836ab292c105a711ed10fcfd30999c31ff7c02456147747e03e739ad527c380', 'hex'))));
+  ecdsa.key.pubkey = new Pubkey({
+    point: point(BN().fromBuffer(new Buffer('ac242d242d23be966085a2b2b893d989f824e06c9ad0395a8a52f055ba39abb2', 'hex')),
+    BN().fromBuffer(new Buffer('4836ab292c105a711ed10fcfd30999c31ff7c02456147747e03e739ad527c380', 'hex')))
+  });
 
   describe('#set', function() {
     
diff --git a/test/test.pubkey.js b/test/test.pubkey.js
index 06e9b7a..3510b6d 100644
--- a/test/test.pubkey.js
+++ b/test/test.pubkey.js
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ describe('Pubkey', function() {
 
   it('should create a public key with a point', function() {
     var p = Point();
-    var pk = new Pubkey(p);
+    var pk = new Pubkey({point: p});
     should.exist(pk.point);
   });
 
+  describe('#set', function() {
+    
+    it('should make a public key from a point', function() {
+      should.exist(Pubkey().set({point: Point.getG()}).point);
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('#fromDER', function() {
     
     it('should parse this uncompressed public key', function() {