diff --git a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Config.kt b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Config.kt
index 5469f615cf..989338e54f 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Config.kt
+++ b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/cli/Config.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ data class Identity(
     val nsec: String?,
     val npub: String,
 ) {
+    @get:com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore
     val hasPrivateKey: Boolean get() = privKeyHex != null
 
     fun keyPair(): KeyPair =