diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42e4853..cf55159 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Make sure to replace `<path to dist/index.js>` with the path to the `dist/index.
       "command": "node",
       "args": ["<path to dist/index.js>"],
       "env": {
-        "AKASH_MNEMONIC": "<your mnemonic here>",
+        "AKASH_MNEMONIC": "<your mnemonic here>", // OR "AKASH_PRIVATE_KEY": "<your 64-character-hex-string>"
         "AKASH_RPC_URL": "https://rpc.akashnet.net:443" // optional, defaults to https://rpc.akashnet.net:443
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/AkashMCP.ts b/src/AkashMCP.ts
index 057fb7c..e2e03d9 100644
--- a/src/AkashMCP.ts
+++ b/src/AkashMCP.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
+import type { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet, DirectSecp256k1Wallet } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
 import type { SigningStargateClient } from '@cosmjs/stargate';
 import { loadWalletAndClient, loadCertificate } from './utils/index.js';
 import { SERVER_CONFIG } from './config.js';
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import type { ToolContext } from './types/index.js';
 import type { CertificatePem } from '@akashnetwork/akashjs/build/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.js';
 
 class AkashMCP extends McpServer {
-  private wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet | null = null;
+  private wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet | DirectSecp256k1Wallet | null = null;
   private client: SigningStargateClient | null = null;
   private certificate: CertificatePem | null = null;
 
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 164f2cc..40d9f9e 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const SERVER_CONFIG = {
   environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
   rpcEndpoint: process.env.RPC_ENDPOINT || 'https://rpc.akashnet.net:443',
   mnemonic: process.env.AKASH_MNEMONIC || '',
+  privateKey: process.env.AKASH_PRIVATE_KEY || '',
 } as const;
 
 export type ServerConfig = typeof SERVER_CONFIG;
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index ed52f59..f2e056d 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import type { z } from 'zod';
 import type { SigningStargateClient } from '@cosmjs/stargate';
-import type { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
+import type { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet, DirectSecp256k1Wallet } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
 import type { ReadResourceCallback } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';
 import type { CertificatePem } from '@akashnetwork/akashjs/build/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.js';
 
 // Tool related types
 export interface ToolContext {
   client: SigningStargateClient;
-  wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet;
+  wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet | DirectSecp256k1Wallet;
   certificate: CertificatePem;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/load-certificate.ts b/src/utils/load-certificate.ts
index e646528..706e055 100644
--- a/src/utils/load-certificate.ts
+++ b/src/utils/load-certificate.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import * as cert from '@akashnetwork/akashjs/build/certificates/index.js';
 import { certificateManager } from '@akashnetwork/akashjs/build/certificates/certificate-manager/index.js';
-import type { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
+import type { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet, DirectSecp256k1Wallet } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
 import type { SigningStargateClient } from '@cosmjs/stargate';
 import type { CertificatePem } from '@akashnetwork/akashjs/build/certificates/certificate-manager/CertificateManager.js';
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 export async function loadCertificate(
-  wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet,
+  wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet | DirectSecp256k1Wallet,
   client: SigningStargateClient
 ): Promise<CertificatePem> {
   const accounts = await wallet.getAccounts();
diff --git a/src/utils/load-wallet.ts b/src/utils/load-wallet.ts
index cf2bb91..fbc4565 100644
--- a/src/utils/load-wallet.ts
+++ b/src/utils/load-wallet.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import { GasPrice, SigningStargateClient } from '@cosmjs/stargate';
 import { getAkashTypeRegistry } from '@akashnetwork/akashjs/build/stargate/index.js';
-import { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet, Registry } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
+import { DirectSecp256k1HdWallet, DirectSecp256k1Wallet, Registry } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
 import { SERVER_CONFIG } from '../config.js';
 
 export async function loadWalletAndClient() {
-  const wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(SERVER_CONFIG.mnemonic, {
-    prefix: 'akash',
-  });
+  let wallet: DirectSecp256k1HdWallet | DirectSecp256k1Wallet;
+  
+  if (SERVER_CONFIG.mnemonic) {
+    wallet = await DirectSecp256k1HdWallet.fromMnemonic(SERVER_CONFIG.mnemonic, {
+      prefix: 'akash',
+    });
+  } else if (SERVER_CONFIG.privateKey) {
+    const privateKeyBytes = Uint8Array.from(Buffer.from(SERVER_CONFIG.privateKey, 'hex'));
+    wallet = await DirectSecp256k1Wallet.fromKey(privateKeyBytes, 'akash');
+  } else {
+    throw new Error('Either AKASH_MNEMONIC or AKASH_PRIVATE_KEY must be provided');
+  }
+
   const registry = getAkashTypeRegistry();
 
   const client = await SigningStargateClient.connectWithSigner(SERVER_CONFIG.rpcEndpoint, wallet, {