diff --git a/packages/kms-musap-rn/package.json b/packages/kms-musap-rn/package.json
index 0be1ea10..27f05b44 100644
--- a/packages/kms-musap-rn/package.json
+++ b/packages/kms-musap-rn/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@sphereon/ssi-types": "0.28.1-next.60",
     "@sphereon/ssi-sdk-ext.key-utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@sphereon/musap-react-native": "0.0.1-next.152",
+    "@sphereon/musap-react-native": "0.0.1-next.154",
     "@veramo/core": "4.2.0",
     "@veramo/key-manager": "4.2.0",
     "@veramo/kms-local": "4.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/kms-musap-rn/src/MusapKeyManagerSystem.ts b/packages/kms-musap-rn/src/MusapKeyManagerSystem.ts
index 1ee92c7f..386b17a8 100644
--- a/packages/kms-musap-rn/src/MusapKeyManagerSystem.ts
+++ b/packages/kms-musap-rn/src/MusapKeyManagerSystem.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { IKey, ManagedKeyInfo, MinimalImportableKey, TKeyType } from '@veramo/core'
 import {
+  isSignatureAlgorithmType, JWSAlgorithm,
   KeyAlgorithm,
   KeyAlgorithmType,
   KeyGenReq,
@@ -106,6 +107,23 @@ export class MusapKeyManagementSystem extends AbstractKeyManagementSystem {
     }
   }
 
+  private determineAlgorithm(
+    providedAlgorithm: string | undefined,
+    keyAlgorithm: KeyAlgorithm,
+  ): SignatureAlgorithmType {
+
+    if (providedAlgorithm === undefined) {
+      return signatureAlgorithmFromKeyAlgorithm(keyAlgorithm)
+    }
+
+    if (isSignatureAlgorithmType(providedAlgorithm)) {
+      return providedAlgorithm
+    }
+
+    // Veramo translates TKeyType to JWSAlgorithm
+    return signatureAlgorithmFromKeyAlgorithm(providedAlgorithm as JWSAlgorithm)
+  }
+
   async sign(args: { keyRef: Pick<IKey, 'kid'>; algorithm?: string; data: Uint8Array; [x: string]: any }): Promise<string> {
     if (!args.keyRef) {
       throw new Error('key_not_found: No key ref provided')
@@ -117,7 +135,7 @@ export class MusapKeyManagementSystem extends AbstractKeyManagementSystem {
     const signatureReq: SignatureReq = {
       keyUri: key.keyUri,
       data,
-      algorithm: (args.algorithm as SignatureAlgorithmType) ?? signatureAlgorithmFromKeyAlgorithm(key.algorithm),
+      algorithm: this.determineAlgorithm(args.algorithm, key.algorithm),
       displayText: args.displayText,
       transId: args.transId,
       format: (args.format as SignatureFormat) ?? 'RAW',
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 75a02540..945adf17 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ importers:
   packages/kms-musap-rn:
     dependencies:
       '@sphereon/musap-react-native':
-        specifier: 0.0.1-next.152
-        version: 0.0.1-next.152(react-native@0.74.4)(react@18.2.0)
+        specifier: 0.0.1-next.154
+        version: 0.0.1-next.154(react-native@0.74.4)(react@18.2.0)
       '@sphereon/ssi-sdk-ext.key-utils':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../key-utils
@@ -4957,17 +4957,17 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-HurQBvkjAW8t4oZ629sAKTAEi7B/rjYfmSJOquGdyJZeMPT+5R/9DW6i2eQv6kWHWLBa1Iji14zMUvM/NmF8Ew==}
     dev: true
 
-  /@sphereon/musap-native@0.0.1-next.152:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5yTsHAt6X2Wwh+EPB5L8l7V5Enmqa4/JOPZb7pHvX4Uta4Vex0emfYzIrP1A8gNPDrdcqDLfiTSqe69GrNzECg==}
+  /@sphereon/musap-native@0.0.1-next.154:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WNdL0bAYV+YnyAdruoHV9nvWh9gag2ELBhbkXYSvynBv5kLBv2sOQ670+GfiLzoAkgl5xyre58QHVM65zzY8Dw==}
     dev: false
 
-  /@sphereon/musap-react-native@0.0.1-next.152(react-native@0.74.4)(react@18.2.0):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-b1geui4l7w4o6qZYnAla9o2k4TWXu+aqhmM0um8OH3RNF5b1xwDFKgHhJ9VGFDF7ZxiQ8CVRSVT/b51NIaVefA==}
+  /@sphereon/musap-react-native@0.0.1-next.154(react-native@0.74.4)(react@18.2.0):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-sj7k1Ikylm0540urv2hXc7MiBhwNUzgrrRaSl+VbOV1PpGkrydqQz0QTB4Dmsxl8+JddOb4DNV0Lr9VdYYAl9A==}
     peerDependencies:
       react: '*'
       react-native: '*'
     dependencies:
-      '@sphereon/musap-native': 0.0.1-next.152
+      '@sphereon/musap-native': 0.0.1-next.154
       react: 18.2.0
       react-native: 0.74.4(@babel/core@7.24.9)(@babel/preset-env@7.24.8)(react@18.2.0)
     dev: false