diff --git a/packages/agent/src/agent-did-resolver-cache.ts b/packages/agent/src/agent-did-resolver-cache.ts
index 8fb9377e3..1c36c48f0 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/agent-did-resolver-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/agent-did-resolver-cache.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DidResolutionResult, DidResolverCache, DidResolverCacheLevel, DidResolverCacheLevelParams } from '@web5/dids';
 import { Web5PlatformAgent } from './types/agent.js';
+import { logger } from '@web5/common';
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/agent/src/local-key-manager.ts b/packages/agent/src/local-key-manager.ts
index ee94e373f..083fd7517 100644
--- a/packages/agent/src/local-key-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/src/local-key-manager.ts
@@ -423,17 +423,13 @@ export class LocalKeyManager implements AgentKeyManager {
     // Compute the key URI for the key.
     const keyUri = await this.getKeyUri({ key: privateKey });
 
-    const existingKey = await this._keyStore.get({ id: keyUri, agent: this.agent, useCache: true });
-    if (!existingKey) {
-      // Store the key if it does not already exist in the key store.
-      await this._keyStore.set({
-        id                : keyUri,
-        data              : privateKey,
-        agent             : this.agent,
-        preventDuplicates : true,
-        useCache          : true
-      });
-    }
+    await this._keyStore.set({
+      id                : keyUri,
+      data              : privateKey,
+      agent             : this.agent,
+      preventDuplicates : true,
+      useCache          : true
+    });
 
     return keyUri;
   }
diff --git a/packages/agent/tests/local-key-manager.spec.ts b/packages/agent/tests/local-key-manager.spec.ts
index d95c8da89..6b53232a3 100644
--- a/packages/agent/tests/local-key-manager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/tests/local-key-manager.spec.ts
@@ -120,32 +120,6 @@ describe('LocalKeyManager', () => {
           expect(importedKey).to.exist;
           expect(importedKey).to.deep.equal(key);
         });
-
-        it('does not attempt to import a key that is already in the key store', async () => {
-          // scenario: a key already exists within your key store, you attempt to import it again
-          // the method should not throw an error, but should also not attempt to store the key again
-
-          const storeSetSpy = sinon.spy(testHarness.agent.keyManager['_keyStore'], 'set');
-
-          // generate a key within the key manager
-          const keyUri = await testHarness.agent.keyManager.generateKey({ algorithm: 'secp256k1' });
-          expect(storeSetSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
-
-          // export the key
-          const exportedKey = await testHarness.agent.keyManager.exportKey({ keyUri });
-
-          // reset the spy count
-          storeSetSpy.resetHistory();
-
-          // attempt to import the same key, will not fail
-          await testHarness.agent.keyManager.importKey({ key: exportedKey });
-          expect(storeSetSpy.callCount).to.equal(0); //
-
-          // sanity import a key generated outside the key manager
-          const key = await Ed25519.generateKey();
-          await testHarness.agent.keyManager.importKey({ key });
-          expect(storeSetSpy.callCount).to.equal(1);
-        });
       });
 
       describe('exportKey()', () => {
diff --git a/packages/dids/src/bearer-did.ts b/packages/dids/src/bearer-did.ts
index 120f94186..cdecee834 100644
--- a/packages/dids/src/bearer-did.ts
+++ b/packages/dids/src/bearer-did.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export class BearerDid {
     keyManager?: CryptoApi & KeyImporterExporter<KmsImportKeyParams, KeyIdentifier, KmsExportKeyParams>;
     portableDid: PortableDid;
   }): Promise<BearerDid> {
+
     // Get all verification methods from the given DID document, including embedded methods.
     const verificationMethods = getVerificationMethods({ didDocument: portableDid.document });
 
@@ -250,7 +251,13 @@ export class BearerDid {
 
     // If given, import the private key material into the key manager.
     for (let key of portableDid.privateKeys ?? []) {
-      await keyManager.importKey({ key });
+
+      // confirm th key does not already exist before importing it to avoid failures from the key manager
+      const keyUri = await keyManager.getKeyUri({ key });
+      const keyExists = await keyManager.getPublicKey({ keyUri }).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
+      if (!keyExists) {
+        await keyManager.importKey({ key });
+      }
     }
 
     // Validate that the key material for every verification method in the DID document is present
diff --git a/packages/dids/tests/bearer-did.spec.ts b/packages/dids/tests/bearer-did.spec.ts
index db0790bb8..7657b7504 100644
--- a/packages/dids/tests/bearer-did.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dids/tests/bearer-did.spec.ts
@@ -447,5 +447,23 @@ describe('BearerDid', () => {
         expect(error.message).to.include('Key not found');
       }
     });
+
+    it('does not attempt to import a key that is already in the key manager', async () => {
+
+      // create a key manager
+      const keyManager = new LocalKeyManager();
+
+      // Import one of the private keys into the key manager
+      const privateKey = portableDid.privateKeys![0];
+      await keyManager.importKey({ key: privateKey });
+
+      // spy on the importKey method
+      const importKeySpy = sinon.spy(keyManager, 'importKey');
+
+      // attempt to import the BearerDid with the key manager
+      const did = await BearerDid.import({ portableDid, keyManager });
+      expect(did.uri).to.equal(portableDid.uri);
+      expect(importKeySpy.calledOnce).to.be.false;
+    });
   });
 });
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