diff --git a/lib/primitives/keyring.js b/lib/primitives/keyring.js
index 7e8141f1..aeea5fc5 100644
--- a/lib/primitives/keyring.js
+++ b/lib/primitives/keyring.js
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ KeyRing.prototype.fromOptions = function fromOptions(options, network) {
 
   let key = toKey(options);
 
+  if (options.witness != null) {
+    assert(typeof options.witness === 'boolean');
+    this.witness = options.witness;
+  }
+
+  if (options.nested != null) {
+    assert(typeof options.nested === 'boolean');
+    this.nested = options.nested;
+  }
+
   if (Buffer.isBuffer(key))
     return this.fromKey(key, network);
 
@@ -74,16 +84,6 @@ KeyRing.prototype.fromOptions = function fromOptions(options, network) {
   if (options.privateKey)
     key = toKey(options.privateKey);
 
-  if (options.witness != null) {
-    assert(typeof options.witness === 'boolean');
-    this.witness = options.witness;
-  }
-
-  if (options.nested != null) {
-    assert(typeof options.nested === 'boolean');
-    this.nested = options.nested;
-  }
-
   const script = options.script;
   const compress = options.compressed;