diff --git a/src/database/globals.rs b/src/database/globals.rs
index 8951425..8ce9c01 100644
--- a/src/database/globals.rs
+++ b/src/database/globals.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{utils, Error, Result};
+use log::error;
 use ruma::ServerName;
 use std::{convert::TryInto, sync::Arc};
 
@@ -17,19 +18,43 @@ pub struct Globals {
 
 impl Globals {
     pub fn load(globals: sled::Tree, config: &rocket::Config) -> Result<Self> {
-        let keypair = Arc::new(
-            ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair::new(
-                &*globals
-                    .update_and_fetch("keypair", utils::generate_keypair)?
-                    .expect("utils::generate_keypair always returns Some"),
-                "key1".to_owned(),
-            )
-            .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Private or public keys are invalid."))?,
-        );
+        let bytes = &*globals
+            .update_and_fetch("keypair", utils::generate_keypair)?
+            .expect("utils::generate_keypair always returns Some");
+
+        let mut parts = bytes.splitn(2, |&b| b == 0xff);
+
+        let keypair = utils::string_from_bytes(
+            // 1. version
+            parts
+                .next()
+                .expect("splitn always returns at least one element"),
+        )
+        .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid version bytes in keypair."))
+        .and_then(|version| {
+            // 2. key
+            parts
+                .next()
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_database("Invalid keypair format in database."))
+                .map(|key| (version, key))
+        })
+        .and_then(|(version, key)| {
+            ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair::new(&key, version)
+                .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Private or public keys are invalid."))
+        });
+
+        let keypair = match keypair {
+            Ok(k) => k,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Keypair invalid. Deleting...");
+                globals.remove("keypair")?;
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+        };
 
         Ok(Self {
             globals,
-            keypair,
+            keypair: Arc::new(keypair),
             reqwest_client: reqwest::Client::new(),
             server_name: config
                 .get_str("server_name")
diff --git a/src/server_server.rs b/src/server_server.rs
index 106f60e..f334d6b 100644
--- a/src/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/server_server.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use ruma::{
     directory::{IncomingFilter, IncomingRoomNetwork},
     EventId, ServerName,
 };
-use serde_json::json;
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
     convert::TryFrom,
@@ -58,7 +57,13 @@ where
     let actual_destination = "https://".to_owned()
         + &request_well_known(globals, &destination.as_str())
             .await
-            .unwrap_or(destination.as_str().to_owned() + ":8448");
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                let mut destination = destination.as_str().to_owned();
+                if destination.find(':').is_none() {
+                    destination += ":8448";
+                }
+                destination
+            });
 
     let mut http_request = request
         .try_into_http_request(&actual_destination, Some(""))
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 8cf1b2c..452b7c5 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ pub fn increment(old: Option<&[u8]>) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
 
 pub fn generate_keypair(old: Option<&[u8]>) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
     Some(old.map(|s| s.to_vec()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair::generate()
-            .expect("Ed25519KeyPair generation always works (?)")
+        let mut value = random_string(8).as_bytes().to_vec();
+        value.push(0xff);
+        value.extend_from_slice(
+            &ruma::signatures::Ed25519KeyPair::generate()
+                .expect("Ed25519KeyPair generation always works (?)"),
+        );
+        value
     }))
 }