diff --git a/src/api/hooks/nostr/useSignerStream.ts b/src/api/hooks/nostr/useSignerStream.ts
index b163469e3..374cda57a 100644
--- a/src/api/hooks/nostr/useSignerStream.ts
+++ b/src/api/hooks/nostr/useSignerStream.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function useSignerStream() {
 
     const respMsg = {
       id: reqMsg.data.id,
-      result: await signer.signEvent(reqMsg.data.params[0]),
+      result: JSON.stringify(await signer.signEvent(JSON.parse(reqMsg.data.params[0]))),
     };
 
     const respEvent = await signer.signEvent({
diff --git a/src/schemas/nostr.ts b/src/schemas/nostr.ts
index 087b3f24e..8288e9791 100644
--- a/src/schemas/nostr.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/nostr.ts
@@ -24,16 +24,11 @@ const eventSchema = eventTemplateSchema.extend({
 /** Nostr event schema that also verifies the event's signature. */
 const signedEventSchema = eventSchema.refine(verifyEvent);
 
-/** NIP-46 signer options. */
-const signEventOptsSchema = z.object({
-  pow: z.number().int().nonnegative(),
-}).partial();
-
 /** NIP-46 signer request. */
 const connectRequestSchema = z.object({
   id: z.string(),
   method: z.literal('sign_event'),
-  params: z.tuple([eventTemplateSchema]).or(z.tuple([eventTemplateSchema, signEventOptsSchema])),
+  params: z.tuple([z.string()]),
 });
 
 /** NIP-47 signer response. */