diff --git a/.changeset/shy-seals-remember.md b/.changeset/shy-seals-remember.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc4f20091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-seals-remember.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@blockchain-lab-um/did-provider-ebsi': patch
+---
+
+Correctly sets the privateKeyHex.
diff --git a/libs/did-provider-ebsi/src/ebsiDidProvider.ts b/libs/did-provider-ebsi/src/ebsiDidProvider.ts
index dd925805d..b3e82558e 100644
--- a/libs/did-provider-ebsi/src/ebsiDidProvider.ts
+++ b/libs/did-provider-ebsi/src/ebsiDidProvider.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ export class EbsiDIDProvider extends AbstractIdentifierProvider {
         y,
       };
       privateKeyJwk = { ...publicKeyJwk, d };
+      privateKeyHex = args.privateKeyHex;
 
       jwkThumbprint = await jose.calculateJwkThumbprint(
         privateKeyJwk,