diff --git a/api/clients/v2/dispersal_request_signer.go b/api/clients/v2/dispersal_request_signer.go
index 4ab4a9e09..be104de94 100644
--- a/api/clients/v2/dispersal_request_signer.go
+++ b/api/clients/v2/dispersal_request_signer.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"fmt"
+
 	grpc "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/grpc/node/v2"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/api/hashing"
 	aws2 "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/aws"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/kms"
 )
 
@@ -33,12 +34,19 @@ func NewDispersalRequestSigner(
 	endpoint string,
 	keyID string) (DispersalRequestSigner, error) {
 
-	keyManager := kms.New(kms.Options{
-		Region:       region,
-		BaseEndpoint: aws.String(endpoint),
-	})
+	// Load the AWS SDK configuration, which will automatically detect credentials
+	// from environment variables, IAM roles, or AWS config files
+	cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx,
+		config.WithRegion(region),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load AWS config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create KMS client with the loaded configuration
+	kmsClient := kms.NewFromConfig(cfg)
 
-	key, err := aws2.LoadPublicKeyKMS(ctx, keyManager, keyID)
+	key, err := aws2.LoadPublicKeyKMS(ctx, kmsClient, keyID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get ecdsa public key: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ func NewDispersalRequestSigner(
 	return &requestSigner{
 		keyID:      keyID,
 		publicKey:  key,
-		keyManager: keyManager,
+		keyManager: kmsClient,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/disperser/cmd/controller/config.go b/disperser/cmd/controller/config.go
index 5a81b5f51..b766107e1 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/controller/config.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/controller/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common"
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/disperser/cmd/controller/flags"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/disperser/controller"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/indexer"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/aws/kms"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
@@ -100,5 +103,19 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (Config, error) {
 	if !config.DisperserStoreChunksSigningDisabled && config.DisperserKMSKeyID == "" {
 		return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("DisperserKMSKeyID is required when StoreChunks() signing is enabled")
 	}
+
+	// KMS debugging
+	kmsClient, err := kms.NewKMSClient(context.Background(), config.AwsClientConfig.Region)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to create KMS client: %v\n", err)
+		return config, nil
+	}
+	pubKey, err := kms.GetECDSAPublicKey(context.Background(), kmsClient, config.DisperserKMSKeyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("failed to get public key from KMS: %v\n", err)
+		return config, nil
+	}
+	addr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*pubKey)
+	fmt.Printf("public key: %v, address: %s\n", pubKey, addr.Hex())
 	return config, nil
 }