diff --git a/tinyssh_install b/tinyssh_install
index e207034..da572cf 100644
--- a/tinyssh_install
+++ b/tinyssh_install
@@ -9,7 +9,37 @@ display_fingerprints() {
 generate_keys() {
   if [ ! -d /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir ]; then
       tinysshd-makekey /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "Generated tinyssh keys..."
+          return 0
+      fi
   fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+copy_openssh_keys() {
+  local osshed25519="/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
+
+  local destdir="/etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir"
+
+  local return_code=1
+
+  if [ ! -d $destdir -a -x /usr/bin/tinyssh-convert ]; then
+      mkdir $destdir
+  fi
+  
+  if [ -s "$osshed25519" -a ! -s $destdir/.ed25519.sk -a ! -s $destdir/ed25519.pk -a -x /usr/bin/tinyssh-convert ]; then
+      tinyssh-convert -f $osshed25519 -d $destdir
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+          return_code=0
+      fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ $return_code -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "Converted keys from OpenSSH..."
+  fi
+
+  return $return_code
 }
 
 create_systemd_customdep () {
@@ -41,7 +71,7 @@ build ()
 
   umask 0022
 
-  generate_keys
+  copy_openssh_keys || generate_keys
   display_fingerprints
 
   #systemd enabled