diff --git a/add.js b/add.js
index 432de7c..4d7e69b 100644
--- a/add.js
+++ b/add.js
@@ -36,9 +36,18 @@ async function add(opts) {
   }
 
   const {
-    did, paths, password, force, keyringOpts
+    keyringOpts,
+    password,
+    force,
+    did
   } = opts
 
+  let { paths } = opts
+
+  if ('string' === typeof opts.paths) {
+    paths = [ opts.paths ]
+  }
+
   let afs
   try {
     ({ afs } = await create({ did, password, keyringOpts }))