diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 14c765a..fa22209 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "block_io-php/block_io-php",
     "license": "MIT",
-    "version": "1.1.1",
+    "version": "1.1.2",
     "description": "Block.io is the easiest way to create wallets, send, and accept payments through Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. This is its PHP library.",
     "keywords": ["block.io", "dogecoin", "bitcoin", "litecoin", "block_io"],
     "homepage": "https://block.io",
diff --git a/lib/block_io.php b/lib/block_io.php
index db18ed2..8174c3e 100644
--- a/lib/block_io.php
+++ b/lib/block_io.php
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ class BlockKey
     public $n;
     public $G;
     public $networkPrefix;
+    public $c = true; //compressed or not
 
     public function __construct()
     {
@@ -992,12 +993,21 @@ public function getPublicKey()
      */
     public function getPubKey()
     {
-        $pubKey = $this->getPubKeyPoints();
+	$pubKey = "";
 
-        if(gmp_strval(gmp_mod(gmp_init($pubKey['y'], 16), gmp_init(2, 10))) == 0)
-            $pubKey  	= '02' . $pubKey['x'];	//if $pubKey['y'] is even
-        else
-            $pubKey  	= '03' . $pubKey['x'];	//if $pubKey['y'] is odd
+	if ($this->c)
+	{ // compressed
+		$pubKey = $this->getPubKeyPoints();
+
+        	if(gmp_strval(gmp_mod(gmp_init($pubKey['y'], 16), gmp_init(2, 10))) == 0)
+            	        $pubKey  	= '02' . $pubKey['x'];	//if $pubKey['y'] is even
+        	else
+			$pubKey  	= '03' . $pubKey['x'];	//if $pubKey['y'] is odd
+	}
+	else
+	{ // uncompressed
+		$pubKey = $this->getUncompressedPubKey();
+	}
 
         return $pubKey;
     }
@@ -1093,6 +1103,15 @@ public function fromWif($pp)
 
 	 $this->setPrivateKey($withoutChecksumAndVersion);
 
+	 if (substr($withoutVersion,64,2) == '01') 
+	 { // is compressed
+		$this->c = true;
+	 }
+	 else 
+	 { // is not compressed
+		$this->c = false;     
+	 }
+
 	 return $this;
     }