diff --git a/docs/src/network-definition-spec.md b/docs/src/network-definition-spec.md
index efaf600dc7..98a1592e7b 100644
--- a/docs/src/network-definition-spec.md
+++ b/docs/src/network-definition-spec.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ The network config can be provided both in `json` or `toml` format and each sect
   - `rpc_port`: (number) RPC port to use;
   - `prometheus_port`: (number) Prometheus port to use;
   - `prometheus_prefix`: A parameter for customizing the metric's prefix for the specific node. Will apply only to this node; Defaults to 'substrate'.
+  - `keystore_key_types`: Defines which keystore keys should be created, for more details checkout details below.
 - `node_groups`:
   - `*name`: (String) Group name, used for naming the nodes (e.g name-1)
   - `*count` (Number), Number of `nodes` to launch for this group.
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ The network config can be provided both in `json` or `toml` format and each sect
     - `env`: Array of env vars Object to set in the container.
       - name: (String) name of the `env` var.
       - value: (String| number) Value of the env var.
+    - `keystore_key_types`: Defines which keystore keys should be created, for more details checkout details below.
 
   - `collator_groups`:
 
@@ -121,3 +123,25 @@ The network config can be provided both in `json` or `toml` format and each sect
 ## `types`
 
 - Object to use as `user defined types` with the js api.
+
+## `keystore_key_types`
+
+- There are 2 ways to specify key, values that don't respect below format will be ignored:
+  - short: `audi` - creates `audi` key type that defaults to predefined schema, it predefined schema for given key type doesn't exist it is ignored
+  - long: `audi_sr` - creates `audi` key type with `sr` schema
+
+- Schemas: `ed`, `ec`, `sr`
+
+- Predefined key type schemas:
+  - `aura` - `sr` if statemint or asset hub polkadot parachain, otherwise `ed`
+  - `babe` - `sr`
+  - `imon` - `sr`
+  - `gran` - `ed`
+  - `audi` - `sr`
+  - `asgn` - `sr`
+  - `para` - `sr`
+  - `beef` - `ec`
+  - `nmbs` - `sr`
+  - `rand` - `sr`
+  - `rate` - `ed`
+  - `acco` - `sr`
diff --git a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/keys.ts b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/keys.ts
index 1bdaf9e822..6414c017c5 100644
--- a/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/keys.ts
+++ b/javascript/packages/orchestrator/src/keys.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
 } from "@polkadot/util-crypto";
 import { makeDir } from "@zombienet/utils";
 import fs from "fs";
-import { DEFAULT_KEYSTORE_KEY_TYPES } from "./constants";
 import { Node } from "./sharedTypes";
 
 function nameCase(string: string) {
@@ -92,9 +91,27 @@ export async function generateKeystoreFiles(
     rate: node.accounts.ed_account.publicKey, // Equilibrium rate module
   };
 
-  node.keystoreKeyTypes?.forEach((key_type: string) => {
-    if (DEFAULT_KEYSTORE_KEY_TYPES.includes(key_type))
-      keystore_key_types[key_type] = default_keystore_key_types[key_type];
+  // 2 ways keys can be defined:
+  node.keystoreKeyTypes?.forEach((key_spec) => {
+    // short: by only 4 letter key type with defaulted scheme e.g. "audi", if default scheme doesn't exist it is "ed"
+    if (key_spec.length === 4) {
+      keystore_key_types[key_spec] =
+        default_keystore_key_types[key_spec] ||
+        node.accounts.ed_account.publicKey;
+    }
+
+    // long: 4 letter key type with scheme separated by underscore e.g. "audi_sr"
+    const [key_type, key_scheme] = key_spec.split("_");
+    if (key_type.length === 4) {
+      if (key_scheme === "ed") {
+        keystore_key_types[key_type] = node.accounts.ed_account.publicKey;
+      } else if (key_scheme === "ec") {
+        keystore_key_types[key_type] = node.accounts.ec_account.publicKey;
+      }
+      if (key_scheme === "sr") {
+        keystore_key_types[key_type] = node.accounts.sr_account.publicKey;
+      }
+    }
   });
 
   if (Object.keys(keystore_key_types).length === 0)