diff --git a/src/core/operations/JWTVerify.mjs b/src/core/operations/JWTVerify.mjs
index 6d334f5b..ae698d42 100644
--- a/src/core/operations/JWTVerify.mjs
+++ b/src/core/operations/JWTVerify.mjs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class JWTVerify extends Operation {
         this.outputType = "JSON";
         this.args = [
             {
-                name: "Private/Secret Key",
+                name: "Public/Secret Key",
                 type: "text",
                 value: "secret"
             },
diff --git a/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs b/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs
index f9944f6b..017bcf04 100644
--- a/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs
+++ b/tests/operations/tests/JWTVerify.mjs
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ const outputObject = JSON.stringify({
     iat: 1
 }, null, 4);
 
-const invalidAlgorithm = "JsonWebTokenError: invalid algorithm";
+// const invalidAlgorithm = "JsonWebTokenError: invalid algorithm";
 
 const hsKey = "secret_cat";
+/* Retaining private key as a comment
 const rsKey = `-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIICWwIBAAKBgQDdlatRjRjogo3WojgGHFHYLugdUWAY9iR3fy4arWNA1KoS8kVw
 33cJibXr8bvwUAUparCwlvdbH6dvEOfou0/gCFQsHUfQrSDv+MuSUMAe8jzKE4qW
@@ -32,11 +33,24 @@ fSSjAkLRi54PKJ8TFUeOP15h9sQzydI8zJU+upvDEKZsZc/UhT/SySDOxQ4G/523
 Y0sz/OZtSWcol/UMgQJALesy++GdvoIDLfJX5GBQpuFgFenRiRDabxrE9MNUZ2aP
 FaFp+DyAe+b4nDwuJaW2LURbr8AEZga7oQj0uYxcYw==
 -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----`;
+*/
+const rsPub = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDdlatRjRjogo3WojgGHFHYLugd
+UWAY9iR3fy4arWNA1KoS8kVw33cJibXr8bvwUAUparCwlvdbH6dvEOfou0/gCFQs
+HUfQrSDv+MuSUMAe8jzKE4qW+jK+xQU9a03GUnKHkkle+Q0pX/g6jXZ7r1/xAK5D
+o2kQ+X5xK9cipRgEKwIDAQAB
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----`;
+/* Retaining private key as a comment
 const esKey = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgevZzL1gdAFr88hb2
 OF/2NxApJCzGCEDdfSp6VQO30hyhRANCAAQRWz+jn65BtOMvdyHKcvjBeBSDZH2r
 1RTwjmYSi9R/zpBnuQ4EiMnCqfMPWiZqB4QdbAd0E7oH50VpuZ1P087G
 -----END PRIVATE KEY-----`;
+*/
+const esPub = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEEVs/o5+uQbTjL3chynL4wXgUg2R9
+q9UU8I5mEovUf86QZ7kOBIjJwqnzD1omageEHWwHdBO6B+dFabmdT9POxg==
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----`;
 
 TestRegister.addTests([
     {
@@ -53,22 +67,22 @@ TestRegister.addTests([
     {
         name: "JWT Verify: RS",
         input: "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJTdHJpbmciOiJTb21lU3RyaW5nIiwiTnVtYmVyIjo0MiwiaWF0IjoxfQ.MjEJhtZk2nXzigi24piMzANmrj3mILHJcDl0xOjl5a8EgdKVL1oaMEjTkMQp5RA8YrqeRBFaX-BGGCKOXn5zPY1DJwWsBUyN9C-wGR2Qye0eogH_3b4M9EW00TPCUPXm2rx8URFj7Wg9VlsmrGzLV2oKkPgkVxuFSxnpO3yjn1Y",
-        expectedOutput: invalidAlgorithm,
+        expectedOutput: outputObject,
         recipeConfig: [
             {
                 op: "JWT Verify",
-                args: [rsKey],
+                args: [rsPub],
             }
         ],
     },
     {
         name: "JWT Verify: ES",
         input: "eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJTdHJpbmciOiJTb21lU3RyaW5nIiwiTnVtYmVyIjo0MiwiaWF0IjoxfQ.WkECT51jSfpRkcpQ4x0h5Dwe7CFBI6u6Et2gWp91HC7mpN_qCFadRpsvJLtKubm6cJTLa68xtei0YrDD8fxIUA",
-        expectedOutput: invalidAlgorithm,
+        expectedOutput: outputObject,
         recipeConfig: [
             {
                 op: "JWT Verify",
-                args: [esKey],
+                args: [esPub],
             }
         ],
     }