diff --git a/node/config.go b/node/config.go
index b6b160073..527db592e 100644
--- a/node/config.go
+++ b/node/config.go
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	BLSPublicKeyHex                string
 	BLSKeyPassword                 string
 	BLSSignerTLSCertFilePath       string
+	UseBLSRemoteSigner             bool
 
 	EthClientConfig geth.EthClientConfig
 	LoggerConfig    common.LoggerConfig
@@ -147,11 +148,14 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 		ethClientConfig = geth.ReadEthClientConfig(ctx)
 	}
 
+	// check if BLS remote signer configuration is provided
+	useBLSRemoteSigner := ctx.GlobalString(flags.BLSRemoteSignerUrlFlag.Name) != "" && ctx.GlobalString(flags.BLSPublicKeyHexFlag.Name) != ""
+
 	// Decrypt BLS key
 	var privateBls string
 	if !testMode {
 		// If remote signer fields are empty then try to read the BLS key from the file
-		if ctx.GlobalString(flags.BLSRemoteSignerUrlFlag.Name) == "" || ctx.GlobalString(flags.BLSPublicKeyHexFlag.Name) == "" {
+		if !useBLSRemoteSigner {
 			kp, err := bls.ReadPrivateKeyFromFile(ctx.GlobalString(flags.BlsKeyFileFlag.Name), ctx.GlobalString(flags.BlsKeyPasswordFlag.Name))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not read or decrypt the BLS private key: %v", err)
@@ -216,5 +220,6 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 		BLSPublicKeyHex:                ctx.GlobalString(flags.BLSPublicKeyHexFlag.Name),
 		BLSKeyPassword:                 ctx.GlobalString(flags.BlsKeyPasswordFlag.Name),
 		BLSSignerTLSCertFilePath:       ctx.GlobalString(flags.BLSSignerCertFileFlag.Name),
+		UseBLSRemoteSigner:             useBLSRemoteSigner,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/node/grpc/server.go b/node/grpc/server.go
index 3b30d36a7..47d4f4b56 100644
--- a/node/grpc/server.go
+++ b/node/grpc/server.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/wrapperspb"
-
-	blssignerV1 "github.com/Layr-Labs/cerberus-api/pkg/api/v1"
 )
 
 // Server implements the Node proto APIs.
@@ -285,22 +283,9 @@ func (s *Server) AttestBatch(ctx context.Context, in *pb.AttestBatchRequest) (*p
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get the batch header hash: %w", err)
 	}
-	// sig := s.node.KeyPair.SignMessage(batchHeaderHash)
-	sigResp, err := s.node.BLSSigner.SignGeneric(
-		ctx,
-		&blssignerV1.SignGenericRequest{
-			PublicKey: s.node.Config.BLSPublicKeyHex,
-			Password:  s.node.Config.BLSKeyPassword,
-			Data:      batchHeaderHash[:],
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign batch: %w", err)
-	}
-	sig := new(core.Signature)
-	_, err = sig.Deserialize(sigResp.Signature)
+	sig, err := s.node.GetSignature(ctx, batchHeaderHash)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to deserialize signature: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign the batch header: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	s.node.Logger.Info("AttestBatch complete", "duration", time.Since(start))
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 9902af4de..4c432a2da 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -425,32 +425,41 @@ func (n *Node) ProcessBatch(ctx context.Context, header *core.BatchHeader, blobs
 
 	// Sign batch header hash if all validation checks pass and data items are written to database.
 	stageTimer = time.Now()
-	// sig := n.KeyPair.SignMessage(batchHeaderHash)
-	sigResp, err := n.BLSSigner.SignGeneric(
-		ctx,
-		&blssignerV1.SignGenericRequest{
-			PublicKey: n.Config.BLSPublicKeyHex,
-			Password:  n.Config.BLSKeyPassword,
-			Data:      batchHeaderHash[:],
-		},
-	)
+	signature, err := n.GetSignature(ctx, batchHeaderHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign batch: %w", err)
 	}
-	sig := new(core.Signature)
-	g, err := sig.Deserialize(sigResp.Signature)
-	finalSig := &core.Signature{
-		G1Point: g,
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to deserialize signature: %w", err)
-	}
 
 	n.Metrics.RecordStoreChunksStage("signed", batchSize, time.Since(stageTimer))
 	log.Debug("Sign batch succeeded", "pubkey", n.Config.BLSPublicKeyHex, "duration", time.Since(stageTimer))
 
 	log.Debug("Exiting process batch", "duration", time.Since(start))
-	return finalSig, nil
+	return signature, nil
+}
+
+func (n *Node) GetSignature(ctx context.Context, data [32]byte) (*core.Signature, error) {
+	if n.Config.UseBLSRemoteSigner {
+		sigResp, err := n.BLSSigner.SignGeneric(
+			ctx,
+			&blssignerV1.SignGenericRequest{
+				PublicKey: n.Config.BLSPublicKeyHex,
+				Password:  n.Config.BLSKeyPassword,
+				Data:      data[:],
+			},
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign data: %w", err)
+		}
+		sig := new(core.Signature)
+		g, err := sig.Deserialize(sigResp.Signature)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to deserialize signature: %w", err)
+		}
+		return &core.Signature{
+			G1Point: g,
+		}, nil
+	}
+	return n.KeyPair.SignMessage(data), nil
 }
 
 // ProcessBlobs validates the blobs are correct, stores data into the node's Store, and then returns a signature for each blob.
@@ -646,27 +655,11 @@ func (n *Node) SignBlobs(blobs []*core.BlobMessage, referenceBlockNumber uint) (
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get batch header hash: %w", err)
 		}
-		// sig := n.KeyPair.SignMessage(batchHeaderHash)
-		sigResp, err := n.BLSSigner.SignGeneric(
-			context.Background(),
-			&blssignerV1.SignGenericRequest{
-				PublicKey: n.Config.BLSPublicKeyHex,
-				Password:  n.Config.BLSKeyPassword,
-				Data:      batchHeaderHash[:],
-			},
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign batch: %w", err)
-		}
-		sig := new(core.Signature)
-		g, err := sig.Deserialize(sigResp.Signature)
+		sig, err := n.GetSignature(context.Background(), batchHeaderHash)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to deserialize signature: %w", err)
-		}
-		finalSig := &core.Signature{
-			G1Point: g,
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to sign blob: %w", err)
 		}
-		signatures[i] = finalSig
+		signatures[i] = sig
 	}
 
 	n.Logger.Debug("SignBlobs completed", "duration", time.Since(start))