diff --git a/packages/did-utils/src/did-functions.ts b/packages/did-utils/src/did-functions.ts
index c5890224..5ebdb8cb 100644
--- a/packages/did-utils/src/did-functions.ts
+++ b/packages/did-utils/src/did-functions.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const getOrCreatePrimaryIdentifier = async (
     context: IAgentContext<IDIDManager>,
     opts?: CreateOrGetIdentifierOpts
 ): Promise<GetOrCreateResult<IIdentifier>> => {
-    const primaryIdentifier = await getPrimaryIdentifier(context, opts?.createOpts?.options)
+    const primaryIdentifier = await getPrimaryIdentifier(context, {...opts?.createOpts?.options, ...(opts?.method && {method: opts.method})})
     if (primaryIdentifier !== undefined) {
         return {
             created: false,
diff --git a/packages/did-utils/src/types.ts b/packages/did-utils/src/types.ts
index 947c6741..d6398c13 100644
--- a/packages/did-utils/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/did-utils/src/types.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface IIdentifierOpts {
 export type IdentifierProviderOpts = {
   type?: TKeyType
   use?: string
+  method?: SupportedDidMethodEnum
   [x: string]: any
 }