diff --git a/js/nostr/client.js b/js/nostr/client.js
index f9124a95..35485988 100644
--- a/js/nostr/client.js
+++ b/js/nostr/client.js
@@ -2103,6 +2103,15 @@ export class NostrClient {
       }
     }
 
+    const permissionResult = await this.ensureExtensionPermissions([
+      ...DEFAULT_NIP07_PERMISSION_METHODS,
+      ...DEFAULT_NIP07_ENCRYPTION_METHODS,
+    ]);
+
+    if (!permissionResult.ok) {
+      throw permissionResult.error;
+    }
+
     const adapter = await createNip07Adapter(extension);
     adapter.pubkey = pubkey;
     setActiveSigner(adapter);
diff --git a/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js b/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js
index c3e7a935..4c0b7cf8 100644
--- a/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js
+++ b/js/nostr/nip07Permissions.js
@@ -327,13 +327,14 @@ export async function requestEnablePermissions(
         .filter(Boolean)
     : [];
 
-  const permissionVariants = [null];
+  const permissionVariants = [];
   if (normalized.length) {
     permissionVariants.push({
       permissions: normalized.map((method) => ({ method })),
     });
     permissionVariants.push({ permissions: normalized });
   }
+  permissionVariants.push(null);
 
   const enableTimeoutMs = getEnableVariantTimeoutMs();
   const loginTimeoutMs = getNip07LoginTimeoutMs();