diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b77632e..085d789 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ We use GitHub pull requests. If your PR should produce a new release of authoriz
 
 Changelog
 ---------
+* v2.4.1
+  * Bugfix: handle both string and dict versions of jwks definitions.
 * v2.4.0
   * Make middleware use TRUSTED_JWKS by default; compose this from other settings if needed.
   * Allow jwks from file/dict in TRUSTED_JWKS rather than url for testing.
diff --git a/authorization_django/jwks.py b/authorization_django/jwks.py
index e90a816..de0ab18 100644
--- a/authorization_django/jwks.py
+++ b/authorization_django/jwks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import logging
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ def check_update_keyset(self):
 
 def _load_jwks(keyset: JWKSet, jwks):
     try:
-        keyset.import_keyset(jwks)
+        if type(jwks) is str:
+            keyset.import_keyset(jwks)
+        else:
+            keyset.import_keyset(json.dumps(jwks))
     except JWException as e:
         raise AuthzConfigurationError("Failed to import keyset from settings") from e
     logger.info("Loaded JWKS from JWKS setting.")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c155d8b..6ac0180 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [project]
 name = "datapunt-authorization-django"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 description = "Datapunt authorization check for Django"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 306c7e4..1fa493e 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "datapunt-authorization-django"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.4.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "django" },