diff --git a/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/ExportSamlKeyDialog.tsx b/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/ExportSamlKeyDialog.tsx
index ef1f342316..2e473a3c56 100644
--- a/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/ExportSamlKeyDialog.tsx
+++ b/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/ExportSamlKeyDialog.tsx
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@ import { adminClient } from "../../admin-client";
 import { useAlerts } from "../../components/alert/Alerts";
 import { useRealm } from "../../context/realm-context/RealmContext";
 import { KeyForm, getFileExtension } from "./GenerateKeyDialog";
+import { KeyTypes } from "./SamlKeys";
 
 type ExportSamlKeyDialogProps = {
   clientId: string;
   close: () => void;
+  keyType: KeyTypes;
 };
 
 export const ExportSamlKeyDialog = ({
   clientId,
   close,
+  keyType,
 }: ExportSamlKeyDialogProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { realm } = useRealm();
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ export const ExportSamlKeyDialog = ({
       const keyStore = await adminClient.clients.downloadKey(
         {
           id: clientId,
-          attr: "saml.signing",
+          attr: keyType,
         },
         config,
       );
diff --git a/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/SamlKeys.tsx b/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/SamlKeys.tsx
index 452459d46d..ee11479598 100644
--- a/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/SamlKeys.tsx
+++ b/js/apps/admin-ui/src/clients/keys/SamlKeys.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ const KeySection = ({
   return (
     <>
       {showImportDialog && (
-        <ExportSamlKeyDialog clientId={clientId} close={toggleImportDialog} />
+        <ExportSamlKeyDialog
+          keyType={attr}
+          clientId={clientId}
+          close={toggleImportDialog}
+        />
       )}
       <FormPanel title={t(title)} className="kc-form-panel__panel">
         <TextContent className="pf-u-pb-lg">