diff --git a/web3_utils/load_public_keys_from_files.py b/web3_utils/load_public_keys_from_files.py
index 553cc8e..bdb0bd6 100644
--- a/web3_utils/load_public_keys_from_files.py
+++ b/web3_utils/load_public_keys_from_files.py
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 from os import path, listdir, getcwd
+from typing import TypedDict
+
+
+def read_public_keys_from_file(file_path: str):
+    with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+        lines = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()]
+        return lines
 
 
 def load_public_keys_from_files(type: str, dir_path: str = path.join(getcwd(), "tmp", "public_keys")):
@@ -8,9 +15,28 @@ def load_public_keys_from_files(type: str, dir_path: str = path.join(getcwd(), "
     for file in files:
         if file.startswith(type):
             file_path = path.join(dir_path, file)
-
-            with open(file_path, "r") as f:
-                lines = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()]
-                result.extend(lines)
+            public_keys = read_public_keys_from_file(file_path)
+            result.extend(public_keys)
 
     return result
+
+
+class PublicKeyFile(TypedDict):
+    public_keys: list[str]
+    file_name: str
+    type: str
+
+
+# Seperate function introduced that returns the pubkeys on a per file basis as to not break existing code that uses the previous function
+def load_public_key_files(type: str, dir_path: str = path.join(getcwd(), "tmp", "public_keys")) -> list[PublicKeyFile]:
+    files = listdir(dir_path)
+    public_key_files: list[PublicKeyFile] = []
+
+    for file in files:
+        if file.startswith(type):
+            file_name = file.split(".")[0]  # strip file extension
+            file_path = path.join(dir_path, file)
+            public_keys = read_public_keys_from_file(file_path)
+            public_key_files.append({"public_keys": public_keys, "file_name": file_name, "type": type})
+
+    return public_key_files