diff --git a/lib/background/breez_service_initializer.dart b/lib/background/breez_service_initializer.dart
index 9eea7423e..dda36a7be 100644
--- a/lib/background/breez_service_initializer.dart
+++ b/lib/background/breez_service_initializer.dart
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Future<BreezBridge> initializeBreezServices() async {
   print("Is Breez Services initialized: $isBreezInitialized");
   if (!isBreezInitialized) {
     final credentialsManager = CredentialsManager(keyChain: injector.keychain);
-    final credentials = await credentialsManager.restoreCredentials();
-    final seed = bip39.mnemonicToSeed(credentials.mnemonic);
+    final mnemonic = await credentialsManager.restoreMnemonic();
+    final seed = bip39.mnemonicToSeed(mnemonic);
     print("Retrieved credentials");
     await breezLib.connect(config: (await Config.instance()).sdkConfig, seed: seed);
     print("Initialized Services");
diff --git a/lib/bloc/account/account_bloc.dart b/lib/bloc/account/account_bloc.dart
index 885af7a55..b7681b796 100644
--- a/lib/bloc/account/account_bloc.dart
+++ b/lib/bloc/account/account_bloc.dart
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class AccountBloc extends Cubit<AccountState> with HydratedMixin {
     String? mnemonic,
   }) async {
     if (mnemonic != null) {
-      await _credentialsManager.storeCredentials(mnemonic: mnemonic);
+      await _credentialsManager.storeMnemonic(mnemonic: mnemonic);
       emit(state.copyWith(
         initial: false,
         verificationStatus: VerificationStatus.VERIFIED,
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class AccountBloc extends Cubit<AccountState> with HydratedMixin {
     _log.v("starting sdk once");
     try {
       emit(state.copyWith(connectionStatus: ConnectionStatus.CONNECTING));
-      final credentials = await _credentialsManager.restoreCredentials();
-      final seed = bip39.mnemonicToSeed(credentials.mnemonic);
+      final mnemonic = await _credentialsManager.restoreMnemonic();
+      final seed = bip39.mnemonicToSeed(mnemonic);
       await _breezLib.connect(config: (await Config.instance()).sdkConfig, seed: seed);
       emit(state.copyWith(connectionStatus: ConnectionStatus.CONNECTED));
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/lib/bloc/account/credential_manager.dart b/lib/bloc/account/credential_manager.dart
index 49938b674..90233e309 100644
--- a/lib/bloc/account/credential_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/bloc/account/credential_manager.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:c_breez/services/keychain.dart';
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ class CredentialsManager {
 
   CredentialsManager({required this.keyChain});
 
-  Future storeCredentials({
+  Future storeMnemonic({
     required String mnemonic,
   }) async {
     try {
@@ -24,11 +23,11 @@ class CredentialsManager {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<Credentials> restoreCredentials() async {
+  Future<String> restoreMnemonic() async {
     try {
-      String mnemonic = await _restoreMnemonic();
+      String? mnemonicStr = await keyChain.read(accountMnemonic);
       _log.i("Restored credentials successfully");
-      return Credentials(mnemonic: mnemonic);
+      return mnemonicStr!;
     } catch (err) {
       throw Exception(err.toString());
     }
@@ -39,37 +38,16 @@ class CredentialsManager {
     await keyChain.write(accountMnemonic, mnemonic);
   }
 
-  Future<String> _restoreMnemonic() async {
-    String? mnemonicStr = await keyChain.read(accountMnemonic);
-    return mnemonicStr!;
-  }
-
   Future<List<File>> exportCredentials() async {
     try {
       final Directory tempDir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
       var keysDir = tempDir.createTempSync("keys");
-      final File credentialsFile = await File('${keysDir.path}/creds').create(recursive: true);
-      Credentials credentials = await restoreCredentials();
-      credentialsFile.writeAsString(jsonEncode(credentials));
       final File mnemonicFile = await File('${keysDir.path}/phrase').create(recursive: true);
-      mnemonicFile.writeAsString(credentials.mnemonic);
-      return [credentialsFile, mnemonicFile];
+      String mnemonic = await restoreMnemonic();
+      mnemonicFile.writeAsString(mnemonic);
+      return [mnemonicFile];
     } catch (e) {
       throw e.toString();
     }
   }
 }
-
-class Credentials {
-  final String mnemonic;
-
-  Credentials({required this.mnemonic});
-
-  Credentials.fromJson(
-    Map<String, dynamic> json,
-  ) : mnemonic = json['mnemonic'];
-
-  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {
-        'mnemonic': mnemonic,
-      };
-}