diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py
index 6270edc4e..f714de6f8 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/__init__.py
@@ -113,9 +113,7 @@ def __init__(self, node_id: bytes, network: str, grpc_uri: str, creds: Credentia
             node_id=node_id,
             network=network,
             grpc_uri=grpc_uri,
-            tls=None,
-            rune=None,
-            creds=creds.to_bytes()
+            creds=creds._inner
         )
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("glclient.Node")
 
diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/glclient.pyi b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/glclient.pyi
index 88c70b98f..8dbc1ad45 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/glclient.pyi
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/glclient.pyi
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ class Node:
         node_id: bytes,
         network: str,
         grpc_uri: str,
-        tls: Optional[TlsConfig] = None,
-        rune: Optional[str] = None,
-        creds: Optional[bytes] = None
+        creds: Credentials,
     ) -> None: ...
     def stop(self) -> None: ...
     def call(self, method: str, request: bytes) -> bytes: ...
diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/rpc.py b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/rpc.py
index 35bb9ca30..f4b9ca36a 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/rpc.py
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/rpc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # This file was generated by `genrpcstubs` from the CLN JSON-Schema.
 # Do not edit this file.
 from .tls import TlsConfig
+from .credentials import Credentials
 from . import glclient as native
 import logging
 from pyln import grpc as clnpb
@@ -11,16 +12,15 @@ def __init__(
             self,
             node_id: bytes,
             network: str,
-            tls: TlsConfig,
-            grpc_uri: str
+            grpc_uri: str,
+            creds: Credentials,
     ):
-        self.tls = tls
         self.grpc_uri = grpc_uri
         self.inner = native.Node(
             node_id=node_id,
             network=network,
-            tls=tls.inner,
-            grpc_uri=grpc_uri
+            grpc_uri=grpc_uri,
+            creds=creds._inner,
         )
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("glclient.rpc.Node")
 
diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/src/node.rs b/libs/gl-client-py/src/node.rs
index 506a4111b..4318bf929 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/src/node.rs
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/src/node.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::lsps::LspClient;
 use crate::runtime::exec;
-use crate::tls::TlsConfig;
+use crate::Credentials;
 use gl_client as gl;
 use gl_client::bitcoin::Network;
 use gl_client::pb;
@@ -23,40 +23,16 @@ impl Node {
         node_id: Vec<u8>,
         network: String,
         grpc_uri: String,
-        tls: Option<TlsConfig>,
-        rune: Option<String>,
-        creds: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+        creds: &Credentials,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
         let network: Network = match network.parse() {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(_) => return Err(PyValueError::new_err("unknown network")),
         };
-
-        match creds {
-            Some(creds) => {
-                let creds = gl::credentials::Builder::from_bytes(&creds[..])
-                    .map_err(|e| PyValueError::new_err(e.to_string()))?
-                    .build()
-                    .map_err(|e| PyValueError::new_err(e.to_string()))?;
-                let mut node_builder = gl::node::Node::builder_from_creds(node_id, network, creds)
-                    .map_err(|e| PyValueError::new_err(e.to_string()))?;
-                if let Some(tls) = tls {
-                    node_builder = node_builder.with_tls(tls.inner);
-                }
-                if let Some(rune) = rune {
-                    node_builder = node_builder.with_rune(&rune);
-                }
-                let inner = node_builder.build();
-                return node_from_inner(inner, grpc_uri);
-            }
-            None => {
-                let tls = tls.ok_or(PyValueError::new_err("TLS configuration is missing"))?;
-                let rune = rune.ok_or(PyValueError::new_err("Rune is missing"))?;
-                let inner =
-                    gl::node::Node::builder_from_parts(node_id, network, tls.inner, &rune).build();
-                return node_from_inner(inner, grpc_uri);
-            }
-        };
+        let tls = creds.tls_config()?;
+        let rune = creds.rune()?;
+        let inner = gl::node::Node::builder_from_parts(node_id, network, tls.inner, &rune).build();
+        return node_from_inner(inner, grpc_uri);
     }
 
     fn call(&self, method: &str, payload: Vec<u8>) -> PyResult<Vec<u8>> {