diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java
index 7aab7efa5..77c72054d 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/Main.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public AKeyPair loadKeyFromStore(String publicKey) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		char[] storePassword = storeMixin.getStorePassword(this);
+		char[] storePassword = storeMixin.getStorePassword();
 
 		File keyFile = storeMixin.getKeyStoreFile();
 		try {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public List<AKeyPair> generateKeyPairs(int count, char[] keyPassword) {
 		for (int index = 0; index < count; index++) {
 			AKeyPair keyPair = AKeyPair.generate();
 			keyPairList.add(keyPair);
-			storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(this, keyPair, keyPassword);
+			storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(keyPair, keyPassword);
 		}
 
 		return keyPairList;
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyGenerate.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyGenerate.java
index e419a49cc..682503c74 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyGenerate.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyGenerate.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public void run() {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		char[] storePass=cli().storeMixin.getStorePassword(cli());
+		char[] storePass=cli().storeMixin.getStorePassword();
 		try {
 			KeyStore ks=cli().storeMixin.loadKeyStore(true,storePass);
 			for ( int index = 0; index < count; index ++) {
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java
index de7251a55..48d8a0030 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyImport.java
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ public void run() {
 		if (keyPair==null) throw new CLIError("Unable to import keypair");
 		
 		// Finally write to store
-		char[] storePassword=cli().storeMixin.getStorePassword(cli());
+		char[] storePassword=cli().storeMixin.getStorePassword();
 		char[] keyPassword=cli().getKeyPassword();
-		cli().storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(cli(), keyPair,keyPassword);
+		cli().storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(keyPair,keyPassword);
 		Arrays.fill(keyPassword, 'x');
 		cli().storeMixin.saveKeyStore(storePassword);	
 		cli().println(keyPair.getAccountKey().toHexString());
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyList.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyList.java
index 09ff6d81e..8fdd0c0d3 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyList.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/key/KeyList.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class KeyList extends AKeyCommand {
 
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
-		KeyStore keyStore = cli().storeMixin.loadKeyStore(cli());
+		KeyStore keyStore = cli().storeMixin.loadKeyStore();
 		if (keyStore==null) throw new CLIError("Keystore does not exist. Specify a valid keystore or use `convex key gen` to create one.");
 		
 		Enumeration<String> aliases;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public void run() {
 				output.addRow(String.format("%5d", index), alias);
 				index ++;
 			}
-			cli().println(output);
+			println(output);
 		} catch (KeyStoreException e) {
 			throw new CLIError("Unexpected error reading keystore",e);
 		}
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/AMixin.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/AMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1a78c7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/AMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package convex.cli.mixins;
+
+import convex.cli.ACommand;
+import convex.cli.Main;
+import picocli.CommandLine.ParentCommand;
+
+public class AMixin extends ACommand{
+
+	@ParentCommand 
+	ACommand parentCommand;
+
+	@Override
+	public void run() {
+		throw new Error("Mixin should not be called as command!");
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Main cli() {
+		return parentCommand.cli();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java
index da8febbf2..0033f2335 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/EtchMixin.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
 import picocli.CommandLine.ScopeType;
 
-public class EtchMixin {
+public class EtchMixin extends AMixin {
 
 	@Option(names={"-e", "--etch"},
 			scope = ScopeType.INHERIT,
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/StoreMixin.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/StoreMixin.java
index 89f3217d1..bdaace224 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/StoreMixin.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/mixins/StoreMixin.java
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@
 
 import convex.cli.CLIError;
 import convex.cli.Constants;
-import convex.cli.Main;
 import convex.core.crypto.AKeyPair;
 import convex.core.crypto.PFXTools;
 import convex.core.util.Utils;
 import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
 import picocli.CommandLine.ScopeType;
 
-public class StoreMixin {
+public class StoreMixin extends AMixin {
 
 	@Option(names = { "--keystore" }, 
 			defaultValue = "${env:CONVEX_KEYSTORE:-" + Constants.KEYSTORE_FILENAME+ "}", 
@@ -61,19 +60,19 @@ public File getKeyStoreFile() {
 	 * @param main TODO
 	 * @return Password string
 	 */
-	public char[] getStorePassword(Main main) {
+	public char[] getStorePassword() {
 		char[] storepass = null;
 	
 		if (keystorePassword != null) {
 			storepass = keystorePassword.toCharArray();
 		} else {
-			if (main.isInteractive()) {
-				storepass = main.readPassword("Enter Keystore Password: ");
+			if (isInteractive()) {
+				storepass = readPassword("Enter Keystore Password: ");
 				keystorePassword=new String(storepass);
 			}
 	
 			if (storepass == null) {
-				main.paranoia("Keystore password must be explicitly provided");
+				paranoia("Keystore password must be explicitly provided");
 				log.warn("No password for keystore: defaulting to blank password");
 				storepass = new char[0];
 			}
@@ -87,9 +86,9 @@ public char[] getStorePassword(Main main) {
 	 * @param main TODO
 	 * @return KeyStore instance, or null if it does not exist
 	 */
-	public KeyStore getKeystore(Main main) {
+	public KeyStore getKeystore() {
 		if (keyStore == null) {
-			keyStore = loadKeyStore(false, getStorePassword(main));
+			keyStore = loadKeyStore(false, getStorePassword());
 		}
 		return keyStore;
 	}
@@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ public KeyStore getKeystore(Main main) {
 	 * @param main TODO
 	 * @return KeyStore instance, or null if does not exist
 	 */
-	public KeyStore loadKeyStore(Main main) {
-		return main.storeMixin.loadKeyStore(false, getStorePassword(main));
+	public KeyStore loadKeyStore() {
+		return loadKeyStore(false, getStorePassword());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -157,9 +156,9 @@ public void saveKeyStore(char[] storePassword) {
 	 * @param keyPair Keypair to add
 	 * @param keyPassword TODO
 	 */
-	public void addKeyPairToStore(Main main, AKeyPair keyPair, char[] keyPassword) {
+	public void addKeyPairToStore(AKeyPair keyPair, char[] keyPassword) {
 	
-		KeyStore keyStore = getKeystore(main);
+		KeyStore keyStore = getKeystore();
 		if (keyStore == null) {
 			throw new CLIError("Trying to add key pair but keystore does not exist");
 		}
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerCreate.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerCreate.java
index 74d37f4a4..6c55b2b98 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerCreate.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerCreate.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void run() {
 
 		try {
 			// create a keystore if it does not exist
-			keyStore = mainParent.storeMixin.loadKeyStore(mainParent);
+			keyStore = mainParent.storeMixin.loadKeyStore();
 		} catch (Error e) {
 			log.info(e.getMessage());
 			return;
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerGenesis.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerGenesis.java
index 3ace48387..ebc0208b9 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerGenesis.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerGenesis.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public void run() {
 //			}
 			if (cli().isParanoid()) throw new CLIError("Aborting due to strict security: no key pair specified");
 			keyPair=AKeyPair.generate();
-			cli().storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(cli(), keyPair,cli().getKeyPassword());
+			cli().storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(keyPair,cli().getKeyPassword());
 			cli().storeMixin.saveKeyStore();
 			cli().inform("Generated new Keypair with public key: "+keyPair.getAccountKey());
 		}
diff --git a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerStart.java b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerStart.java
index c211c82f2..8edfceb58 100644
--- a/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerStart.java
+++ b/convex-cli/src/main/java/convex/cli/peer/PeerStart.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void run() {
 			}
 		} else {
 			keyPair=AKeyPair.generate();
-			mainParent.storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(mainParent, keyPair,mainParent.getKeyPassword());
+			mainParent.storeMixin.addKeyPairToStore(keyPair,mainParent.getKeyPassword());
 			log.warn("Generated new Keypair with public key: "+keyPair.getAccountKey());
 		}