diff --git a/crates/context/config/src/client/env/proxy/types/icp.rs b/crates/context/config/src/client/env/proxy/types/icp.rs
index 616f0e80b..4897c9a36 100644
--- a/crates/context/config/src/client/env/proxy/types/icp.rs
+++ b/crates/context/config/src/client/env/proxy/types/icp.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ impl Into<ProposalWithApprovals> for ICProposalWithApprovals {
 impl From<ICProposalWithApprovals> for Option<ProposalWithApprovals> {
     fn from(value: ICProposalWithApprovals) -> Self {
         Some(ProposalWithApprovals {
-            proposal_id: Repr::from(repr::Repr::new(
+            proposal_id: Repr::from(Repr::new(
                 ProposalId::from_bytes(|bytes| {
                     bytes.copy_from_slice(&value.proposal_id.0);
                     Ok(32)
diff --git a/crates/context/config/src/client/protocol/icp.rs b/crates/context/config/src/client/protocol/icp.rs
index 54c5fa95e..6ed9389ef 100644
--- a/crates/context/config/src/client/protocol/icp.rs
+++ b/crates/context/config/src/client/protocol/icp.rs
@@ -30,21 +30,20 @@ impl AssociatedTransport for IcpTransport<'_> {
 #[serde(try_from = "serde_creds::Credentials")]
 pub struct Credentials {
     pub account_id: Principal,
-    pub public_key: Vec<u8>,
-    pub secret_key: SigningKey,
+    pub public_key: String,
+    pub secret_key: String,
 }
 
 mod serde_creds {
     use candid::Principal;
-    use ed25519_consensus::SigningKey;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     use thiserror::Error;
 
     #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
     pub struct Credentials {
         account_id: Principal,
-        public_key: Vec<u8>,
-        secret_key: SigningKey,
+        public_key: String,
+        secret_key: String,
     }
 
     #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Error)]
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ mod serde_creds {
 pub struct NetworkConfig {
     pub rpc_url: Url,
     pub account_id: Principal,
-    pub secret_key: SigningKey,
+    pub secret_key: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ pub struct IcpConfig<'a> {
 struct Network {
     client: Agent,
     account_id: Principal,
-    secret_key: SigningKey,
+    secret_key: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/merod/src/cli/init.rs b/crates/merod/src/cli/init.rs
index e65a2172c..78e92dc38 100644
--- a/crates/merod/src/cli/init.rs
+++ b/crates/merod/src/cli/init.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ use calimero_store::Store;
 use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 use ed25519_consensus::SigningKey as IcpSigningKey;
 use eyre::{bail, Result as EyreResult, WrapErr};
+use hex::encode;
 use ic_agent::export::Principal;
 use ic_agent::identity::{BasicIdentity, Identity};
 use libp2p::identity::Keypair;
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ fn generate_local_signer(
             Ok(ClientLocalSigner {
                 rpc_url,
                 credentials: Credentials::Near(near_protocol::Credentials {
-                    account_id: hex::encode(account_id).parse()?,
+                    account_id: encode(account_id).parse()?,
                     public_key,
                     secret_key,
                 }),
@@ -359,8 +360,8 @@ fn generate_local_signer(
                 rpc_url,
                 credentials: Credentials::Icp(icp_protocol::Credentials {
                     account_id,
-                    public_key,
-                    secret_key: signing_key,
+                    public_key: encode(&account_id),
+                    secret_key: encode(&signing_key),
                 }),
             })
         }