diff --git a/examples/pingpong.nim b/examples/pingpong.nim
index 5dbe00d..e6ec95e 100644
--- a/examples/pingpong.nim
+++ b/examples/pingpong.nim
@@ -26,12 +26,9 @@ proc main() {.async.} =
   var waku_saro = initWakuClient(DefaultConfig())
   var waku_raya = initWakuClient(DefaultConfig())
 
-  let sKey = loadPrivateKeyFromBytes(@[45u8, 216, 160, 24, 19, 207, 193, 214, 98, 92, 153, 145, 222, 247, 101, 99, 96, 131, 149, 185, 33, 187, 229, 251, 100, 158, 20, 131, 111, 97, 181, 210]).get()
-  let rKey = loadPrivateKeyFromBytes(@[43u8, 12, 160, 51, 212, 90, 199, 160, 154, 164, 129, 229, 147, 69, 151, 17, 239, 51, 190, 33, 86, 164, 50, 105, 39, 250, 182, 116, 138, 132, 114, 234]).get()
-
   # Create Clients
-  var saro = newClient(waku_saro, Identity(name: "saro", privateKey: sKey))
-  var raya = newClient(waku_raya, Identity(name: "raya", privateKey: rKey))
+  var saro = newClient(waku_saro).get()
+  var raya = newClient(waku_raya).get()
 
   # Wire Saro Callbacks
   saro.onNewMessage(proc(convo: Conversation, msg: ReceivedMessage) {.async, closure.} =
diff --git a/src/chat/client.nim b/src/chat/client.nim
index 3717311..89861d5 100644
--- a/src/chat/client.nim
+++ b/src/chat/client.nim
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ type KeyEntry* = object
 type ChatClient* = ref object
   libchatCtx: LibChat 
   ds*: WakuClient
-  id: string
   inboundQueue: QueueRef
   isRunning: bool
 
@@ -74,34 +73,38 @@ type ChatClient* = ref object
 # Constructors
 #################################################
 
-proc newClient*(ds: WakuClient, ident: Identity): ChatClient {.raises: [IOError, ValueError].} =
-  ## Creates new instance of a `ChatClient` with a given `WakuConfig`
-  ## TODO: (P1) Currently the passed in Identity is not used. Libchat Generates one for every invocation.
+proc newClient*(ds: WakuClient, ephemeral: bool = true, installation_name: string = "default"): Result[ChatClient, string] =
+  ## Creates new instance of a `ChatClient` with a given `WakuConfig`.
+  ## A new installation is created if no saved installation with `installation_name` is found
+
+  if not ephemeral:
+    return err("persistence is not currently supported")
+
   try:
 
     var q = QueueRef(queue: newAsyncQueue[ChatPayload](10))
     var c = ChatClient(
                   libchatCtx: newConversationsContext(),
                   ds: ds,
-                  id: ident.getName(),
                   inboundQueue: q,
                   isRunning: false,
                   newMessageCallbacks: @[],
                   newConvoCallbacks: @[])
 
 
-    notice "Client started", client = c.id
+    notice "Client started"
 
-    result = c
+    result = ok(c)
   except Exception as e:
     error "newCLient", err = e.msg
+    result = err(e.msg)
 
 #################################################
 # Parameter Access
 #################################################
 
 proc getId*(client: ChatClient): string =
-  result = client.id
+  result = "PLACEHOLDER_CLIENT_ID" # TODO: (!) get from Libchat.
 
 
 proc listConversations*(client: ChatClient): seq[Conversation] =