diff --git a/images/identity.go b/images/identity.go
index dfaed29c7..548cadc8c 100644
--- a/images/identity.go
+++ b/images/identity.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/crypto"
+	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/protobuf"
 )
 
 type IdentityImage struct {
@@ -64,6 +65,30 @@ func (i IdentityImage) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(temp)
 }
 
+func (i *IdentityImage) ToProtobuf() *protobuf.MultiAccount_IdentityImage {
+	return &protobuf.MultiAccount_IdentityImage{
+		KeyUid:       i.KeyUID,
+		Name:         i.Name,
+		Payload:      i.Payload,
+		Width:        int64(i.Width),
+		Height:       int64(i.Height),
+		Filesize:     int64(i.FileSize),
+		ResizeTarget: int64(i.ResizeTarget),
+		Clock:        i.Clock,
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *IdentityImage) FromProtobuf(ii *protobuf.MultiAccount_IdentityImage) {
+	i.KeyUID = ii.KeyUid
+	i.Name = ii.Name
+	i.Payload = ii.Payload
+	i.Width = int(ii.Width)
+	i.Height = int(ii.Height)
+	i.FileSize = int(ii.Filesize)
+	i.ResizeTarget = int(ii.ResizeTarget)
+	i.Clock = ii.Clock
+}
+
 func (i IdentityImage) IsEmpty() bool {
 	return i.KeyUID == "" && i.Name == "" && len(i.Payload) == 0 && i.Width == 0 && i.Height == 0 && i.FileSize == 0 && i.ResizeTarget == 0 && i.Clock == 0
 }
diff --git a/multiaccounts/database.go b/multiaccounts/database.go
index 3729aebdc..de87e66ca 100644
--- a/multiaccounts/database.go
+++ b/multiaccounts/database.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/images"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/multiaccounts/migrations"
+	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/protobuf"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/sqlite"
 )
 
@@ -23,6 +24,62 @@ type Account struct {
 	Images         []images.IdentityImage `json:"images"`
 }
 
+func (a *Account) ToProtobuf() *protobuf.MultiAccount {
+	var colourHashes []*protobuf.MultiAccount_ColourHash
+	for _, index := range a.ColorHash {
+		var i []int64
+		for _, is := range index {
+			i = append(i, int64(is))
+		}
+
+		colourHashes = append(colourHashes, &protobuf.MultiAccount_ColourHash{Index: i})
+	}
+
+	var identityImages []*protobuf.MultiAccount_IdentityImage
+	for _, ii := range a.Images {
+		identityImages = append(identityImages, ii.ToProtobuf())
+	}
+
+	return &protobuf.MultiAccount{
+		Name:           a.Name,
+		Timestamp:      a.Timestamp,
+		Identicon:      a.Identicon,
+		ColorHash:      colourHashes,
+		ColorId:        a.ColorID,
+		KeycardPairing: a.KeycardPairing,
+		KeyUid:         a.KeyUID,
+		Images:         identityImages,
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *Account) FromProtobuf(ma *protobuf.MultiAccount) {
+	var colourHash [][]int
+	for _, index := range ma.ColorHash {
+		var i []int
+		for _, is := range index.Index {
+			i = append(i, int(is))
+		}
+
+		colourHash = append(colourHash, i)
+	}
+
+	var identityImages []images.IdentityImage
+	for _, ii := range ma.Images {
+		iii := images.IdentityImage{}
+		iii.FromProtobuf(ii)
+		identityImages = append(identityImages, iii)
+	}
+
+	a.Name = ma.Name
+	a.Timestamp = ma.Timestamp
+	a.Identicon = ma.Identicon
+	a.ColorHash = colourHash
+	a.ColorID = ma.ColorId
+	a.KeycardPairing = ma.KeycardPairing
+	a.KeyUID = ma.KeyUid
+	a.Images = identityImages
+}
+
 type MultiAccountMarshaller interface {
 	ToMultiAccount() *Account
 }
diff --git a/server/payload_manager.go b/server/payload_manager.go
index 11c7ee5c7..369317e23 100644
--- a/server/payload_manager.go
+++ b/server/payload_manager.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/account/generator"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/keystore"
-	"github.com/status-im/status-go/images"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/multiaccounts"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/common"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/protobuf"
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ func NewPairingPayloadMarshaller(p *PairingPayload) *PairingPayloadMarshaller {
 func (ppm *PairingPayloadMarshaller) MarshalToProtobuf() ([]byte, error) {
 	return proto.Marshal(&protobuf.LocalPairingPayload{
 		Keys:         ppm.accountKeysToProtobuf(),
-		Multiaccount: ppm.multiaccountToProtobuf(),
+		Multiaccount: ppm.multiaccount.ToProtobuf(),
 		Password:     ppm.password,
 	})
 }
@@ -201,43 +200,6 @@ func (ppm *PairingPayloadMarshaller) accountKeysToProtobuf() []*protobuf.LocalPa
 	return keys
 }
 
-func (ppm *PairingPayloadMarshaller) multiaccountToProtobuf() *protobuf.MultiAccount {
-	var colourHashes []*protobuf.MultiAccount_ColourHash
-	for _, index := range ppm.multiaccount.ColorHash {
-		var i []int64
-		for _, is := range index {
-			i = append(i, int64(is))
-		}
-
-		colourHashes = append(colourHashes, &protobuf.MultiAccount_ColourHash{Index: i})
-	}
-
-	var identityImages []*protobuf.MultiAccount_IdentityImage
-	for _, ii := range ppm.multiaccount.Images {
-		identityImages = append(identityImages, &protobuf.MultiAccount_IdentityImage{
-			KeyUid:       ii.KeyUID,
-			Name:         ii.Name,
-			Payload:      ii.Payload,
-			Width:        int64(ii.Width),
-			Height:       int64(ii.Height),
-			Filesize:     int64(ii.FileSize),
-			ResizeTarget: int64(ii.ResizeTarget),
-			Clock:        ii.Clock,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return &protobuf.MultiAccount{
-		Name:           ppm.multiaccount.Name,
-		Timestamp:      ppm.multiaccount.Timestamp,
-		Identicon:      ppm.multiaccount.Identicon,
-		ColorHash:      colourHashes,
-		ColorId:        ppm.multiaccount.ColorID,
-		KeycardPairing: ppm.multiaccount.KeycardPairing,
-		KeyUid:         ppm.multiaccount.KeyUID,
-		Images:         identityImages,
-	}
-}
-
 func (ppm *PairingPayloadMarshaller) UnmarshalProtobuf(data []byte) error {
 	pb := new(protobuf.LocalPairingPayload)
 	err := proto.Unmarshal(data, pb)
@@ -262,40 +224,8 @@ func (ppm *PairingPayloadMarshaller) accountKeysFromProtobuf(pbKeys []*protobuf.
 }
 
 func (ppm *PairingPayloadMarshaller) multiaccountFromProtobuf(pbMultiAccount *protobuf.MultiAccount) {
-	var colourHash [][]int
-	for _, index := range pbMultiAccount.ColorHash {
-		var i []int
-		for _, is := range index.Index {
-			i = append(i, int(is))
-		}
-
-		colourHash = append(colourHash, i)
-	}
-
-	var identityImages []images.IdentityImage
-	for _, ii := range pbMultiAccount.Images {
-		identityImages = append(identityImages, images.IdentityImage{
-			KeyUID:       ii.KeyUid,
-			Name:         ii.Name,
-			Payload:      ii.Payload,
-			Width:        int(ii.Width),
-			Height:       int(ii.Height),
-			FileSize:     int(ii.Filesize),
-			ResizeTarget: int(ii.ResizeTarget),
-			Clock:        ii.Clock,
-		})
-	}
-
-	ppm.multiaccount = &multiaccounts.Account{
-		Name:           pbMultiAccount.Name,
-		Timestamp:      pbMultiAccount.Timestamp,
-		Identicon:      pbMultiAccount.Identicon,
-		ColorHash:      colourHash,
-		ColorID:        pbMultiAccount.ColorId,
-		KeycardPairing: pbMultiAccount.KeycardPairing,
-		KeyUID:         pbMultiAccount.KeyUid,
-		Images:         identityImages,
-	}
+	ppm.multiaccount = new(multiaccounts.Account)
+	ppm.multiaccount.FromProtobuf(pbMultiAccount)
 }
 
 type PayloadRepository interface {