diff --git a/api/defaults.go b/api/defaults.go
index aaa97b2aa..862208093 100644
--- a/api/defaults.go
+++ b/api/defaults.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const pathWalletRoot = "m/44'/60'/0'/0"
 const pathEIP1581 = "m/43'/60'/1581'"
 const pathDefaultChat = pathEIP1581 + "/0'/0"
 const pathDefaultWallet = pathWalletRoot + "/0"
+const defaultMnemonicLength = 12
+const walletAccountDefaultName = "Ethereum account"
 
 var paths = []string{pathWalletRoot, pathEIP1581, pathDefaultChat, pathDefaultWallet}
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ func defaultSettings(generatedAccountInfo generator.GeneratedAccountInfo, derive
 	chatKeyString := derivedAddresses[pathDefaultChat].PublicKey
 
 	settings := &settings.Settings{}
+	settings.Mnemonic = &generatedAccountInfo.Mnemonic
 	settings.KeyUID = generatedAccountInfo.KeyUID
 	settings.Address = types.HexToAddress(generatedAccountInfo.Address)
 	settings.WalletRootAddress = types.HexToAddress(derivedAddresses[pathWalletRoot].Address)
diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 2845c0082..5dd912547 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) CreateAccountAndLogin(request *requests.CreateAccoun
 
 	generator := b.accountManager.AccountsGenerator()
 
-	generatedAccountInfos, err := generator.Generate(12, 1, "")
+	// generate 1(n) account with default mnemonic length and no passphrase
+	generatedAccountInfos, err := generator.Generate(defaultMnemonicLength, 1, "")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) CreateAccountAndLogin(request *requests.CreateAccoun
 		Color:     "",
 		Wallet:    true,
 		Path:      pathDefaultWallet,
-		Name:      "Ethereum account",
+		Name:      walletAccountDefaultName,
 	}
 
 	chatDerivedAccount := derivedAddresses[pathDefaultChat]
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) CreateAccountAndLogin(request *requests.CreateAccoun
 	}
 
 	accounts := []*accounts.Account{walletAccount, chatAccount}
-	err = b.StartNodeWithAccountAndInitialConfig(account, "", *settings, nodeConfig, accounts)
+	err = b.StartNodeWithAccountAndInitialConfig(account, request.Password, *settings, nodeConfig, accounts)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.log.Error("start node", err)
 		return err