diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index a407735efa..1f1b0c77d2 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                  [prismatic/schema "1.0.4"]
                  ^{:voom {:repo   "git@github.com:status-im/status-lib.git"
                           :branch "master"}}
-                 [status-im/protocol "0.1.1-20160630_104454-gd663db0"]
+                 [status-im/protocol "0.1.1-20160630_153846-gbf92f5f"]
                  [natal-shell "0.1.6"]
                  [com.andrewmcveigh/cljs-time "0.4.0"]]
   :plugins [[lein-cljsbuild "1.1.1"]
diff --git a/src/status_im/accounts/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/accounts/handlers.cljs
index e70b48e1d9..8ea9cf3e60 100644
--- a/src/status_im/accounts/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/accounts/handlers.cljs
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
 (defn account-created [result]
   (let [data (json->clj result)
         public-key (:pubkey data)
-        address (:address data)]
+        address (:address data)
+        account {:public-key public-key
+                 :address address}]
     (log/debug "Created account: " result)
     (when (not (str/blank? public-key))
       (do
-        (dispatch [:initialize-protocol public-key])
-        (dispatch [:add-account {:address address
-                                 :public-key public-key}])))))
+        (dispatch [:initialize-protocol account])
+        (dispatch [:add-account account])))))
 
 (register-handler :create-account
   (-> (fn [db [_ password]]
diff --git a/src/status_im/handlers/server.cljs b/src/status_im/handlers/server.cljs
index 5d9674c1d7..565f6f90c0 100644
--- a/src/status_im/handlers/server.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/handlers/server.cljs
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 (ns status-im.handlers.server
   (:require [re-frame.core :refer [subscribe dispatch dispatch-sync]]
-            [status-im.utils.utils :refer [log on-error http-post]]
+            [status-im.utils.utils :refer [on-error http-post]]
             [status-im.utils.logging :as log]))
 
 (defn sign-up
   [db phone-number handler]
-  ;(user-data/save-phone-number phone-number)
-  (http-post "sign-up" {:phone-number phone-number
-                        :whisper-identity (get-in db [:user-identity :public])}
-             (fn [body]
-               (log body)
-               (handler)))
-  db)
+  (let [{:keys [public-key address] :as account} (get-in db [:user-identity])]
+    ;(user-data/save-phone-number phone-number)
+    (log/debug "signing up with public-key" public-key "and phone " phone-number)
+    (http-post "sign-up" {:phone-number     phone-number
+                          :whisper-identity public-key
+                          :address          address}
+               (fn [body]
+                 (log/debug body)
+                 (handler)))
+    db))
 
 (defn sign-up-confirm
   [confirmation-code handler]
diff --git a/src/status_im/models/protocol.cljs b/src/status_im/models/protocol.cljs
index abe2ad110f..441d433688 100644
--- a/src/status_im/models/protocol.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/models/protocol.cljs
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@
   (assoc-in db db/protocol-initialized-path initialized?))
 
 (defn update-identity [db identity]
-  (let [password  (:identity-password db)
-        encrypted (password-encrypt password (to-edn-string identity))]
-    (s/put kv/kv-store :identity encrypted)
+  (let [identity-string (to-edn-string identity)]
+    (s/put kv/kv-store :identity identity-string)
     (assoc db :user-identity identity)))
 
 (defn stored-identity [db]
-  (let [encrypted (s/get kv/kv-store :identity)
-        password  (:identity-password db)]
-    (when encrypted
-      (read-string (password-decrypt password encrypted)))))
+  (let [identity (s/get kv/kv-store :identity)]
+    (when identity
+      (read-string identity))))
diff --git a/src/status_im/profile/screen.cljs b/src/status_im/profile/screen.cljs
index ffff2d2e47..09f2fc3d07 100644
--- a/src/status_im/profile/screen.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/profile/screen.cljs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
    phone-number [:get :phone-number]
    email [:get :email]
    status [:get :status]
-   identity     [:get-in [:user-identity :public]]]
+   identity     [:get-in [:user-identity :public-key]]]
   [scroll-view {:style st/profile}
    [touchable-highlight {:style    st/back-btn-touchable
                          :on-press #(dispatch [:navigate-back])}
diff --git a/src/status_im/protocol/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/protocol/handlers.cljs
index 14690d6f47..a5010bb56c 100644
--- a/src/status_im/protocol/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/protocol/handlers.cljs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 (register-handler :initialize-protocol
   (u/side-effect!
-    (fn [db [_ public-key]]
-      (init-protocol public-key (make-handler db)))))
+    (fn [db [_ account]]
+      (init-protocol account (make-handler db)))))
 
 (register-handler :protocol-initialized
   (fn [db [_ identity]]