diff --git a/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js b/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
index 561889ff..82254b0b 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/Mediator/index.js
@@ -1131,11 +1131,10 @@ const register = async (alias, pass) => {
 
   _isRegistering = false
 
-  const mySecret = await mySEA.secret(user._.sea.epub, user._.sea)
-
   if (typeof ack.err === 'string') {
     throw new Error(ack.err)
   } else if (typeof ack.pub === 'string') {
+    const mySecret = await mySEA.secret(user._.sea.epub, user._.sea)
     _currentAlias = alias
     _currentPass = await mySEA.encrypt(pass, mySecret)
   } else {