diff --git a/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart b/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
index 2f0e464288..9415e3828d 100644
--- a/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
@@ -131,11 +131,8 @@ class LockScreenSettings {
       sodium,
     );
 
-    final String saltPassword = base64Encode(salt);
-    final String hashPassword = base64Encode(hash);
-
-    await _secureStorage.write(key: saltKey, value: saltPassword);
-    await _secureStorage.write(key: password, value: hashPassword);
+    await _secureStorage.write(key: saltKey, value: base64Encode(salt));
+    await _secureStorage.write(key: password, value: base64Encode(hash));
     await _secureStorage.delete(key: pin);
 
     return;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
index d8d5cc511f..aef012cc31 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/lock_screen_settings.dart
@@ -103,11 +103,8 @@ class LockScreenSettings {
       "memLimit": Sodium.cryptoPwhashMemlimitInteractive,
     });
 
-    final String saltPassword = base64Encode(salt);
-    final String hashPassword = base64Encode(hash);
-
-    await _secureStorage.write(key: saltKey, value: saltPassword);
-    await _secureStorage.write(key: password, value: hashPassword);
+    await _secureStorage.write(key: saltKey, value: base64Encode(salt));
+    await _secureStorage.write(key: password, value: base64Encode(hash));
     await _secureStorage.delete(key: pin);
 
     return;