diff --git a/desktop/src/api/safeStorage.ts b/desktop/src/api/safeStorage.ts
index cffb23302..e3d674951 100644
--- a/desktop/src/api/safeStorage.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/api/safeStorage.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
+import { safeStorage } from "electron/main";
 import { logError } from "../main/log";
 import { safeStorageStore } from "../stores/safeStorage.store";
 
 export async function setEncryptionKey(encryptionKey: string) {
     try {
-        const encryptedKey: Buffer = await ipcRenderer.invoke(
-            "safeStorage-encrypt",
-            encryptionKey,
-        );
+        const encryptedKey: Buffer =
+            await safeStorage.encryptString(encryptionKey);
         const b64EncryptedKey = Buffer.from(encryptedKey).toString("base64");
         safeStorageStore.set("encryptionKey", b64EncryptedKey);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -20,10 +18,8 @@ export async function getEncryptionKey(): Promise<string> {
     try {
         const b64EncryptedKey = safeStorageStore.get("encryptionKey");
         if (b64EncryptedKey) {
-            const keyBuffer = new Uint8Array(
-                Buffer.from(b64EncryptedKey, "base64"),
-            );
-            return await ipcRenderer.invoke("safeStorage-decrypt", keyBuffer);
+            const keyBuffer = Buffer.from(b64EncryptedKey, "base64");
+            return await safeStorage.decryptString(keyBuffer);
         }
     } catch (e) {
         logError(e, "getEncryptionKey failed");
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts b/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts
index 394221ead..5173198c0 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@
  */
 
 import { ipcMain } from "electron/main";
-import {
-    computeImageEmbedding,
-    computeTextEmbedding,
-} from "services/clipService";
-import type { Model } from "types";
 import { clearElectronStore } from "../api/electronStore";
+import { getEncryptionKey, setEncryptionKey } from "../api/safeStorage";
 import {
     appVersion,
     muteUpdateNotification,
     skipAppUpdate,
     updateAndRestart,
 } from "../services/appUpdater";
+import {
+    computeImageEmbedding,
+    computeTextEmbedding,
+} from "../services/clipService";
+import type { Model } from "../types";
 import { checkExistsAndCreateDir, fsExists } from "./fs";
 import { openDirectory, openLogDirectory } from "./general";
 import { logToDisk } from "./log";
@@ -51,16 +52,16 @@ export const attachIPCHandlers = () => {
     // See: [Note: Catching exception during .send/.on]
     ipcMain.on("logToDisk", (_, message) => logToDisk(message));
 
-    ipcMain.handle("fsExists", (_, path) => fsExists(path));
-
-    ipcMain.handle("checkExistsAndCreateDir", (_, dirPath) =>
-        checkExistsAndCreateDir(dirPath),
-    );
-
     ipcMain.on("clear-electron-store", (_) => {
         clearElectronStore();
     });
 
+    ipcMain.handle("setEncryptionKey", (_, encryptionKey) =>
+        setEncryptionKey(encryptionKey),
+    );
+
+    ipcMain.handle("getEncryptionKey", (_) => getEncryptionKey());
+
     ipcMain.on("update-and-restart", (_) => {
         updateAndRestart();
     });
@@ -82,4 +83,10 @@ export const attachIPCHandlers = () => {
     ipcMain.handle("computeTextEmbedding", (_, model: Model, text: string) =>
         computeTextEmbedding(model, text),
     );
+
+    ipcMain.handle("fsExists", (_, path) => fsExists(path));
+
+    ipcMain.handle("checkExistsAndCreateDir", (_, dirPath) =>
+        checkExistsAndCreateDir(dirPath),
+    );
 };
diff --git a/desktop/src/preload.ts b/desktop/src/preload.ts
index 8a9f1a01e..a0f0f4308 100644
--- a/desktop/src/preload.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/preload.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import path from "path";
 import { runFFmpegCmd } from "./api/ffmpeg";
 import { getDirFiles } from "./api/fs";
 import { convertToJPEG, generateImageThumbnail } from "./api/imageProcessor";
-import { getEncryptionKey, setEncryptionKey } from "./api/safeStorage";
 import {
     getElectronFilesFromGoogleZip,
     getPendingUploads,
@@ -122,6 +121,12 @@ const clearElectronStore = () => {
     ipcRenderer.send("clear-electron-store");
 };
 
+const setEncryptionKey = (encryptionKey: string): Promise<void> =>
+    ipcRenderer.invoke("setEncryptionKey", encryptionKey);
+
+const getEncryptionKey = (): Promise<string> =>
+    ipcRenderer.invoke("getEncryptionKey");
+
 // - App update
 
 const updateAndRestart = () => {
@@ -364,6 +369,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("ElectronAPIs", {
     openDirectory,
     registerForegroundEventListener,
     clearElectronStore,
+    getEncryptionKey,
+    setEncryptionKey,
 
     // Logging
     openLogDirectory,
@@ -401,8 +408,6 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("ElectronAPIs", {
     showUploadZipDialog,
     getElectronFilesFromGoogleZip,
     setToUploadCollection,
-    getEncryptionKey,
-    setEncryptionKey,
     getDirFiles,
     getWatchMappings,
     addWatchMapping,
diff --git a/desktop/src/utils/ipcComms.ts b/desktop/src/utils/ipcComms.ts
index 3f42244e8..3c64f0e40 100644
--- a/desktop/src/utils/ipcComms.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/utils/ipcComms.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
 import chokidar from "chokidar";
-import {
-    app,
-    BrowserWindow,
-    dialog,
-    ipcMain,
-    safeStorage,
-    shell,
-    Tray,
-} from "electron";
+import { BrowserWindow, dialog, ipcMain, Tray } from "electron";
 import path from "path";
 import { attachIPCHandlers } from "../main/ipc";
-import {
-    muteUpdateNotification,
-    skipAppUpdate,
-    updateAndRestart,
-} from "../services/appUpdater";
 import {
     computeImageEmbedding,
     computeTextEmbedding,
@@ -79,14 +66,6 @@ export default function setupIpcComs(
         watcher.unwatch(args.dir);
     });
 
-    ipcMain.handle("safeStorage-encrypt", (_, message) => {
-        return safeStorage.encryptString(message);
-    });
-
-    ipcMain.handle("safeStorage-decrypt", (_, message) => {
-        return safeStorage.decryptString(message);
-    });
-
     ipcMain.handle("convert-to-jpeg", (_, fileData, filename) => {
         return convertToJPEG(fileData, filename);
     });
diff --git a/web/packages/shared/electron/types.ts b/web/packages/shared/electron/types.ts
index 76e8994d2..b751ae40f 100644
--- a/web/packages/shared/electron/types.ts
+++ b/web/packages/shared/electron/types.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ export interface ElectronAPIsType {
     registerForegroundEventListener: (onForeground: () => void) => void;
     clearElectronStore: () => void;
 
+    setEncryptionKey: (encryptionKey: string) => Promise<void>;
+    getEncryptionKey: () => Promise<string>;
+
     // - FS legacy
     checkExistsAndCreateDir: (dirPath: string) => Promise<void>;
 
@@ -149,8 +152,6 @@ export interface ElectronAPIsType {
         removeFolder: (folderPath: string) => Promise<void>,
     ) => void;
     isFolder: (dirPath: string) => Promise<boolean>;
-    setEncryptionKey: (encryptionKey: string) => Promise<void>;
-    getEncryptionKey: () => Promise<string>;
     convertToJPEG: (
         fileData: Uint8Array,
         filename: string,