diff --git a/public/electron/events/account.js b/public/electron/events/account.js
index c0440d75..5d8092f1 100644
--- a/public/electron/events/account.js
+++ b/public/electron/events/account.js
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ const registerAuthEvents = (mainWindow) => {
         address: payload.torusRes.publicAddress,
         provider: payload.provider,
         metadata: {
-          email: payload.torusRes.userInfo.email,
           name: payload.torusRes.userInfo.name,
+          email: payload.torusRes.userInfo.email,
+          nickname: payload.torusRes.userInfo.nickname,
         },
       });
       mainWindow.webContents.send(ADD_LINKED_ADDRESS_SUCCESS_EVENT, {
@@ -156,8 +157,9 @@ const registerAuthEvents = (mainWindow) => {
         provider: payload.provider,
         createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
         metadata: {
-          email: payload.torusRes.userInfo.email,
           name: payload.torusRes.userInfo.name,
+          email: payload.torusRes.userInfo.email,
+          nickname: payload.torusRes.userInfo.nickname,
         },
       });
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/public/electron/events/auth.js b/public/electron/events/auth.js
index 38aafca9..2a8bc611 100644
--- a/public/electron/events/auth.js
+++ b/public/electron/events/auth.js
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ const registerAuthEvents = (mainWindow) => {
           address: payload.torusRes.publicAddress,
           provider: payload.torusRes.userInfo.typeOfLogin,
           metadata: {
-            email: payload.torusRes.userInfo.email,
             name: payload.torusRes.userInfo.name,
+            email: payload.torusRes.userInfo.email,
+            nickname: payload.torusRes.userInfo.nickname,
           },
         });
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/Modal/Settings/views/Security/index.js b/src/shared/components/Modal/Settings/views/Security/index.js
index c123592b..6fce1b5c 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Modal/Settings/views/Security/index.js
+++ b/src/shared/components/Modal/Settings/views/Security/index.js
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const Security = ({ t }) => {
         options[OPTION_IDS.TWITTER] = {
           id: OPTION_IDS.TWITTER,
           text: t('addBackupSignIn.twitter'),
-          text2: metadata.name,
+          text2: metadata.nickname ? `@${metadata.nickname}` : metadata.name,
           // text3: t('modals.settings.security.disconnect'),
           imgSrc: 'https://fleek-team-bucket.storage.fleek.co/third-party-logo/Twitter_Logo_Blue.svg',
           redText3: true,
diff --git a/src/utils/use-torus-sdk.js b/src/utils/use-torus-sdk.js
index 82d18547..3bb1c753 100644
--- a/src/utils/use-torus-sdk.js
+++ b/src/utils/use-torus-sdk.js
@@ -1,15 +1,45 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import axios from 'axios';
 import TorusSdk from '@toruslabs/torus-direct-web-sdk';
 
 import config from '@config';
 
 /**
+ * @typedef {Object} UserInfo
+ * @property {string?} email
+ * @property {string?} nickname
+ * @property {string} name
+ * @property {string} idToken
+ * @property {string} typeOfLogin
+ * @property {string} accessToken
+ *
  * @typedef {Object} TorusRes
- * @property {Object} userInfo
+ * @property {UserInfo} userInfo
  * @property {string} privateKey
  * @property {string} publicAddress
 */
 
+/**
+ * @param {TorusRes} torusRes
+ */
+const setTwitterNickname = async (torusRes) => {
+  try {
+    const { data } = await axios.get(`${config.torus.providers.twitter.jwtParams.domain}/userinfo`, {
+      headers: {
+        authorization: `Bearer ${torusRes.userInfo.accessToken}`,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (data && data.nickname) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+      torusRes.userInfo.nickname = data.nickname;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error(`Error when trying to get twitter nickname: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+};
+
 export default function useTorusSdk() {
   const [state, setState] = React.useState({
     torusSdk: null,
@@ -47,6 +77,11 @@ export default function useTorusSdk() {
 
       if (tRes) {
         tRes.privateKey = `0x${tRes.privateKey}`;
+
+        if (tRes.userInfo.typeOfLogin === 'twitter') {
+          await setTwitterNickname(tRes);
+        }
+
         return tRes;
       }