diff --git a/packages/api/src/@core/@core-services/encryption/encryption.service.ts b/packages/api/src/@core/@core-services/encryption/encryption.service.ts
index c5910075d..25be858af 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/@core/@core-services/encryption/encryption.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/@core/@core-services/encryption/encryption.service.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ export class EncryptionService {
   private iv = crypto.randomBytes(16);
 
   constructor(private env: EnvironmentService, private logger: LoggerService) {
-    this.secretKey = this.env.getCryptoKey();
+    this.secretKey = process.env.ENCRYPT_CRYPTO_SECRET_KEY;
   }
 
   encrypt(data: string): string {
     try {
+      if (!data) throw new Error('Cant encrypt empty string');
       const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv(
         'aes-256-cbc',
         Buffer.from(this.secretKey, 'utf-8'),
diff --git a/packages/api/src/@core/connections-strategies/connections-strategies.service.ts b/packages/api/src/@core/connections-strategies/connections-strategies.service.ts
index 8bd71ef00..a97324607 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/@core/connections-strategies/connections-strategies.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/@core/connections-strategies/connections-strategies.service.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export class ConnectionsStrategiesService {
       for (let i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++) {
         const attribute_slug = attributes[i];
         const value = values[i];
+        const encrypted_value = this.crypto.encrypt(value);
         //create all attributes (for oauth =>  client_id, client_secret)
         const attribute_ = await this.prisma.cs_attributes.create({
           data: {
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export class ConnectionsStrategiesService {
         const value_ = await this.prisma.cs_values.create({
           data: {
             id_cs_value: uuidv4(),
-            value: this.crypto.encrypt(value),
+            value: encrypted_value,
             id_cs_attribute: attribute_.id_cs_attribute,
           },
         });