diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/credentials.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/credentials.py
index dc7d9a375..1e3d05844 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/credentials.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/credentials.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import List
+from typing import Iterable
 
 from .credential_components.i_credential_component import ICredentialComponent
 
 
-@dataclass
 class Credentials:
-    identities: List[ICredentialComponent]
-    secrets: List[ICredentialComponent]
+    def __init__(
+        self, identities: Iterable[ICredentialComponent], secrets: Iterable[ICredentialComponent]
+    ):
+        self.identities = tuple(identities)
+        self.secrets = tuple(secrets)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/mimikatz_cred_collector.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/mimikatz_cred_collector.py
index 75a84c0bb..9463b3d4f 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/mimikatz_cred_collector.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/mimikatz_cred_collector.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from infection_monkey.credential_collectors import (
     Password,
     Username,
 )
-
 from . import pypykatz_handler
 from .windows_credentials import WindowsCredentials
 
@@ -22,24 +21,24 @@ class MimikatzCredentialCollector(ICredentialCollector):
     def _to_credentials(win_creds: List[WindowsCredentials]) -> [Credentials]:
         all_creds = []
         for win_cred in win_creds:
-            creds_obj = Credentials(identities=[], secrets=[])
+            identities = []
+            secrets = []
             if win_cred.username:
                 identity = Username(win_cred.username)
-                creds_obj.identities.append(identity)
+                identities.append(identity)
 
             if win_cred.password:
                 password = Password(win_cred.password)
-                creds_obj.secrets.append(password)
+                secrets.append(password)
 
             if win_cred.lm_hash:
                 lm_hash = LMHash(lm_hash=win_cred.lm_hash)
-                creds_obj.secrets.append(lm_hash)
+                secrets.append(lm_hash)
 
             if win_cred.ntlm_hash:
                 lm_hash = NTHash(nt_hash=win_cred.ntlm_hash)
-                creds_obj.secrets.append(lm_hash)
-
-            if creds_obj.identities != [] or creds_obj.secrets != []:
-                all_creds.append(creds_obj)
+                secrets.append(lm_hash)
 
+            if identities != [] or secrets != []:
+                all_creds.append(Credentials(identities, secrets))
         return all_creds
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/test_mimikatz_collector.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/test_mimikatz_collector.py
index 0bf0c3628..9e45fd4c6 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/test_mimikatz_collector.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/mimikatz_collector/test_mimikatz_collector.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from infection_monkey.credential_collectors import Credentials, LMHash, NTHash, Password, Username
+from infection_monkey.credential_collectors import LMHash, NTHash, Password, Username
 from infection_monkey.credential_collectors.mimikatz_collector.mimikatz_cred_collector import (
     MimikatzCredentialCollector,
 )
@@ -28,27 +28,57 @@ def test_empty_results(monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_pypykatz_result_parsing(monkeypatch):
+    win_creds = [WindowsCredentials(username="user", password="secret", ntlm_hash="", lm_hash="")]
+    patch_pypykatz(win_creds, monkeypatch)
+
+    # Expected credentials
+    username = Username("user")
+    password = Password("secret")
+
+    collected = MimikatzCredentialCollector().collect_credentials()
+    assert len(list(collected)) == 1
+    assert list(collected)[0].identities[0].__dict__ == username.__dict__
+    assert list(collected)[0].secrets[0].__dict__ == password.__dict__
+
+
+def test_pypykatz_result_parsing_duplicates(monkeypatch):
     win_creds = [
         WindowsCredentials(username="user", password="secret", ntlm_hash="", lm_hash=""),
-        WindowsCredentials(username="", password="", ntlm_hash="ntlm_hash", lm_hash="lm_hash"),
         WindowsCredentials(username="user", password="secret", ntlm_hash="", lm_hash=""),
+    ]
+    patch_pypykatz(win_creds, monkeypatch)
+
+    collected = MimikatzCredentialCollector().collect_credentials()
+    assert len(list(collected)) == 2
+
+
+def test_pypykatz_result_parsing_defaults(monkeypatch):
+    win_creds = [
         WindowsCredentials(username="user2", password="secret2", lm_hash="lm_hash"),
     ]
     patch_pypykatz(win_creds, monkeypatch)
 
     # Expected credentials
-    username = Username("user")
-    username2 = Username("user2")
-    password = Password("secret")
-    password2 = Password("secret2")
-    nt_hash = NTHash(nt_hash="ntlm_hash")
-    lm_hash = LMHash(lm_hash="lm_hash")
+    username = Username("user2")
+    password = Password("secret2")
+    lm_hash = LMHash("lm_hash")
 
-    expected = [
-        Credentials(identities=[username], secrets=[password]),
-        Credentials(identities=[], secrets=[lm_hash, nt_hash]),
-        Credentials(identities=[username], secrets=[password]),
-        Credentials(identities=[username2], secrets=[password2, lm_hash]),
-    ]
     collected = MimikatzCredentialCollector().collect_credentials()
-    assert expected == collected
+    assert list(collected)[0].identities[0].__dict__ == username.__dict__
+    assert list(collected)[0].secrets[0].__dict__ == password.__dict__
+    assert list(collected)[0].secrets[1].__dict__ == lm_hash.__dict__
+
+
+def test_pypykatz_result_parsing_no_identities(monkeypatch):
+    win_creds = [
+        WindowsCredentials(username="", password="", ntlm_hash="ntlm_hash", lm_hash="lm_hash"),
+    ]
+    patch_pypykatz(win_creds, monkeypatch)
+
+    # Expected credentials
+    nt_hash = NTHash("ntlm_hash")
+    lm_hash = LMHash("lm_hash")
+
+    collected = MimikatzCredentialCollector().collect_credentials()
+    assert list(collected)[0].secrets[0].__dict__ == lm_hash.__dict__
+    assert list(collected)[0].secrets[1].__dict__ == nt_hash.__dict__