diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py
index b54f8d464..b696adf40 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_credential_collector.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, Iterable, Sequence
+from typing import Sequence
 
-from common.credentials import Credentials, SSHKeypair, Username
+from common.credentials import Credentials
 from common.event_queue import IEventQueue
 from infection_monkey.credential_collectors.ssh_collector import ssh_handler
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import ICredentialCollector
@@ -24,30 +24,4 @@ class SSHCredentialCollector(ICredentialCollector):
         ssh_info = ssh_handler.get_ssh_info(self._telemetry_messenger, self._event_queue)
         logger.info("Finished scanning for SSH credentials")
 
-        return SSHCredentialCollector._to_credentials(ssh_info)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _to_credentials(ssh_info: Iterable[Dict]) -> Sequence[Credentials]:
-        ssh_credentials = []
-
-        for info in ssh_info:
-            identity = None
-            secret = None
-
-            if info.get("name", ""):
-                identity = Username(info["name"])
-
-            ssh_keypair = {}
-            for key in ["public_key", "private_key"]:
-                if info.get(key) is not None:
-                    ssh_keypair[key] = info[key]
-
-            if len(ssh_keypair):
-                secret = SSHKeypair(
-                    ssh_keypair.get("private_key", ""), ssh_keypair.get("public_key", "")
-                )
-
-            if any([identity, secret]):
-                ssh_credentials.append(Credentials(identity, secret))
-
-        return ssh_credentials
+        return ssh_handler.to_credentials(ssh_info)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_handler.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_handler.py
index ed16bbfa2..cc4245842 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_handler.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/ssh_collector/ssh_handler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import glob
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import Dict, Iterable
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, Sequence
 
 from common.credentials import Credentials, SSHKeypair, Username
 from common.event_queue import IEventQueue
@@ -118,12 +118,7 @@ def _get_ssh_files(
                                                 )
                                             )
 
-                                            collected_credentials = Credentials(
-                                                identity=Username(info["name"]),
-                                                secret=SSHKeypair(
-                                                    info["private_key"], info["public_key"]
-                                                ),
-                                            )
+                                            collected_credentials = to_credentials([info])
                                             _publish_credentials_stolen_event(
                                                 collected_credentials, event_queue
                                             )
@@ -142,6 +137,32 @@ def _get_ssh_files(
     return user_info
 
 
+def to_credentials(ssh_info: Iterable[Dict]) -> Sequence[Credentials]:
+    ssh_credentials = []
+
+    for info in ssh_info:
+        identity = None
+        secret = None
+
+        if info.get("name", ""):
+            identity = Username(info["name"])
+
+        ssh_keypair = {}
+        for key in ["public_key", "private_key"]:
+            if info.get(key) is not None:
+                ssh_keypair[key] = info[key]
+
+            if len(ssh_keypair):
+                secret = SSHKeypair(
+                    ssh_keypair.get("private_key", ""), ssh_keypair.get("public_key", "")
+                )
+
+        if any([identity, secret]):
+            ssh_credentials.append(Credentials(identity, secret))
+
+    return ssh_credentials
+
+
 def _publish_credentials_stolen_event(collected_credentials: Credentials, event_queue: IEventQueue):
     credentials_stolen_event = CredentialsStolenEvent(
         target=None,
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py
index d82236014..14a2e320a 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/credential_collectors/test_ssh_credentials_collector.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
+from pubsub.core import Publisher
 
 from common.credentials import Credentials, SSHKeypair, Username
-from common.event_queue import IEventQueue
+from common.event_queue import IEventQueue, PyPubSubEventQueue
 from infection_monkey.credential_collectors import SSHCredentialCollector
 
 
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ def patch_telemetry_messenger():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mock_event_queue():
-    return MagicMock(spec=IEventQueue)
+def event_queue() -> IEventQueue:
+    return PyPubSubEventQueue(Publisher())
 
 
 def patch_ssh_handler(ssh_creds, monkeypatch):
@@ -27,17 +28,15 @@ def patch_ssh_handler(ssh_creds, monkeypatch):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "ssh_creds", [([{"name": "", "home_dir": "", "public_key": None, "private_key": None}]), ([])]
 )
-def test_ssh_credentials_empty_results(
-    monkeypatch, ssh_creds, patch_telemetry_messenger, mock_event_queue
-):
+def test_ssh_credentials_empty_results(monkeypatch, ssh_creds, patch_telemetry_messenger):
     patch_ssh_handler(ssh_creds, monkeypatch)
     collected = SSHCredentialCollector(
-        patch_telemetry_messenger, mock_event_queue
+        patch_telemetry_messenger, MagicMock(spec=IEventQueue)
     ).collect_credentials()
     assert not collected
 
 
-def test_ssh_info_result_parsing(monkeypatch, patch_telemetry_messenger, mock_event_queue):
+def test_ssh_info_result_parsing(monkeypatch, patch_telemetry_messenger):
 
     ssh_creds = [
         {
@@ -78,6 +77,6 @@ def test_ssh_info_result_parsing(monkeypatch, patch_telemetry_messenger, mock_ev
         Credentials(identity=None, secret=ssh_keypair3),
     ]
     collected = SSHCredentialCollector(
-        patch_telemetry_messenger, mock_event_queue
+        patch_telemetry_messenger, MagicMock(spec=IEventQueue)
     ).collect_credentials()
     assert expected == collected