diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_store/aggregating_credentials_store.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_store/aggregating_credentials_store.py
index 61883a49c..696b87bd5 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_store/aggregating_credentials_store.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/credential_store/aggregating_credentials_store.py
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ from common.common_consts.credential_component_type import CredentialComponentTy
 from infection_monkey.i_control_channel import IControlChannel
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import Credentials
 from infection_monkey.typing import PropagationCredentials
+from infection_monkey.utils.decorators import request_cache
 
 from .i_credentials_store import ICredentialsStore
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+CREDENTIALS_POLL_PERIOD_SEC = 30
+
 
 class AggregatingCredentialsStore(ICredentialsStore):
     def __init__(self, control_channel: IControlChannel):
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ class AggregatingCredentialsStore(ICredentialsStore):
 
     def get_credentials(self) -> PropagationCredentials:
         try:
-            propagation_credentials = self._control_channel.get_credentials_for_propagation()
+            propagation_credentials = self._get_credentials_from_control_channel()
 
             # Needs to be reworked when exploiters accepts sequence of Credentials
             self._aggregate_credentials(propagation_credentials)
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@ class AggregatingCredentialsStore(ICredentialsStore):
             self._stored_credentials = {}
             logger.error(f"Error while attempting to retrieve credentials for propagation: {ex}")
 
+    @request_cache(CREDENTIALS_POLL_PERIOD_SEC)
+    def _get_credentials_from_control_channel(self) -> PropagationCredentials:
+        return self._control_channel.get_credentials_for_propagation()
+
     def _aggregate_credentials(self, credentials_to_aggr: Mapping):
         for cred_attr, credentials_values in credentials_to_aggr.items():
             self._set_attribute(cred_attr, credentials_values)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/control_channel.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/control_channel.py
index d6781af7f..eb6dd12d5 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/master/control_channel.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/master/control_channel.py
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ from common.common_consts.timeouts import SHORT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
 from infection_monkey.config import WormConfiguration
 from infection_monkey.control import ControlClient
 from infection_monkey.i_control_channel import IControlChannel, IslandCommunicationError
-from infection_monkey.utils.decorators import request_cache
+from infection_monkey.typing import PropagationCredentials
 
 requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-CREDENTIALS_POLL_PERIOD_SEC = 30
-
 
 class ControlChannel(IControlChannel):
     def __init__(self, server: str, agent_id: str):
@@ -69,8 +67,7 @@ class ControlChannel(IControlChannel):
         ) as e:
             raise IslandCommunicationError(e)
 
-    @request_cache(CREDENTIALS_POLL_PERIOD_SEC)
-    def get_credentials_for_propagation(self) -> dict:
+    def get_credentials_for_propagation(self) -> PropagationCredentials:
         propagation_credentials_url = (
             f"https://{self._control_channel_server}/api/propagation-credentials/{self._agent_id}"
         )