diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/pairing.py b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/pairing.py
index 886384caf..7a236de31 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/pairing.py
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/glclient/pairing.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 class NewDeviceClient(object):
     """A Pairing Client for the "new device" flow."""
 
-    def __init__(self, tls: TlsConfig, uri: Optional[str] = None):
-        self._inner = native.NewDeviceClient(tls=tls.inner, uri=uri)
+    def __init__(self, creds: Credentials, uri: Optional[str] = None):
+        self._inner = native.NewDeviceClient(creds=creds, uri=uri)
 
     def _recv(self, m):
         msgs = {
diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/src/pairing.rs b/libs/gl-client-py/src/pairing.rs
index 5ac55826a..7779c5c3c 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/src/pairing.rs
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/src/pairing.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::credentials::Credentials;
 use crate::runtime::exec;
-use crate::tls::TlsConfig;
 use bytes::BufMut;
 use gl_client::pairing::{attestation_device, new_device, PairingSessionData};
 use gl_client::pb::scheduler::GetPairingDataResponse;
@@ -17,8 +16,8 @@ pub struct NewDeviceClient {
 #[pymethods]
 impl NewDeviceClient {
     #[new]
-    fn new(tls: TlsConfig, uri: Option<String>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut client = new_device::Client::new(tls.inner);
+    fn new(creds: Credentials, uri: Option<String>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut client = new_device::Client::new(creds.inner);
 
         if let Some(uri) = uri {
             client = client.with_uri(uri);
diff --git a/libs/gl-client-py/tests/test_pairing.py b/libs/gl-client-py/tests/test_pairing.py
index 202cf2253..5be837632 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client-py/tests/test_pairing.py
+++ b/libs/gl-client-py/tests/test_pairing.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_pairing_session(sclient, signer, creds):
     name = "new_device"
     desc = "my_description"
     restrs = "method^list"
-    ps = NewDeviceClient(TlsConfig(creds))
+    ps = NewDeviceClient(creds)
     session = ps.pair_device(name, desc, restrs)
     session_iter = iter(session)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_paring_data_validation(attestation_device, creds):
     desc = "my description"
     restrs = "method^list"
 
-    dc = NewDeviceClient(TlsConfig(creds))
+    dc = NewDeviceClient(creds)
     session = dc.pair_device(name, desc, restrs)
     session_iter = iter(session)
     m = next(session_iter)
diff --git a/libs/gl-client/src/pairing/new_device.rs b/libs/gl-client/src/pairing/new_device.rs
index 49153a98f..46ddaa241 100644
--- a/libs/gl-client/src/pairing/new_device.rs
+++ b/libs/gl-client/src/pairing/new_device.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::PairingSessionData;
 use crate::{
-    credentials::Device,
+    credentials::{Device, TlsConfigProvider},
     pb::scheduler::{pairing_client::PairingClient, PairDeviceRequest, PairingQr},
     tls::{self, TlsConfig},
 };
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ pub struct Client<T> {
 }
 
 impl Client<Unconnected> {
-    pub fn new(tls: TlsConfig) -> Client<Unconnected> {
+    pub fn new<T>(creds: T) -> Client<Unconnected>
+    where
+        T: TlsConfigProvider,
+    {
         Client {
             inner: Unconnected(),
             uri: crate::utils::scheduler_uri(),
-            tls,
+            tls: creds.tls_config(),
         }
     }
 }