diff --git a/public/views/export.html b/public/views/export.html
index 717bae80a..75a4aaa4f 100644
--- a/public/views/export.html
+++ b/public/views/export.html
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
   <div ng-show="!backupWalletPlainText">
       <div class="text-warning size-14 m20b" ng-show="error">
         <i class="fi-alert size-12"></i>
-        <span ng-show="!touchIdError" translate>Failed to export</span>
-        <span ng-show="touchIdError">{{touchIdError}}</span>
+        <span translate>Failed to export</span>
       </div>
 
       <div class="row">
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/export.js b/src/js/controllers/export.js
index 7014f3ced..be7b6dcc7 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/export.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/export.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('exportController',
     var isCordova = platformInfo.isCordova;
     var fc = profileService.focusedClient;
     $scope.isEncrypted = fc.isPrivKeyEncrypted();
-    $scope.touchIdError = null;
     $scope.error = null;
     $scope.success = null;
 
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/preferencesDeleteWords.js b/src/js/controllers/preferencesDeleteWords.js
index 2906cea2c..af7a9b140 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/preferencesDeleteWords.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/preferencesDeleteWords.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('preferencesDeleteWordsControl
     confirmDialog.show(msg, function(ok) {
       if (ok) {
         fc.clearMnemonic();
-        profileService.updateCredentials(fc.export(), function() {
+        profileService.updateCredentials(JSON.parse(fc.export()), function() {
           notification.success(successMsg);
           go.walletHome();
         });