diff --git a/warp/account.go b/warp/account.go
index 78132d7b2..9d5e4c446 100644
--- a/warp/account.go
+++ b/warp/account.go
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ func LoadIdentity(path string) (Identity, error) {
 }
 
 func CreateIdentity(l *slog.Logger, path, license string) (Identity, error) {
+	i, err := CreateIdentityOnly(l, license)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Identity{}, err
+	}
+	err = saveIdentity(i, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Identity{}, err
+	}
+
+	return i, nil
+}
+
+func CreateIdentityOnly(l *slog.Logger, license string) (Identity, error) {
 	priv, err := GeneratePrivateKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		return Identity{}, err
@@ -112,10 +125,5 @@ func CreateIdentity(l *slog.Logger, path, license string) (Identity, error) {
 
 	i.PrivateKey = privateKey
 
-	err = saveIdentity(i, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Identity{}, err
-	}
-
 	return i, nil
 }