diff --git a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/wallet_storage/password.rs b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/wallet_storage/password.rs
index 04b85277a1..ae17569c95 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/wallet_storage/password.rs
+++ b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/wallet_storage/password.rs
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@ impl AsRef<str> for UserPassword {
     self.0.as_ref()
   }
 }
+
+impl From<String> for UserPassword {
+    fn from(username: String) -> Self {
+        Self::new(username)
+    }
+}