diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/socket/socket.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/socket/socket.service.ts
index 77d129c2e8..7fdbce379b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/socket/socket.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/socket/socket.service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   Community,
   DeleteFilesFromChannelSocketPayload,
 } from '@quiet/types'
-import cors, { CorsOptions } from 'cors'
 import EventEmitter from 'events'
 import { CONFIG_OPTIONS, SERVER_IO_PROVIDER } from '../const'
 import { ConfigOptions, ServerIoProviderTypes } from '../types'
@@ -132,6 +131,7 @@ export class SocketService extends EventEmitter implements OnModuleInit {
         this.logger(`Creating network for community ${community.id}`)
         this.emit(SocketActionTypes.CREATE_NETWORK, community)
       })
+
       socket.on(SocketActionTypes.LEAVE_COMMUNITY, async () => {
         this.logger('leaving community')
         this.emit(SocketActionTypes.LEAVE_COMMUNITY)
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts
index 63964f1721..b0d55b1a3b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function subscribeSocketLifecycle(socket?: Socket) {
       console.log('closing socket connection')
       emit(socketActions.suspendConnection())
     })
-    return () => {}
+    return () => { }
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Backend/BackendWorker.kt b/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Backend/BackendWorker.kt
index 111310380a..6768c741a8 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Backend/BackendWorker.kt
+++ b/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Backend/BackendWorker.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class BackendWorker(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             // Get and store data port for usage in methods across the app
             val dataPort = Utils.getOpenPort(11000)
+            val socketIOSecret = "secret"
 
             // Init nodejs project
             launch {
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class BackendWorker(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters
                  * In any case, websocket won't connect until data server starts listening
                  */
                 delay(WEBSOCKET_CONNECTION_DELAY)
-                startWebsocketConnection(dataPort)
+                startWebsocketConnection(dataPort, socketIOSecret)
             }
 
             val dataPath = Utils.createDirectory(context)
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ class BackendWorker(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters
 
             val platform = "mobile"
 
-            startNodeProjectWithArguments("bundle.cjs --torBinary $torBinary --dataPath $dataPath --dataPort $dataPort --platform $platform")
+            startNodeProjectWithArguments("bundle.cjs --torBinary $torBinary --dataPath $dataPath --dataPort $dataPort --platform $platform --socketIOSecret $socketIOSecret")
         }
 
         println("FINISHING BACKEND WORKER")
@@ -190,10 +191,10 @@ class BackendWorker(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters
             notificationHandler.notify(message, username)
         }
 
-    private fun startWebsocketConnection(port: Int) {
+    private fun startWebsocketConnection(port: Int, socketIOSecret: Any) {
         Log.d("WEBSOCKET CONNECTION", "Starting on $port")
         // Proceed only if data port is defined
-        val websocketConnectionPayload = WebsocketConnectionPayload(port)
+        val websocketConnectionPayload = WebsocketConnectionPayload(port, socketIOSecret)
         CommunicationModule.handleIncomingEvents(
             CommunicationModule.WEBSOCKET_CONNECTION_CHANNEL,
             Gson().toJson(websocketConnectionPayload),
diff --git a/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Scheme/WebsocketConnectionPayload.kt b/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Scheme/WebsocketConnectionPayload.kt
index a5a490284a..3098c08ca9 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Scheme/WebsocketConnectionPayload.kt
+++ b/packages/mobile/android/app/src/main/java/com/quietmobile/Scheme/WebsocketConnectionPayload.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.quietmobile.Scheme
 
 data class WebsocketConnectionPayload (
-    val dataPort: Int
+    val dataPort: Int,
+    val socketIOSecret: Any
 )
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/store/init/init.slice.ts b/packages/mobile/src/store/init/init.slice.ts
index c920f91fa9..de00bafcdb 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/store/init/init.slice.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/store/init/init.slice.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface InitCheckPayload {
 
 export interface WebsocketConnectionPayload {
   dataPort: number
+  socketIOSecret?: string
 }
 
 export interface CloseConnectionPayload {
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/store/init/startConnection/startConnection.saga.ts b/packages/mobile/src/store/init/startConnection/startConnection.saga.ts
index a40b4671e1..8d49a2c216 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/store/init/startConnection/startConnection.saga.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/store/init/startConnection/startConnection.saga.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,27 @@ import { io, Socket } from 'socket.io-client'
 import { put, call, cancel, fork, takeEvery, FixedTask } from 'typed-redux-saga'
 import { PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
 import { socket as stateManager } from '@quiet/state-manager'
+import { encodeSecret } from '@quiet/common'
 import { initActions } from '../init.slice'
 import { eventChannel } from 'redux-saga'
 
 export function* startConnectionSaga(
   action: PayloadAction<ReturnType<typeof initActions.startWebsocketConnection>['payload']>
 ): Generator {
-  const { dataPort } = action.payload
+  const { dataPort, socketIOSecret } = action.payload
 
-  const socket = yield* call(io, `http://127.0.0.1:${dataPort}`)
-  yield* fork(handleSocketLifecycleActions, socket, dataPort)
+  console.log('socketIOSecret', socketIOSecret)
+
+  if (!socketIOSecret) return
 
+  const token = encodeSecret(socketIOSecret)
+  const socket = yield* call(io, `http://127.0.0.1:${dataPort}`, {
+    withCredentials: true,
+    extraHeaders: {
+      authorization: `Basic ${token}`,
+    },
+  })
+  yield* fork(handleSocketLifecycleActions, socket, dataPort)
   // Handle opening/restoring connection
   yield* takeEvery(initActions.setWebsocketConnected, setConnectedSaga, socket)
 }
@@ -46,7 +56,7 @@ function subscribeSocketLifecycle(socket: Socket, dataPort: number) {
       console.log('closing socket connection')
       emit(initActions.suspendWebsocketConnection())
     })
-    return () => {}
+    return () => { }
   })
 }