diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
index 2581a9dc0..06dbbfc39 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import Data.Composition ((.:), (.:.))
 import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (NonEmpty (..))
 import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as L
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeUtf8)
 import Data.Time.Clock
@@ -132,20 +131,20 @@ disconnectAgentClient c = closeAgentClient c >> logConnection c False
 type AgentErrorMonad m = (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadError AgentErrorType m)
 
 -- | Create SMP agent connection (NEW command) in Reader monad
-createConnection' :: AgentMonad m => AgentClient -> Maybe ConnId -> m (ConnId, SMPQueueInfo)
-createConnection' c connId = newConn c (fromMaybe "" connId) Nothing 0
+createConnection' :: AgentMonad m => AgentClient -> m (ConnId, SMPQueueInfo)
+createConnection' c = newConn c "" Nothing 0
 
 -- | Create SMP agent connection (NEW command)
-createConnection :: AgentErrorMonad m => AgentClient -> Maybe ConnId -> m (ConnId, SMPQueueInfo)
-createConnection c = (`runReaderT` agentEnv c) . createConnection' c
+createConnection :: AgentErrorMonad m => AgentClient -> m (ConnId, SMPQueueInfo)
+createConnection c = (`runReaderT` agentEnv c) $ createConnection' c
 
 -- | Join SMP agent connection (JOIN command) in Reader monad
-joinConnection' :: AgentMonad m => AgentClient -> Maybe ConnId -> SMPQueueInfo -> ConnInfo -> m ConnId
-joinConnection' c connId qInfo cInfo = joinConn c (fromMaybe "" connId) qInfo cInfo Nothing 0
+joinConnection' :: AgentMonad m => AgentClient -> SMPQueueInfo -> ConnInfo -> m ConnId
+joinConnection' c qInfo cInfo = joinConn c "" qInfo cInfo Nothing 0
 
 -- | Join SMP agent connection (JOIN command)
-joinConnection :: AgentErrorMonad m => AgentClient -> Maybe ConnId -> SMPQueueInfo -> ConnInfo -> m ConnId
-joinConnection c = (`runReaderT` agentEnv c) .:. joinConnection' c
+joinConnection :: AgentErrorMonad m => AgentClient -> SMPQueueInfo -> ConnInfo -> m ConnId
+joinConnection c = (`runReaderT` agentEnv c) .: joinConnection' c
 
 -- | Approve confirmation (LET command)
 allowConnection :: AgentErrorMonad m => AgentClient -> ConnId -> ConfirmationId -> ConnInfo -> m ()
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ withStore ::
   (forall m'. (MonadUnliftIO m', MonadError StoreError m') => SQLiteStore -> m' a) ->
   m a
 withStore action = do
-  st <- asks store'
+  st <- asks store
   runExceptT (action st `E.catch` handleInternal) >>= \case
     Right c -> return c
     Left e -> throwError $ storeError e
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
index 6d1fa30ba..5fbe69739 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Env/SQLite.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ data AgentConfig = AgentConfig
 
 data Env = Env
   { config :: AgentConfig,
-    store' :: SQLiteStore,
+    store :: SQLiteStore,
     idsDrg :: TVar ChaChaDRG,
     clientCounter :: TVar Int,
     reservedMsgSize :: Int,
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ data Env = Env
 newSMPAgentEnv :: (MonadUnliftIO m, MonadRandom m) => AgentConfig -> m Env
 newSMPAgentEnv cfg = do
   idsDrg <- newTVarIO =<< drgNew
-  store' <- liftIO $ createSQLiteStore (dbFile cfg) (dbPoolSize cfg) Migrations.app
+  store <- liftIO $ createSQLiteStore (dbFile cfg) (dbPoolSize cfg) Migrations.app
   clientCounter <- newTVarIO 0
   randomServer <- newTVarIO =<< liftIO newStdGen
-  return Env {config = cfg, store', idsDrg, clientCounter, reservedMsgSize, randomServer}
+  return Env {config = cfg, store, idsDrg, clientCounter, reservedMsgSize, randomServer}
   where
     -- 1st rsaKeySize is used by the RSA signature in each command,
     -- 2nd - by encrypted message body header
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
index 38ec4c23b..ca6a088fa 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent/Store/SQLite.hs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ module Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite
     createSQLiteStore,
     connectSQLiteStore,
     withConnection,
+    withTransaction,
+    fromTextField_,
   )
 where
 
diff --git a/tests/AgentTests.hs b/tests/AgentTests.hs
index 2f0866de2..f48816007 100644
--- a/tests/AgentTests.hs
+++ b/tests/AgentTests.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE PostfixOperators #-}
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@ testAgentClient = do
   alice <- getSMPAgentClient cfg
   bob <- getSMPAgentClient cfg {dbFile = testDB2}
   Right () <- runExceptT $ do
-    (bobId, qInfo) <- createConnection alice Nothing
-    aliceId <- joinConnection bob Nothing qInfo "bob's connInfo"
+    (bobId, qInfo) <- createConnection alice
+    aliceId <- joinConnection bob qInfo "bob's connInfo"
     ("", _, CONF confId "bob's connInfo") <- get alice
     allowConnection alice bobId confId "alice's connInfo"
     get alice ##> ("", bobId, CON)