diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/src/lib/permissionlessValidatorTxBuilder.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/src/lib/permissionlessValidatorTxBuilder.ts
index 4022b1afb5..91a902df80 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/src/lib/permissionlessValidatorTxBuilder.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/src/lib/permissionlessValidatorTxBuilder.ts
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ export class PermissionlessValidatorTxBuilder extends TransactionBuilder {
     // delegating and validating have no fees
     const totalTarget = this._stakeAmount.valueOf();
 
-    const credentials: Credential[] = [];
-
+    const credentials: Credential[] = this.transaction.credentials ?? [];
     // Convert fromAddresses to string
     // The order of fromAddresses is determined by the source of the data
     // When building from params, the order is [user, bitgo, backup]
@@ -407,24 +406,51 @@ export class PermissionlessValidatorTxBuilder extends TransactionBuilder {
         utxos.push(new Utxo(utxoId, assetId, transferInputs));
 
         inputs.push(input);
-        if (buildOutputs) {
-          // For the bitgo signature we create an empty signature
-          // For the user/backup signature we store the address that matches the key
-          credentials.push(
-            new Credential([
-              utils.createNewSig(BufferAvax.from(this.transaction._fromAddresses[userOrBackupIndex]).toString('hex')),
-              utils.createNewSig(BufferAvax.from('').toString('hex')),
-            ])
-          );
-        } else {
-          // TODO(CR-1073): verify this else case for OVC
-          credentials.push(
-            new Credential(
-              addressesIndex.map((i) =>
-                utils.createNewSig(BufferAvax.from(this.transaction._fromAddresses[i]).toString('hex'))
+        if (!this.transaction.credentials || this.transaction.credentials.length == 0) {
+          if (buildOutputs) {
+            // For the bitgo signature we create an empty signature
+            // For the user/backup signature we store the address that matches the key
+            // if bitgo address comes before  < user/backup address
+
+            // TODO(CR-1073): remove log
+            console.log(`bitgo index on chain: ${utxo.addressesIndex[bitgoIndex]}`);
+            console.log(`user Or Backup Index: ${utxo.addressesIndex[userOrBackupIndex]}`);
+            if (utxo.addressesIndex[bitgoIndex] < utxo.addressesIndex[userOrBackupIndex]) {
+              // TODO(CR-1073): remove log
+              console.log(`user or backup credentials after bitgo`);
+              credentials.push(
+                new Credential([
+                  utils.createNewSig(BufferAvax.from('').toString('hex')),
+                  utils.createNewSig(
+                    BufferAvax.from(this.transaction._fromAddresses[userOrBackupIndex]).toString('hex')
+                  ),
+                ])
+              );
+            } else {
+              // TODO(CR-1073): remove log
+              console.log(`user or backup credentials before bitgo`);
+              credentials.push(
+                new Credential([
+                  utils.createNewSig(
+                    BufferAvax.from(this.transaction._fromAddresses[userOrBackupIndex]).toString('hex')
+                  ),
+                  utils.createNewSig(BufferAvax.from('').toString('hex')),
+                ])
+              );
+            }
+          } else {
+            // TODO(CR-1073): verify this else case for OVC
+            credentials.push(
+              new Credential(
+                addressesIndex.map((i) =>
+                  utils.createNewSig(BufferAvax.from(this.transaction._fromAddresses[i]).toString('hex'))
+                )
               )
-            )
-          );
+            );
+          }
+        } else {
+          // TODO(CR-1073): remove log
+          console.log(`reusing credentials from transaction`);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -468,9 +494,8 @@ export class PermissionlessValidatorTxBuilder extends TransactionBuilder {
         }
       }
     }
-    const finalCredentials = this.transaction.credentials ?? credentials;
     inputs.sort((a, b) => avaxUtils.bytesCompare(a.utxoID.txID.toBytes(), b.utxoID.txID.toBytes()));
-    return { inputs, stakeOutputs, changeOutputs, utxos, credentials: finalCredentials };
+    return { inputs, stakeOutputs, changeOutputs, utxos, credentials };
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/test/resources/avaxp.ts b/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/test/resources/avaxp.ts
index 72f1a608df..51d567eb49 100644
--- a/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/test/resources/avaxp.ts
+++ b/modules/sdk-coin-avaxp/test/resources/avaxp.ts
@@ -571,9 +571,9 @@ export const BUILD_AND_SIGN_ADD_PERMISSIONLESS_SAMPLE = {
   halfSignedRawTxNonRecovery:
     '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',
   unsignedRawtxRecovery:
-    '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',
+    '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',
   halfSignedRawTxRecovery:
-    '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',
+    '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',
   userPrivateKey:
     'xprv9xhdWP2xkT2o3vMjkWv1oxPUHvVLvSuGJYLA72MpuM5dBykYsBdzRB8uxcYiiLWvP8Z6Vjiq2wc4HfGtgedgNPSv85mebXPKHp7ov9eRzRK',
   backupPrivateKey: