diff --git a/python/src/uagents/agent.py b/python/src/uagents/agent.py
index c54b9ec5..7fa988c6 100644
--- a/python/src/uagents/agent.py
+++ b/python/src/uagents/agent.py
@@ -804,7 +804,11 @@ async def register(self):
         assert self._registration_policy is not None, "Agent has no registration policy"
 
         await self._registration_policy.register(
-            self.address, list(self.protocols.keys()), self._endpoints, self._metadata
+            self.address,
+            self._identity,
+            list(self.protocols.keys()),
+            self._endpoints,
+            self._metadata,
         )
 
     async def _schedule_registration(self):
diff --git a/python/src/uagents/registration.py b/python/src/uagents/registration.py
index 62826517..2ce93f18 100644
--- a/python/src/uagents/registration.py
+++ b/python/src/uagents/registration.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class AgentRegistrationPolicy(ABC):
     async def register(
         self,
         agent_address: str,
+        identity: Identity,
         protocols: List[str],
         endpoints: List[AgentEndpoint],
         metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ def add_agent(self, agent_info: AgentInfo, identity: Identity):
 class AlmanacApiRegistrationPolicy(AgentRegistrationPolicy):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        identity: Identity,
         *,
         almanac_api: Optional[str] = None,
         max_retries: int = ALMANAC_API_MAX_RETRIES,
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         self._almanac_api = almanac_api or ALMANAC_API_URL
         self._max_retries = max_retries
-        self._identity = identity
         self._logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     async def register(
         self,
         agent_address: str,
+        identity: Identity,
         protocols: List[str],
         endpoints: List[AgentEndpoint],
         metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async def register(
         )
 
         # sign the attestation
-        attestation.sign(self._identity)
+        attestation.sign(identity)
 
         success = await almanac_api_post(
             f"{self._almanac_api}/agents", attestation, retries=self._max_retries
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ async def register(self):
 class LedgerBasedRegistrationPolicy(AgentRegistrationPolicy):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        identity: Identity,
         ledger: LedgerClient,
         wallet: LocalWallet,
         almanac_contract: AlmanacContract,
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ def __init__(
         *,
         logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None,
     ):
-        self._identity = identity
         self._wallet = wallet
         self._ledger = ledger
         self._testnet = testnet
@@ -265,6 +263,7 @@ def check_contract_version(self):
     async def register(
         self,
         agent_address: str,
+        identity: Identity,
         protocols: List[str],
         endpoints: List[AgentEndpoint],
         metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ async def register(
 
             current_time = int(time.time()) - ALMANAC_REGISTRATION_WAIT
 
-            signature = self._sign_registration(current_time)
+            signature = self._sign_registration(identity, current_time)
             await self._almanac_contract.register(
                 self._ledger,
                 self._wallet,
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ async def register(
     def _get_balance(self) -> int:
         return self._ledger.query_bank_balance(Address(self._wallet.address()))
 
-    def _sign_registration(self, timestamp: int) -> str:
+    def _sign_registration(self, identity: Identity, timestamp: int) -> str:
         """
         Sign the registration data for Almanac contract.
 
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ def _sign_registration(self, timestamp: int) -> str:
 
         """
         assert self._almanac_contract.address is not None
-        return self._identity.sign_registration(
+        return identity.sign_registration(
             str(self._almanac_contract.address),
             timestamp,
             str(self._wallet.address()),
@@ -400,7 +399,6 @@ async def register(self):
 class DefaultRegistrationPolicy(AgentRegistrationPolicy):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        identity: Identity,
         ledger: LedgerClient,
         wallet: LocalWallet,
         almanac_contract: Optional[AlmanacContract],
@@ -411,18 +409,19 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         self._logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
         self._api_policy = AlmanacApiRegistrationPolicy(
-            identity, almanac_api=almanac_api, logger=logger
+            almanac_api=almanac_api, logger=logger
         )
         if almanac_contract is None:
             self._ledger_policy = None
         else:
             self._ledger_policy = LedgerBasedRegistrationPolicy(
-                identity, ledger, wallet, almanac_contract, testnet, logger=logger
+                ledger, wallet, almanac_contract, testnet, logger=logger
             )
 
     async def register(
         self,
         agent_address: str,
+        identity: Identity,
         protocols: List[str],
         endpoints: List[AgentEndpoint],
         metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ async def register(
         # prefer the API registration policy as it is faster
         try:
             await self._api_policy.register(
-                agent_address, protocols, endpoints, metadata
+                agent_address, identity, protocols, endpoints, metadata
             )
         except Exception as e:
             self._logger.warning(
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ async def register(
         # schedule the ledger registration
         try:
             await self._ledger_policy.register(
-                agent_address, protocols, endpoints, metadata
+                agent_address, identity, protocols, endpoints, metadata
             )
         except InsufficientFundsError:
             self._logger.warning(