diff --git a/src/activemasternode.cpp b/src/activemasternode.cpp
index 20df68b6e029..b21271707be1 100644
--- a/src/activemasternode.cpp
+++ b/src/activemasternode.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ OperationResult initMasternode(const std::string& _strMasterNodePrivKey, const s
 
     // Global params set
     strMasterNodeAddr = _strMasterNodeAddr;
-    strMasterNodePrivKey = _strMasterNodePrivKey;
 
     // Address parsing.
     const CChainParams& params = Params();
@@ -56,11 +55,12 @@ OperationResult initMasternode(const std::string& _strMasterNodePrivKey, const s
 
     CKey key;
     CPubKey pubkey;
-
-    if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, key, pubkey)) {
+    if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(_strMasterNodePrivKey, key, pubkey)) {
         return errorOut(_("Invalid masternodeprivkey. Please see the documentation."));
     }
+
     activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode = pubkey;
+    activeMasternode.privKeyMasternode = key;
     fMasterNode = true;
     return OperationResult(true);
 }
@@ -169,11 +169,8 @@ bool CActiveMasternode::SendMasternodePing(std::string& errorMessage)
         return false;
     }
 
-    CPubKey pubKeyMasternode;
-    CKey keyMasternode;
-
-    if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
-        errorMessage = "Error upon calling GetKeysFromSecret.\n";
+    if (!privKeyMasternode.IsValid() || !pubKeyMasternode.IsValid()) {
+        errorMessage = "Error upon masternode key.\n";
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ bool CActiveMasternode::SendMasternodePing(std::string& errorMessage)
 
     const uint256& nBlockHash = mnodeman.GetBlockHashToPing();
     CMasternodePing mnp(*vin, nBlockHash);
-    if (!mnp.Sign(keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
+    if (!mnp.Sign(privKeyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
         errorMessage = "Couldn't sign Masternode Ping";
         return false;
     }
@@ -234,3 +231,12 @@ bool CActiveMasternode::EnableHotColdMasterNode(CTxIn& newVin, CService& newServ
 
     return true;
 }
+
+void CActiveMasternode::GetKeys(CKey& _privKeyMasternode, CPubKey& _pubKeyMasternode)
+{
+    if (!privKeyMasternode.IsValid() || !pubKeyMasternode.IsValid()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Error trying to get masternode keys");
+    }
+    _privKeyMasternode = privKeyMasternode;
+    _pubKeyMasternode = pubKeyMasternode;
+}
diff --git a/src/activemasternode.h b/src/activemasternode.h
index d05d4844d745..cfa4351d3756 100644
--- a/src/activemasternode.h
+++ b/src/activemasternode.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class CActiveMasternode
     // Initialized by init.cpp
     // Keys for the main Masternode
     CPubKey pubKeyMasternode;
+    CKey privKeyMasternode;
 
     // Initialized while registering Masternode
     Optional<CTxIn> vin;
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ class CActiveMasternode
     bool SendMasternodePing(std::string& errorMessage);
     /// Enable cold wallet mode (run a Masternode with no funds)
     bool EnableHotColdMasterNode(CTxIn& vin, CService& addr);
+
+    void GetKeys(CKey& privKeyMasternode, CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/budget/budgetmanager.cpp b/src/budget/budgetmanager.cpp
index cae091d82d09..d04bb2e29ed7 100644
--- a/src/budget/budgetmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/budget/budgetmanager.cpp
@@ -500,10 +500,8 @@ void CBudgetManager::VoteOnFinalizedBudgets()
     // Get masternode keys
     CPubKey pubKeyMasternode;
     CKey keyMasternode;
-    if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
-        LogPrintf("%s: Unable to get masternode keys\n", __func__);
-        return;
-    }
+    activeMasternode.GetKeys(keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode);
+
     // Sign finalized budgets
     for (const uint256& budgetHash: vBudgetHashes) {
         CFinalizedBudgetVote vote(*(activeMasternode.vin), budgetHash);
diff --git a/src/masternode-payments.cpp b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
index 8d60ef179261..5c283ece3c80 100644
--- a/src/masternode-payments.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
@@ -680,14 +680,8 @@ bool CMasternodePayments::ProcessBlock(int nBlockHeight)
         }
     }
 
-    std::string errorMessage;
-    CPubKey pubKeyMasternode;
-    CKey keyMasternode;
-
-    if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
-        LogPrint(BCLog::MASTERNODE,"CMasternodePayments::ProcessBlock() - Error upon calling GetKeysFromSecret.\n");
-        return false;
-    }
+    CPubKey pubKeyMasternode; CKey keyMasternode;
+    activeMasternode.GetKeys(keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode);
 
     LogPrint(BCLog::MASTERNODE,"CMasternodePayments::ProcessBlock() - Signing Winner\n");
     if (newWinner.Sign(keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
diff --git a/src/masternodeman.h b/src/masternodeman.h
index 9030d2d23865..62b9da2cd0ef 100644
--- a/src/masternodeman.h
+++ b/src/masternodeman.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class CActiveMasternode;
 
 extern CMasternodeMan mnodeman;
 extern CActiveMasternode activeMasternode;
-extern std::string strMasterNodePrivKey;
 
 void DumpMasternodes();
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/budget.cpp b/src/rpc/budget.cpp
index d1ea19378ac0..9eebc048e571 100644
--- a/src/rpc/budget.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/budget.cpp
@@ -273,14 +273,8 @@ UniValue mnbudgetvote(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         UniValue statusObj(UniValue::VOBJ);
 
         while (true) {
-            if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
-                failed++;
-                statusObj.pushKV("node", "local");
-                statusObj.pushKV("result", "failed");
-                statusObj.pushKV("error", "Masternode signing error, GetKeysFromSecret failed.");
-                resultsObj.push_back(statusObj);
-                break;
-            }
+            // Get MN keys
+            activeMasternode.GetKeys(keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode);
 
             CMasternode* pmn = mnodeman.Find(activeMasternode.vin->prevout);
             if (pmn == NULL) {
@@ -816,11 +810,8 @@ UniValue mnfinalbudget(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         std::string strHash = request.params[1].get_str();
         uint256 hash(uint256S(strHash));
 
-        CPubKey pubKeyMasternode;
-        CKey keyMasternode;
-
-        if (!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode))
-            return "Error upon calling GetKeysFromSecret";
+        CPubKey pubKeyMasternode; CKey keyMasternode;
+        activeMasternode.GetKeys(keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode);
 
         CMasternode* pmn = mnodeman.Find(activeMasternode.vin->prevout);
         if (pmn == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 6ed16bbafeae..0ef573ca4913 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ const char * const PIVX_MASTERNODE_CONF_FILENAME = "masternode.conf";
 // PIVX only features
 // Masternode
 std::atomic<bool> fMasterNode{false};
-std::string strMasterNodePrivKey = "";
 std::string strMasterNodeAddr = "";
 bool fLiteMode = false;