From 4b373714a9a39a775a75247783e4e0525515c00c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Raw <craigraw@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:37:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] release the reference to the derived encryption key when
 clearing a loaded wallet

---
 src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/WalletAndKey.java | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/WalletAndKey.java b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/WalletAndKey.java
index 6768eaa4..e042f585 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/WalletAndKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/io/WalletAndKey.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public class WalletAndKey implements Comparable<WalletAndKey> {
     private final Wallet wallet;
-    private final ECKey encryptionKey;
+    private ECKey encryptionKey;
     private final Key key;
     private final Map<WalletAndKey, Storage> childWallets;
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class WalletAndKey implements Comparable<WalletAndKey> {
         if(key != null) {
             key.clear();
         }
+        encryptionKey = null;
     }
 
     @Override