diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index 77d6ffa3..2fca5e62 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: docs/images/id_pass_logo.svg
   checksum: 81b14da4f42f335cf6a3094489844962b92fc629c89691487558c71c3d44a915
 - filename: README.md
-  checksum: b01438ae6897d9a2d311ca6f68cc839cb4d8252b29d9fa7d41a0362aaecf0065
+  checksum: f3e7693f4f554640b93c82e438d28d015f8c09be622c22ac6847e528830968f6
 - filename: .github/workflows/push-trigger.yml
-  checksum: 157f32aea860b6c1e1fbe4ec64588af662337fca3d815b62b6a75e1b60a59f37
+  checksum: e809aa956d4d0cde78118bfa518e824f128aa67ef5b1e79983b8feaa40b3690d
 - filename: helm/mimoto/install.sh
   checksum: d5f2e121664dc1b3d8769a36b481ddb44a4f41f410df8c55a5467f4fd53a8a99
 - filename: src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/controller/CredentialShareController.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/RestApiClient.java
   checksum: 77b8afdefbb1f8ff56e140836e6713d150ac48f99c6778e43bc2854e5fcd4732
 - filename: src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/JoseUtil.java
-  checksum: 1a9b48b950b17c14c32c2ee0c8ad0448d63da887dfb7eb82f4f0bf0b71fdeafa
+  checksum: 65c4d7f9d4f28e7e4e5376e4f6cdce8b49b485c3ea2ab214f72d018d5d73b6aa
 - filename: src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/CryptoUtil.java
   checksum: fc4b7bd41ca63b2060854e218eb50689f77162dc51c45e95f51ec0272bd3585a
 - filename: src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/CryptoCoreUtil.java
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/JoseUtil.java b/src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/JoseUtil.java
index 425c7797..f6d0f912 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/JoseUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/mosip/mimoto/util/JoseUtil.java
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ public String getJWT(String clientId) {
         String keyStorePathWithFileName = keyStorePath + fileName;
         Date issuedAt = Date.from(Instant.now());
         Date expiresAt = Date.from(Instant.now().plusMillis(120000));
-        KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry privateKeyEntry= null;
+        RSAPrivateKey privateKey = null;
         try {
-            privateKeyEntry = cryptoCoreUtil.loadP12(keyStorePathWithFileName, alias, cyptoPassword);
+            KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry privateKeyEntry = cryptoCoreUtil.loadP12(keyStorePathWithFileName, alias, cyptoPassword);
+            privateKey = (RSAPrivateKey) privateKeyEntry.getPrivateKey();
         } catch (IOException e) {
            logger.error("Exception happened while loading the p12 file for invoking token call.");
         }
-        RSAPrivateKey privateKey = (RSAPrivateKey) privateKeyEntry.getPrivateKey();
         return JWT.create()
                 .withHeader(header)
                 .withIssuer(clientId)