Title: Cannot Connect Jetpack, &#8220;cannot_save_secrets&#8221; error
Last modified: May 16, 2025

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# Cannot Connect Jetpack, “cannot_save_secrets” error

 *  Resolved [alyosha3dpf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyosha3dpf/)
 * (@alyosha3dpf)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-connect-jetpack-cannot_save_secrets-error/)
 * I’m trying to connect Woocommerce Shipping to a WordPress account, so I can pay
   for labels, so I can ship my products. This requires Jetpack, so I am trying 
   to connect Jetpack to a WordPress account. When I do so, I get an error: “cannot_save_secret.”
   The Jetpack debug tool similarly reports “could not validate security token.”
 * The website in question is [https://3dprintfreedom.com](https://3dprintfreedom.com).
   Until this issue is resolved, I cannot generate shipping labels, making my store
   dead in the water. 🙁
 * Things I have tried to resolve this:
    - Verified my options table is writeable – it is, I can access it directly and
      write to it.
    - Disabled all plugins except Jetpack – same error.
    - Fully deleted and reinstalled Jetpack – same error.
 * Information that may be pertinent:
    - **This website was previously connected to a different WordPress account. 
      I disconnected it before trying to reconnect onto my WordPress account, but
      I wonder if Jetpack is maintaining elements of the old connection.**
    - I am hosting on platform.sh, which uses read-only website hosting, but obviously
      the database is not read-only.
    - My database uses a different prefix from the standard “wp_” prefix, but I 
      would expect Jetpack is smart enough to recognize this.
 * I hope someone can help resolve this. Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Stef (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erania-pinnera/)
 * (@erania-pinnera)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-connect-jetpack-cannot_save_secrets-error/#post-18470366)
 * Hi there, [@alyosha3dpf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyosha3dpf/),
 * Thanks for testing some troubleshooting options before contacting us. I see the
   same security token error when checking the connection.
 * Let’s give it a full reset as sometime it can help (you won’t lose any stored
   data). Try deactivating and deleting Jetpack entirely, and then trying to reinstall
   it?
 * To remove Jetpack, you can FTP into your site and delete the folder wp-content/
   plugins/jetpack. (If you’re not sure how to do this, ask your hosting company
   for help.) After that’s done, you can reinstall Jetpack by following [these instructions](http://jetpack.me/support/installing-jetpack/).
 * Also, please update all the plugins to their latest versions. Last but not least,
   I see you’re using Cloudflare currently. Can you please make sure that you’ve
   followed the following guides, which outline the proper setup for Jetpack and
   Cloudflare? 
    - [https://jetpack.com/support/getting-started-with-jetpack/configure-jetpack-cloudflare/](https://jetpack.com/support/getting-started-with-jetpack/configure-jetpack-cloudflare/)
    - [https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/218377098-WordPress-JetPack-and-Cloudflare](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/218377098-WordPress-JetPack-and-Cloudflare)
 * Hope that’s all clear! Let us know how that goes, and we’ll be here to help out
   if you’re still having issues. 
 *  Thread Starter [alyosha3dpf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyosha3dpf/)
 * (@alyosha3dpf)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-connect-jetpack-cannot_save_secrets-error/#post-18471090)
 * Tried the full reset, and updated all the plugins I could. I also paused Cloudflare
   to ensure that wasn’t the issue.
   Still getting the same 500 / “cannot_save_secrets”
   error.
 * Thanks for your help so far. What’s the next step in troubleshooting?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Stef (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erania-pinnera/)
 * (@erania-pinnera)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-connect-jetpack-cannot_save_secrets-error/#post-18471896)
 * Hey [@alyosha3dpf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyosha3dpf/),
 * Thanks for trying our troubleshooting options. You mentioned getting 500 errors,
   right?
 * 500 errors are related to server settings, so it’s possible that you can fix 
   the connection by addressing the 500 error with your hosting provider. Typically,
   500 errors lead to memory issues.
 * The first thing to try is to increase the memory available to WordPress (but 
   I still recommend dealing with this with your host):
 * [https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/increasing-the-wordpress-memory-limit/](https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/increasing-the-wordpress-memory-limit/)
 * If that doesn’t work, can you check your error logs to see what’s going wrong?
   Your host can help you find them if you need help. If that’s so, please share
   them privately [via this contact form](https://jetpack.com/contact-support/?rel=support&hpi=1)
   and mention this thread.
 * Let me know what you turn up!
 *  Plugin Support [Tamirat B. (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tamirat22/)
 * (@tamirat22)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-connect-jetpack-cannot_save_secrets-error/#post-18484243)
 * Hello [@alyosha3dpf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alyosha3dpf/)
 * Do you have updates about the above? We usually close inactive threads after 
   one week of no activity, but we want to make sure we’re all set before marking
   it as solved. Thanks!

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