diff --git a/openpype/modules/clockify/clockify_api.py b/openpype/modules/clockify/clockify_api.py
index d88b2ef8df..e2de726f39 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/clockify/clockify_api.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/clockify/clockify_api.py
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import os
 import re
 import time
-import requests
 import json
 import datetime
+import requests
 from .constants import (
-    CLOCKIFY_ENDPOINT, ADMIN_PERMISSION_NAMES, CREDENTIALS_JSON_PATH
+    CLOCKIFY_ENDPOINT,
+    ADMIN_PERMISSION_NAMES
 )
 
+# from openpype.lib import OpenPypeSettingsRegistry
+from openpype.lib.local_settings import OpenPypeSecureRegistry as OpenPypeSettingsRegistry
+
 
 def time_check(obj):
     if obj.request_counter < 10:
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ class ClockifyAPI:
         self.request_counter = 0
         self.request_time = time.time()
 
+        self.secure_registry = OpenPypeSettingsRegistry("clockify")
+
     @property
     def headers(self):
         return {"X-Api-Key": self.api_key}
@@ -129,22 +135,10 @@ class ClockifyAPI:
         return False
 
     def get_api_key(self):
-        api_key = None
-        try:
-            file = open(CREDENTIALS_JSON_PATH, 'r')
-            api_key = json.load(file).get('api_key', None)
-            if api_key == '':
-                api_key = None
-        except Exception:
-            file = open(CREDENTIALS_JSON_PATH, 'w')
-        file.close()
-        return api_key
+        return self.secure_registry.get_secure_item("api_key", None)
 
     def save_api_key(self, api_key):
-        data = {'api_key': api_key}
-        file = open(CREDENTIALS_JSON_PATH, 'w')
-        file.write(json.dumps(data))
-        file.close()
+        self.secure_registry.set_secure_item("api_key", api_key)
 
     def get_workspaces(self):
         action_url = 'workspaces/'
diff --git a/openpype/modules/clockify/constants.py b/openpype/modules/clockify/constants.py
index 38ad4b64cf..66f6cb899a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/clockify/constants.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/clockify/constants.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 import os
-import appdirs
 
 
 CLOCKIFY_FTRACK_SERVER_PATH = os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(__file__), "ftrack", "server"
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "ftrack", "server"
 )
 CLOCKIFY_FTRACK_USER_PATH = os.path.join(
-    os.path.dirname(__file__), "ftrack", "user"
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "ftrack", "user"
 )
-CREDENTIALS_JSON_PATH = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(
-    appdirs.user_data_dir("pype-app", "pype"),
-    "clockify.json"
-))
 
 ADMIN_PERMISSION_NAMES = ["WORKSPACE_OWN", "WORKSPACE_ADMIN"]
 CLOCKIFY_ENDPOINT = "https://api.clockify.me/api/"