diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/Credentials.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/Credentials.kt
index e57eb4c08773bb4b848da916ff5ad67832d16651..c0bc893510ed75a256edb6dcd9618d3634d4d588 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/Credentials.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/auth/data/Credentials.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ data class Credentials(
         @Json(name = "well_known") val discoveryInformation: DiscoveryInformation? = null
 )
 
-internal fun Credentials.sessionId(): String {
+//Changed for Circles
+fun Credentials.sessionId(): String {
     return (if (deviceId.isBlank()) userId else "$userId|$deviceId").md5()
 }