diff --git a/src/DIRAC/FrameworkSystem/Client/ProxyManagerClient.py b/src/DIRAC/FrameworkSystem/Client/ProxyManagerClient.py
index 46ad434276d..cc435685ef8 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/FrameworkSystem/Client/ProxyManagerClient.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/FrameworkSystem/Client/ProxyManagerClient.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def getPayloadProxyFromDIRACGroup(self, userDN, userGroup, requiredTimeLeft, pro
                 proxyToConnect=proxyToConnect,
             )
 
-    def dumpProxyToFile(self, chain, destinationFile=None, requiredTimeLeft=600):
+    def dumpProxyToFile(self, chain, destinationFile=None, requiredTimeLeft=600, includeToken=True):
         """Dump a proxy to a file. It's cached so multiple calls won't generate extra files
 
         :param X509Chain chain: proxy as a chain
@@ -442,7 +442,10 @@ def dumpProxyToFile(self, chain, destinationFile=None, requiredTimeLeft=600):
         filename = retVal["Value"]
         if not (result := chain.getDIRACGroup())["OK"]:
             return result
-        if not (result := addTokenToPEM(filename, result["Value"]))["OK"]:  # pylint: disable=unsubscriptable-object
+        if (
+            includeToken
+            and not (result := addTokenToPEM(filename, result["Value"]))["OK"]  # pylint: disable=unsubscriptable-object
+        ):
             return result
         self.__filesCache.add(cHash, chain.getRemainingSecs()["Value"], filename)
         return S_OK(filename)
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/ComputingElement.py b/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/ComputingElement.py
index 33455665cc0..39d1a1fe645 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/ComputingElement.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Resources/Computing/ComputingElement.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def setToken(self, token):
     def _prepareProxy(self):
         """Set the environment variable X509_USER_PROXY"""
         if self.proxy:
-            result = gProxyManager.dumpProxyToFile(self.proxy, requiredTimeLeft=self.minProxyTime)
+            result = gProxyManager.dumpProxyToFile(self.proxy, requiredTimeLeft=self.minProxyTime, includeToken=False)
             if not result["OK"]:
                 return result
             os.environ["X509_USER_PROXY"] = result["Value"]