diff --git a/src/Socket/index.ts b/src/Socket/index.ts
index 455034f..7efebf0 100644
--- a/src/Socket/index.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG } from '../Defaults'
-import { SocketConfig } from '../Types'
+import { UserFacingSocketConfig } from '../Types'
 import { makeBusinessSocket as _makeSocket } from './business'
 
 // export the last socket layer
-const makeWASocket = (config: Partial<SocketConfig>) => (
+const makeWASocket = (config: UserFacingSocketConfig) => (
 	_makeSocket({
 		...DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG,
 		...config
diff --git a/src/Socket/socket.ts b/src/Socket/socket.ts
index 68ce521..bdd8b7b 100644
--- a/src/Socket/socket.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/socket.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import WebSocket from 'ws'
 import { proto } from '../../WAProto'
 import { DEF_CALLBACK_PREFIX, DEF_TAG_PREFIX, DEFAULT_ORIGIN, INITIAL_PREKEY_COUNT, MIN_PREKEY_COUNT } from '../Defaults'
 import { AuthenticationCreds, BaileysEventEmitter, BaileysEventMap, DisconnectReason, SocketConfig } from '../Types'
-import { addTransactionCapability, bindWaitForConnectionUpdate, configureSuccessfulPairing, Curve, generateLoginNode, generateMdTagPrefix, generateRegistrationNode, getErrorCodeFromStreamError, getNextPreKeysNode, makeNoiseHandler, printQRIfNecessaryListener, promiseTimeout, useSingleFileAuthState } from '../Utils'
+import { addTransactionCapability, bindWaitForConnectionUpdate, configureSuccessfulPairing, Curve, generateLoginNode, generateMdTagPrefix, generateRegistrationNode, getErrorCodeFromStreamError, getNextPreKeysNode, makeNoiseHandler, printQRIfNecessaryListener, promiseTimeout } from '../Utils'
 import { assertNodeErrorFree, BinaryNode, encodeBinaryNode, getBinaryNodeChild, getBinaryNodeChildren, S_WHATSAPP_NET } from '../WABinary'
 
 /**
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const makeSocket = ({
 	keepAliveIntervalMs,
 	version,
 	browser,
-	auth: initialAuthState,
+	auth: authState,
 	printQRInTerminal,
 	defaultQueryTimeoutMs,
 	transactionOpts
@@ -39,16 +39,6 @@ export const makeSocket = ({
 	const ephemeralKeyPair = Curve.generateKeyPair()
 	/** WA noise protocol wrapper */
 	const noise = makeNoiseHandler(ephemeralKeyPair, logger)
-	let authState = initialAuthState
-	if(!authState) {
-		authState = useSingleFileAuthState('./auth-info-multi.json').state
-
-		logger.warn(`
-            Baileys just created a single file state for your credentials. 
-            This will not be supported soon.
-            Please pass the credentials in the config itself
-        `)
-	}
 
 	const { creds } = authState
 	// add transaction capability
diff --git a/src/Types/index.ts b/src/Types/index.ts
index dcae594..297b49c 100644
--- a/src/Types/index.ts
+++ b/src/Types/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export type SocketConfig = CommonSocketConfig<AuthenticationState> & {
     getMessage: (key: proto.IMessageKey) => Promise<proto.IMessage | undefined>
 }
 
+export type UserFacingSocketConfig = Partial<SocketConfig> & { auth: AuthenticationState }
+
 export enum DisconnectReason {
 	connectionClosed = 428,
 	connectionLost = 408,