diff --git a/javascript/src/constants/secrets.js b/javascript/src/constants/secrets.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4adfa2e72594e0c5f44803d9ccb07bf170d8f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascript/src/constants/secrets.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const RECOMMENDED_TRUSTEES = 3;
diff --git a/javascript/src/iframe/viamapi-iframe.js b/javascript/src/iframe/viamapi-iframe.js
index db5cea18791e60d3c89f2ef92ee92fc46480e0e3..cb52e6ccd61038ddc58606ed0536068e89f576cb 100644
--- a/javascript/src/iframe/viamapi-iframe.js
+++ b/javascript/src/iframe/viamapi-iframe.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
   checkRecoveryKeyCombine,
   encryptShare
 } from "../utilities/secrets";
+import { RECOMMENDED_TRUSTEES } from "../constants/secrets";
 
 const penpalMethods = require("../../temp/penpal-methods").default;
 const WopiAPI = require("./wopiapi-iframe");
@@ -1070,7 +1071,8 @@ const connection = Penpal.connectToParent({
         const sharesNumber = trusteesUuids.length;
         const recoveryKey = generateRecoveryKey();
         let recoveryKeyShares = [recoveryKey];
-        if (sharesNumber > 1) {
+        // Split the secret when sharesNumber is at least RECOMMENDED_TRUSTEES + 1 because VereignPublicKey is always returned
+        if (sharesNumber >= RECOMMENDED_TRUSTEES + 1) {
           recoveryKeyShares = getRecoveryKeyShares(recoveryKey, sharesNumber);
 
           const sanityCheckResponse = checkRecoveryKeyCombine(