diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js
index 2e2beed74..824b88a28 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Subflow.js
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ class Subflow extends Flow {
             }
             name = newName;
         }
-        
 
         var parent = this.parent;
         if (parent) {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/credentials.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/credentials.js
index 0432e01fb..5a72ab7fc 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/credentials.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/nodes/credentials.js
@@ -373,11 +373,14 @@ var api = module.exports = {
 
                     }
                 }
-                for (cred in savedCredentials) {
-                    if (savedCredentials.hasOwnProperty(cred)) {
-                        if (!newCreds.hasOwnProperty(cred)) {
-                            delete savedCredentials[cred];
-                            dirty = true;
+                if (/^subflow(:|$)/.test(nodeType)) {
+                    for (cred in savedCredentials) {
+                        if (savedCredentials.hasOwnProperty(cred)) {
+                            if (!newCreds.hasOwnProperty(cred)) {
+                                console.log(` + ${cred} deleting for some reason`)
+                                delete savedCredentials[cred];
+                                dirty = true;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }