diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index 520b1397..15dccb91 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -265,10 +265,20 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     }
 
     function onWalletConnectionStatusChanged(status){
-        console.log("Wallet connection status changed")
+        console.log("Wallet connection status changed " + status)
         middlePanel.updateStatus();
         leftPanel.networkStatus.connected = status
         leftPanel.progressBar.visible = (status === Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Connected) && !daemonSynced
+
+        // If wallet isnt connected and no daemon is running - Ask
+        if(!walletInitialized && status === Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Disconnected && !daemonManager.running()){
+            daemonManagerDialog.open();
+        }
+        // initialize transaction history once wallet is initialized first time;
+        if (!walletInitialized) {
+            currentWallet.history.refresh()
+            walletInitialized = true
+        }
      }
 
     function onWalletOpened(wallet) {
@@ -345,12 +355,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         // Update transfer page status
         middlePanel.updateStatus();
 
-
-        // If wallet isnt connected and no daemon is running - Ask
-        if(currentWallet.connected === Wallet.ConnectionStatus_Disconnected && !daemonManager.running() && !walletInitialized){
-            daemonManagerDialog.open();
-        }
-
         // Refresh is succesfull if blockchain height > 1
         if (currentWallet.blockChainHeight() > 1){
 
@@ -368,11 +372,6 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             }
         }
 
-        // initialize transaction history once wallet is initializef first time;
-        if (!walletInitialized) {
-            currentWallet.history.refresh()
-            walletInitialized = true
-        } 
         onWalletUpdate();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
index 56121370..5780a93b 100644
--- a/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/libwalletqt/Wallet.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ void Wallet::updateConnectionStatusAsync()
         QFuture<Monero::Wallet::ConnectionStatus> future = connectionWatcher->future();
         connectionWatcher->deleteLater();
         ConnectionStatus newStatus = static_cast<ConnectionStatus>(future.result());
-        if (newStatus != m_connectionStatus) {
+        if (newStatus != m_connectionStatus || !m_initialized) {
+            m_initialized = true;
             m_connectionStatus = newStatus;
             emit connectionStatusChanged(newStatus);
         }
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ Wallet::ConnectionStatus Wallet::connected(bool forceCheck)
     if (forceCheck || !m_initialized || (m_connectionStatusTime.elapsed() / 1000 > m_connectionStatusTtl && !m_connectionStatusRunning) || m_connectionStatusTime.elapsed() > 30000) {
         qDebug() << "Checking connection status";
         m_connectionStatusRunning = true;
-        m_initialized = true;
         m_connectionStatusTime.restart();
         updateConnectionStatusAsync();
     }
@@ -184,8 +184,11 @@ bool Wallet::init(const QString &daemonAddress, quint64 upperTransactionLimit, b
 void Wallet::initAsync(const QString &daemonAddress, quint64 upperTransactionLimit, bool isRecovering, quint64 restoreHeight)
 {
     qDebug() << "initAsync: " + daemonAddress;
-    m_connectionStatus = Wallet::ConnectionStatus_Disconnected;
-    emit connectionStatusChanged(m_connectionStatus);
+    // Change status to disconnected if connected
+    if(m_connectionStatus != Wallet::ConnectionStatus_Disconnected) {
+        m_connectionStatus = Wallet::ConnectionStatus_Disconnected;
+        emit connectionStatusChanged(m_connectionStatus);
+    }
 
     QFuture<bool> future = QtConcurrent::run(this, &Wallet::init,
                                   daemonAddress, upperTransactionLimit, isRecovering, restoreHeight);