diff --git a/src/gd_con.erl b/src/gd_con.erl
index 7bc853f..88b9e71 100644
--- a/src/gd_con.erl
+++ b/src/gd_con.erl
@@ -357,9 +357,7 @@ init(none) ->
     Window = gd_gui:start_link(GUI_Prefs),
     Wallets = get_prefs(wallets, Prefs, []),
     ok = hz:timeout(default_tic()),
-    MS = default_tic(),
-    T = erlang:send_after(MS, self(), tic),
-    State = #s{window = Window, timer = {T, MS}, wallets = Wallets, prefs = Prefs},
+    State = #s{window = Window, wallets = Wallets, prefs = Prefs},
     NewState = do_show_ui(gd_v_wallman, State),
     ok =
         case FirstRun of
@@ -1076,7 +1074,7 @@ do_drop_key(ID, State = #s{wallet = W, wallets = Wallets, pass = Pass}) ->
     State#s{wallet = NewWallet}.
 
 
-do_open_wallet(Path, Phrase, State) ->
+do_open_wallet(Path, Phrase, State = #s{timer = Timer}) ->
     Pass = pass(Phrase),
     case read(Path, Pass) of
         {ok, Recovered = #wallet{name = Name, poas = POAs, endpoint = _Node}} ->
@@ -1088,7 +1086,17 @@ do_open_wallet(Path, Phrase, State) ->
 %                   {ok, ChainID} -> gd_gui:chain(ChainID, Node);
 %                   Error         -> gd_gui:trouble(Error)
 %               end,
-            {ok, State#s{pass = Pass, wallet = Recovered}};
+            ok =
+                case Timer of
+                    none ->
+                        ok;
+                    {OldT, _} ->
+                        _ = erlang:cancel_timer(OldT),
+                        ok
+                end,
+            MS = default_tic(),
+            T = erlang:send_after(200, self(), tic),
+            {ok, State#s{pass = Pass, wallet = Recovered, timer = {T, MS}}};
         Error ->
             {Error, State}
     end.