diff --git a/cw_decred/lib/wallet.dart b/cw_decred/lib/wallet.dart
index 97d78ba23c..c572c7a731 100644
--- a/cw_decred/lib/wallet.dart
+++ b/cw_decred/lib/wallet.dart
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ abstract class DecredWalletBase
 
   Future<void> init() async {
     updateBalance();
+    updateTransactionHistory();
   }
 
   void performBackgroundTasks() async {
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ abstract class DecredWalletBase
     // final decoded = json.decode(res);
     // final hash = decoded["hash"] ?? "";
     updateBalance();
+    updateTransactionHistory();
+  }
+
+  void updateTransactionHistory() async {
     var from = 0;
     while (true) {
       // Transactions are returned from newest to oldest. Loop fetching 5 txn