diff --git a/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart b/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart
index 87abdd95b..8c5ab2d41 100644
--- a/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart
+++ b/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart
@@ -139,16 +139,16 @@ String getAddress({int accountIndex = 0, int addressIndex = 0}) {
 }
 
 int getFullBalance({int accountIndex = 0}) =>
-    currentWallet!.balance(accountIndex: accountIndex);
+    currentWallet?.balance(accountIndex: accountIndex) ?? 0;
 
 int getUnlockedBalance({int accountIndex = 0}) =>
-    currentWallet!.unlockedBalance(accountIndex: accountIndex);
+    currentWallet?.unlockedBalance(accountIndex: accountIndex) ?? 0;
 
-int getCurrentHeight() => currentWallet!.blockChainHeight();
+int getCurrentHeight() => currentWallet?.blockChainHeight() ?? 0;
 
-int getNodeHeightSync() => currentWallet!.daemonBlockChainHeight();
+int getNodeHeightSync() => currentWallet?.daemonBlockChainHeight() ?? 0;
 
-bool isConnectedSync() => currentWallet!.connected() != 0;
+bool isConnectedSync() => currentWallet?.connected() != 0;
 
 Future<bool> setupNodeSync(
     {required String address,
diff --git a/lib/view_model/send/send_view_model.dart b/lib/view_model/send/send_view_model.dart
index d113bcee2..a675042e3 100644
--- a/lib/view_model/send/send_view_model.dart
+++ b/lib/view_model/send/send_view_model.dart
@@ -593,7 +593,13 @@ abstract class SendViewModelBase extends WalletChangeListenerViewModel with Stor
       }
       final sharedPreferences = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
       await sharedPreferences.setString(PreferencesKey.backgroundSyncLastTrigger(wallet.name), DateTime.now().add(Duration(minutes: 1)).toIso8601String());
-      unawaited(wallet.fetchTransactions());
+      unawaited(() {
+        try {
+          wallet.fetchTransactions();
+        } catch (e) {
+          printV(e);
+        }
+      }());
       state = TransactionCommitted();
     } catch (e) {
       state = FailureState(translateErrorMessage(e, wallet.type, wallet.currency));