diff --git a/lib/model/addressmanager.js b/lib/model/addressmanager.js
index b6d739a..1e47cd2 100644
--- a/lib/model/addressmanager.js
+++ b/lib/model/addressmanager.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var $ = require('preconditions').singleton();
 
 var WalletUtils = require('bitcore-wallet-utils');
 
-var SHARED_INDEX = 0x80000000 - 1;
+var BIP45_SHARED_INDEX = 0x80000000 - 1;
 
 function AddressManager() {};
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AddressManager.create = function(opts) {
 
   x.receiveAddressIndex = 0;
   x.changeAddressIndex = 0;
-  x.copayerIndex = (opts && _.isNumber(opts.copayerIndex)) ? opts.copayerIndex : SHARED_INDEX;
+  x.copayerIndex = _.isNumber(opts.copayerIndex) ? opts.copayerIndex : BIP45_SHARED_INDEX;
 
   return x;
 };
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ AddressManager.fromObj = function(obj) {
   return x;
 };
 
-AddressManager.prototype.supportsDerivation = function() {
-  // BIP44 does not support copayer specific indexes
-  return !(this.derivationStrategy == WalletUtils.DERIVATION_STRATEGIES.BIP44 && this.copayerIndex != SHARED_INDEX);
+AddressManager.supportsCopayerBranches = function(derivationStrategy) {
+  return derivationStrategy == WalletUtils.DERIVATION_STRATEGIES.BIP45;
 };
 
 AddressManager.prototype._incrementIndex = function(isChange) {
diff --git a/lib/model/copayer.js b/lib/model/copayer.js
index 3fffe72..d7cfd3b 100644
--- a/lib/model/copayer.js
+++ b/lib/model/copayer.js
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ Copayer.create = function(opts) {
     signature: opts.signature,
   }];
 
-  x.addressManager = AddressManager.create({
-    derivationStrategy: opts.derivationStrategy || WalletUtils.DERIVATION_STRATEGIES.BIP45,
-    copayerIndex: opts.copayerIndex,
-  });
+  var derivationStrategy = opts.derivationStrategy || WalletUtils.DERIVATION_STRATEGIES.BIP45;
+  if (AddressManager.supportsCopayerBranches(derivationStrategy)) {
+    x.addressManager = AddressManager.create({
+      derivationStrategy: derivationStrategy,
+      copayerIndex: opts.copayerIndex,
+    });
+  }
 
   x.customData = opts.customData;
 
@@ -67,7 +70,9 @@ Copayer.fromObj = function(obj) {
     x.requestPubKeys = obj.requestPubKeys;
   }
 
-  x.addressManager = AddressManager.fromObj(obj.addressManager);
+  if (obj.addressManager) {
+    x.addressManager = AddressManager.fromObj(obj.addressManager);
+  }
   x.customData = obj.customData;
 
   return x;
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 9f75a2d..3ffb5ba 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ WalletService.prototype.scan = function(opts, cb) {
           });
           if (opts.includeCopayerBranches) {
             _.each(wallet.copayers, function(copayer) {
-              if (copayer.addressManager.supportsDerivation()) {
+              if (copayer.addressManager) {
                 derivators.push({
                   derive: _.bind(copayer.createAddress, copayer, wallet, isChange),
                   rewind: _.bind(copayer.addressManager.rewindIndex, copayer.addressManager, isChange),
diff --git a/test/integration/server.js b/test/integration/server.js
index a48baac..0742d64 100644
--- a/test/integration/server.js
+++ b/test/integration/server.js
@@ -1222,7 +1222,9 @@ describe('Wallet service', function() {
   describe('#getStatus', function() {
     var server, wallet;
     beforeEach(function(done) {
-      helpers.createAndJoinWallet(1, 1, function(s, w) {
+      helpers.createAndJoinWallet(1, 1, {
+        derivationStrategy: 'BIP45'
+      }, function(s, w) {
         server = s;
         wallet = w;
         done();
diff --git a/test/models/addressmanager.js b/test/models/addressmanager.js
index 3e34733..975856e 100644
--- a/test/models/addressmanager.js
+++ b/test/models/addressmanager.js
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ describe('AddressManager', function() {
       am.getCurrentAddressPath(false).should.equal('m/4/0/2');
     });
   });
+  describe('#supportsCopayerBranches', function() {
+    it('should return true for BIP45 & false for BIP44', function() {
+      AddressManager.supportsCopayerBranches('BIP45').should.be.true;
+      AddressManager.supportsCopayerBranches('BIP44').should.be.false;
+    });
+  });
   describe('BIP45', function() {
     describe('#getCurrentAddressPath', function() {
       it('should return a valid BIP32 path for given index', function() {
@@ -34,7 +40,6 @@ describe('AddressManager', function() {
           derivationStrategy: 'BIP45',
           copayerIndex: 4,
         });
-        am.supportsDerivation().should.be.true;
         am.getCurrentAddressPath(false).should.equal('m/4/0/0');
         am.getCurrentAddressPath(true).should.equal('m/4/1/0');
       });
@@ -43,7 +48,6 @@ describe('AddressManager', function() {
       var am = AddressManager.create({
         derivationStrategy: 'BIP45',
       });
-      am.supportsDerivation().should.be.true;
       am.getCurrentAddressPath(false).should.equal('m/2147483647/0/0');
       am.getCurrentAddressPath(true).should.equal('m/2147483647/1/0');
     });
@@ -94,7 +98,6 @@ describe('AddressManager', function() {
     describe('#getCurrentAddressPath', function() {
       it('should return first address path', function() {
         var am = AddressManager.create();
-        am.supportsDerivation().should.be.true;
         am.getCurrentAddressPath(false).should.equal('m/0/0');
         am.getCurrentAddressPath(true).should.equal('m/1/0');
       });
@@ -102,7 +105,6 @@ describe('AddressManager', function() {
         var am = AddressManager.create({
           copayerIndex: 4,
         });
-        am.supportsDerivation().should.be.false;
         am.getCurrentAddressPath(false).should.equal('m/0/0');
         am.getCurrentAddressPath(true).should.equal('m/1/0');
       });