diff --git a/js/controllers/profile.js b/js/controllers/profile.js
index b13a2565d..ee9bfc576 100644
--- a/js/controllers/profile.js
+++ b/js/controllers/profile.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('ProfileController', function($scope, $rootScope, $location, $modal, $filter, backupService, identityService) {
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('ProfileController', function($scope, $rootScope, $location, $modal, $filter, $timeout, backupService, identityService) {
   $scope.username = $rootScope.iden.getName();
   $scope.isSafari = Object.prototype.toString.call(window.HTMLElement).indexOf('Constructor') > 0;
 
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('ProfileController', function(
     });
   };
 
+
   $scope.init = function() {
     if ($rootScope.quotaPerItem) {
       $scope.perItem = $filter('noFractionNumber')($rootScope.quotaPerItem / 1000, 1);
       $scope.nrWallets = parseInt($rootScope.quotaItems) - 1;
     }
+    // no need to add event handlers here. Wallet deletion is handle by callback.
   };
 
   $scope.setWallets = function() {
@@ -46,8 +48,10 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('ProfileController', function(
         w.usage = $filter('noFractionNumber')(bits / max * 100, 0);
       }
     });
-
     $scope.wallets = wallets;
+    $timeout(function(){
+      $scope.$digest();
+    })
   };
 
   $scope.downloadWalletBackup = function(w) {
diff --git a/js/controllers/sidebar.js b/js/controllers/sidebar.js
index 5da6e83ab..a6f7533ae 100644
--- a/js/controllers/sidebar.js
+++ b/js/controllers/sidebar.js
@@ -63,7 +63,19 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SidebarController', function(
         $scope.walletSelection = false;
         $scope.setWallets();
       });
-      iden.on('deleteWallet', function() {
+      iden.on('walletDeleted', function(wid) {
+        if (wid == $rootScope.wallet.id) {
+          copay.logger.debug('Deleted focused wallet:', wid);
+
+          // new focus
+          var newWid = $rootScope.iden.getLastFocusedWalletId();
+          if (newWid && $rootScope.iden.getWalletById(newWid)) {
+            identityService.setFocusedWallet(newWid);
+          } else {
+            copay.logger.debug('No wallets'); 
+            identityService.noFocusedWallet(newWid);
+          }
+        }
         $scope.walletSelection = false;
         $scope.setWallets();
       });
diff --git a/js/models/Identity.js b/js/models/Identity.js
index f83c816c1..94c9a2ef2 100644
--- a/js/models/Identity.js
+++ b/js/models/Identity.js
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ Identity.prototype.deleteWallet = function(walletId, cb) {
 
   this.storage.removeItem(Wallet.getStorageKey(walletId), function(err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
-    self.emitAndKeepAlive('deletedWallet', walletId);
+    self.emitAndKeepAlive('walletDeleted', walletId);
     self.store(null, cb);
     return cb();
   });
diff --git a/js/services/identityService.js b/js/services/identityService.js
index 53cf4331f..790e0a1c4 100644
--- a/js/services/identityService.js
+++ b/js/services/identityService.js
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
       $location.path('/send');
     };
 
+    root.noFocusedWallet = function() {
+      $rootScope.wallet = null;
+      $timeout(function() {
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+      })
+    };
+
     root.setFocusedWallet = function(w, dontUpdateIt) {
       if (!_.isObject(w))
         w = $rootScope.iden.getWalletById(w);
@@ -280,13 +287,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
         $rootScope.$digest()
       });
 
-      iden.on('deletedWallet', function(wid) {
-        notification.info('Wallet deleted', $filter('translate')('This wallet was deleted'));
-        if ($rootScope.wallet.id === wid) {
-          $rootScope.wallet = null;
-          var lastFocused = iden.getLastFocusedWalletId();
-          root.setFocusedWallet(lastFocused);
-        }
+      iden.on('walletDeleted', function(wid) {
+        // do nothing. this is handled 'on sync' on controller.
       });
 
       iden.on('closed', function() {