diff --git a/js/models/core/Wallet.js b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
index afdb85462..a86e6a177 100644
--- a/js/models/core/Wallet.js
+++ b/js/models/core/Wallet.js
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ Wallet.prototype._onAddressBook = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
 
 
 Wallet.prototype.updateTimestamp = function() {
-  this.lastTimestamp = new Date().getTime() * 1000;
+  this.lastTimestamp = (new Date().getTime()) * 1000;
+  this.store();
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype._onData = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ Wallet.prototype._onData = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
     this.log('badMessage FROM:', senderId);
     return;
   }
-
   this.updateTimestamp();
 
   switch (data.type) {
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ Wallet.prototype._onData = function(senderId, data, isInbound) {
       this._onAddressBook(senderId, data, isInbound);
       break;
   }
+
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype._onConnect = function(newCopayerId) {
diff --git a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
index 86f3c8065..3b4d9d77e 100644
--- a/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
+++ b/js/models/core/WalletFactory.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ WalletFactory.prototype.read = function(walletId, skipFields) {
   obj.privateKey = s.get(walletId, 'privateKey');
   obj.addressBook = s.get(walletId, 'addressBook');
   obj.backupOffered = s.get(walletId, 'backupOffered');
+  obj.lastTimestamp = s.get(walletId, 'lastTimestamp');
 
   var w = this.fromObj(obj, skipFields);
   return w;
diff --git a/js/models/network/Async.js b/js/models/network/Async.js
index 195773b27..ab7f843f9 100644
--- a/js/models/network/Async.js
+++ b/js/models/network/Async.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Network.prototype.start = function(opts, openCallback) {
 
   var hostPort = this.host + ':' + this.port;
   this.socket = io.connect(hostPort, {
-    reconnection: false,
+    reconnection: true,
   });
   this._setupConnectionHandlers(openCallback);
   var pubkey = this.getKey().public.toString('hex');