diff --git a/public/views/history.html b/public/views/history.html
index 07d7d8071..d008c42a4 100644
--- a/public/views/history.html
+++ b/public/views/history.html
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
       <div class="oh text-center">
         <span ng-if="index.updatingTxHistory" class="text-gray animated flash infinite" translate>Getting transactions...</span>
         <span ng-if="!index.updatingTxHistory">
-          <span ng-show="index.txHistoryError">
+          <div ng-show="index.txHistoryError && !index.notAuthorized" ng-click='index.openWallet()'> 
               Could not fetch transaction history
+              <br> [Tap to retry]
           </span>
           <span ng-if="!index.txHistoryError">
               No transactions yet
diff --git a/public/views/walletHome.html b/public/views/walletHome.html
index 0e5e82bac..1b6acfee5 100644
--- a/public/views/walletHome.html
+++ b/public/views/walletHome.html
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
   <div class="row" ng-show="!index.noFocusedWallet">
     <div class="amount" ng-style="{'background-color':index.backgroundColor}">
 
+          <div ng-show="index.updateError && !index.notAuthorized" ng-click='index.openWallet()'> 
+              Could not update Wallet
+              <br> [Tap to retry]
+          </div>
+
+
+
           <div class="size-36" ng-show="!index.anyOnGoingProcess">
             <strong>
               <span>
@@ -43,10 +50,6 @@
         </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div ng-show="index.updateError && !index.notAuthorized"> 
-        Could not update Wallet
-  </div>
-
   <div ng-show="index.notAuthorized"> 
   <div class="text-center text-warning"> 
       <i class="fi-alert"></i>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index 9dc4a444e..418c10729 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
     self.updateColor();
     $timeout(function() {
       self.setOngoingProcess('openingWallet', true);
+      self.updateError = false;
       fc.openWallet(function(err, walletStatus) {
         self.setOngoingProcess('openingWallet', false);
         if (err) {
+          self.updateError = true;
           self.handleError(err);
           return;
         }