diff --git a/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh b/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh
index adfd29084..cb3b89023 100755
--- a/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh
+++ b/scripts/wallet-sanity.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pay_and_confirm() {
   $solana_wallet "${entrypoint[@]}" confirm "$signature"
 }
 
+$solana_keygen
+
 leader_readiness=false
 timeout=60
 while [[ $timeout -gt 0 ]]; do
@@ -60,7 +62,6 @@ if ! "$leader_readiness"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-$solana_keygen
 $solana_wallet "${entrypoint[@]}" address
 check_balance_output "No account found" "Your balance is: 0"
 $solana_wallet "${entrypoint[@]}" airdrop 60