diff --git a/cw_core/lib/wallet_base.dart b/cw_core/lib/wallet_base.dart
index 85f180a09..a895b3537 100644
--- a/cw_core/lib/wallet_base.dart
+++ b/cw_core/lib/wallet_base.dart
@@ -103,5 +103,6 @@ abstract class WalletBase<BalanceType extends Balance, HistoryType extends Trans
 
   bool isTestnet = false;
 
-  Future<void> closeWallet() async {}
+  // TODO: use proxy layer
+  Future<void> reopenWallet() async {}
 }
diff --git a/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart b/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart
index b01d76565..9eedcb134 100644
--- a/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart
+++ b/cw_monero/lib/api/wallet.dart
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ void closeCurrentWallet() {
   monero.Wallet_stop(wptr!);
 }
 
+void stopWallet() {
+  monero.Wallet_stop(wptr!);
+}
+
 String getSecretViewKey() => monero.Wallet_secretViewKey(wptr!);
 
 String getPublicViewKey() => monero.Wallet_publicViewKey(wptr!);
diff --git a/cw_monero/lib/monero_wallet.dart b/cw_monero/lib/monero_wallet.dart
index 629778c8f..99c821fa7 100644
--- a/cw_monero/lib/monero_wallet.dart
+++ b/cw_monero/lib/monero_wallet.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import 'package:hive/hive.dart';
 import 'package:ledger_flutter_plus/ledger_flutter_plus.dart';
 import 'package:mobx/mobx.dart';
 import 'package:monero/monero.dart' as monero;
+import 'package:cw_monero/api/transaction_history.dart' as transaction_history;
 
 part 'monero_wallet.g.dart';
 
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ abstract class MoneroWalletBase
     _onAccountChangeReaction?.reaction.dispose();
     _onTxHistoryChangeReaction?.reaction.dispose();
     _autoSaveTimer?.cancel();
+    monero_wallet.stopWallet();
   }
 
   @override
@@ -268,6 +270,7 @@ abstract class MoneroWalletBase
     _listener?.stop();
     if (isBackgroundSync) {
       isBackgroundSyncing = false;
+      monero_wallet.stopWallet();
       monero_wallet.stopBackgroundSync(password);
       return;
     }
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ abstract class MoneroWalletBase
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<void> closeWallet() async {
+  Future<void> reopenWallet() async {
     printV("closing wallet");
     final currentWalletDirPath = await pathForWalletDir(name: name, type: type);
     final wmaddr = wmPtr.address;
@@ -286,7 +289,10 @@ abstract class MoneroWalletBase
       monero.WalletManager_closeWallet(
           Pointer.fromAddress(wmaddr), Pointer.fromAddress(waddr), true);
     });
-    await init();
+    wptr = monero.WalletManager_openWallet(wmPtr, path: currentWalletDirPath, password: password);
+    openedWalletsByPath["$currentWalletDirPath/$name"] = wptr!;
+    transaction_history.txhistory = null;
+
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/lib/entities/background_tasks.dart b/lib/entities/background_tasks.dart
index ac3f696c9..f3d9e486d 100644
--- a/lib/entities/background_tasks.dart
+++ b/lib/entities/background_tasks.dart
@@ -164,17 +164,16 @@ Future<void> onStart(ServiceInstance service) async {
       for (int i = 0; i < syncingWallets.length; i++) {
         final wallet = syncingWallets[i];
         await wallet.stopSync(isBackgroundSync: true);
-        await wallet.close();
       }
       // stop all standby wallets (just in case):
       for (int i = 0; i < standbyWallets.length; i++) {
         final wallet = standbyWallets[i];
         await wallet.stopSync(isBackgroundSync: true);
-        await wallet.close();
       }
     } catch (e) {
       printV("error stopping sync: $e");
     }
+    printV("done stopping sync");
   }
 
   service.on("stopService").listen((event) async {
diff --git a/lib/src/screens/root/root.dart b/lib/src/screens/root/root.dart
index 9de133543..ae7a4b9ea 100644
--- a/lib/src/screens/root/root.dart
+++ b/lib/src/screens/root/root.dart
@@ -180,10 +180,18 @@ class RootState extends State<Root> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
           return;
         }
 
-        await wallet?.stopSync(isBackgroundSync: true);
         // await wallet?.closeWallet();
         // restart the background service if it was running before:
         await getIt.get<BackgroundTasks>().serviceForeground();
+
+        await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 10));
+
+        await wallet?.stopSync(isBackgroundSync: true);
+
+        await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 10));
+
+        await wallet?.reopenWallet();
+
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.hidden:
       case AppLifecycleState.inactive: