diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java
index 9e3967b470..6c74ec5656 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public final class CoreMoneroConnectionsService {
                 log.debug("Polling daemon info");
                 if (daemon == null) throw new RuntimeException("No daemon connection");
                 lastInfo = daemon.getInfo();
-                chainHeight.set(lastInfo.getTargetHeight() == 0 ? lastInfo.getHeight() : lastInfo.getTargetHeight());
+                chainHeight.set(lastInfo.getHeight());
 
                 // set peer connections
                 // TODO: peers often uknown due to restricted RPC call, skipping call to get peer connections
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
index 32cb62387b..77c076782d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-import monero.daemon.model.MoneroDaemonInfo;
 
 import org.bitcoinj.core.RejectMessage;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.VersionMessage;
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@ public class WalletAppSetup {
                     if (exception == null && errorMsg == null) {
                         double percentage = (double) downloadPercentage;
                         xmrSyncProgress.set(percentage);
-                        MoneroDaemonInfo lastInfo = connectionService.getLastInfo();
-                        Long bestChainHeight = lastInfo == null ? null : lastInfo.getHeight();
+                        Long bestChainHeight = chainHeight == null ? null : (Long) chainHeight;
                         String chainHeightAsString = bestChainHeight != null && bestChainHeight > 0 ?
                                 String.valueOf(bestChainHeight) :
                                 "";