diff --git a/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp b/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp
index 1116f475..d0b6af6e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallets_manager.cpp
@@ -2207,6 +2207,7 @@ void wallets_manager::wallet_vs_options::worker_func()
     try
     {
       wsi.wallet_state = view::wallet_status_info::wallet_state_synchronizing;
+      long_refresh_in_progress = true;
       if (m_pproxy_diagnostig_info->last_daemon_is_disconnected.load())
       {
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000));