diff --git a/src/services/lnd/liquidityProvider.ts b/src/services/lnd/liquidityProvider.ts
index ef5c4c10..cb703f33 100644
--- a/src/services/lnd/liquidityProvider.ts
+++ b/src/services/lnd/liquidityProvider.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ export class LiquidityProvider {
         }, 1000)
     }
 
-    AwaitProviderReady = async (res: (usable: boolean) => void) => {
+    AwaitProviderReady = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
         if (!this.pubDestination) {
-            res(false)
-            return
+            return false
         }
         if (this.latestMaxWithdrawable !== null) {
-            res(true)
-            return
+            return true
         }
-        this.queue.push({ res })
+        return new Promise<boolean>(res => {
+            this.queue.push({ res })
+        })
     }
 
     Stop = () => {
diff --git a/src/services/main/sanityChecker.ts b/src/services/main/sanityChecker.ts
index 372dd96c..e4079e60 100644
--- a/src/services/main/sanityChecker.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/sanityChecker.ts
@@ -236,9 +236,15 @@ export default class SanityChecker {
         this.events = await this.storage.eventsLog.GetAllLogs()
         this.invoices = (await this.lnd.GetAllPaidInvoices(1000)).invoices
         this.payments = (await this.lnd.GetAllPayments(1000)).payments
-        const ops = await this.lnd.liquidProvider.GetOperations()
-        this.providerInvoices = ops.latestIncomingInvoiceOperations.operations
-        this.providerPayments = ops.latestOutgoingInvoiceOperations.operations
+        const providerUsable = await this.lnd.liquidProvider.AwaitProviderReady()
+        if (providerUsable) {
+            const ops = await this.lnd.liquidProvider.GetOperations()
+            this.providerInvoices = ops.latestIncomingInvoiceOperations.operations
+            this.providerPayments = ops.latestOutgoingInvoiceOperations.operations
+        } else {
+            this.log("provider not usable, skipping provider checks")
+        }
+
         this.incrementSources = {}
         this.decrementSources = {}
         this.users = {}