diff --git a/src/services/main/index.ts b/src/services/main/index.ts
index 22be21fe..9c7488df 100644
--- a/src/services/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/index.ts
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ export default class {
                 throw new Error("sanity check on balance failed, expected: " + u.updatedBalance + " found: " + user.balance_sats)
             }
         }))
-
-        const total = await this.storage.paymentStorage.GetTotalUsersBalance()
-        return total || 0
     }
 
     checkUserEntry(e: LoggedEvent, u: { ts: number, updatedBalance: number } | undefined) {
diff --git a/src/services/main/init.ts b/src/services/main/init.ts
index f680fa3c..419a3f9f 100644
--- a/src/services/main/init.ts
+++ b/src/services/main/init.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ export const initMainHandler = async (log: PubLogger, mainSettings: MainSettings
     const mainHandler = new Main(mainSettings, storageManager)
     await mainHandler.lnd.Warmup()
     if (!mainSettings.skipSanityCheck) {
-        const totalUsersBalance = await mainHandler.VerifyEventsLog()
-        await mainHandler.paymentManager.watchDog.SeedLndBalance(totalUsersBalance)
+        await mainHandler.VerifyEventsLog()
     }
+    const totalUsersBalance = await mainHandler.storage.paymentStorage.GetTotalUsersBalance()
+    await mainHandler.paymentManager.watchDog.SeedLndBalance(totalUsersBalance || 0)
     const appsData = await mainHandler.storage.applicationStorage.GetApplications()
     const existingWalletApp = await appsData.find(app => app.name === 'wallet' || app.name === 'wallet-test')
     if (!existingWalletApp) {