diff --git a/lnbits/core/services/users.py b/lnbits/core/services/users.py
index 55f5c795..16d6884c 100644
--- a/lnbits/core/services/users.py
+++ b/lnbits/core/services/users.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async def create_user_account_no_ckeck(
 
         # Credit new account with 1 million satoshis
         try:
-            await update_wallet_balance(wallet, 1_000_000)
+            await update_wallet_balance(wallet, 1_000_000, conn=conn)
             logger.info(f"Credited new account {account.id} with 1,000,000 sats")
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to credit new account {account.id} with 1,000,000 sats: {e}")