diff --git a/js/models/Identity.js b/js/models/Identity.js
index 11a6fce5e..b07781a09 100644
--- a/js/models/Identity.js
+++ b/js/models/Identity.js
@@ -77,42 +77,12 @@ Identity.prototype.getName = function() {
  * @param cb
  * @return {undefined}
  */
-Identity.create = function(opts, cb) {
+Identity.create = function(opts) {
   opts = _.extend({}, opts);
 
-  var iden = new Identity(opts);
-  if (opts.noWallets) {
-    return cb(null, iden);
-  } else {
-    return iden.createDefaultWallet(opts, cb);
-  }
+  return new Identity(opts);
 };
 
-/**
- * Create a wallet, 1-of-1 named general
- *
- * @param {Object} opts
- * @param {Object} opts.walletDefaults
- * @param {string} opts.walletDefaults.networkName
- */
-Identity.prototype.createDefaultWallet = function(opts, callback) {
-
-  var self = this;
-  var walletOptions = _.extend(opts.walletDefaults, {
-    nickname: this.fullName || this.email,
-    networkName: opts.networkName,
-    requiredCopayers: 1,
-    totalCopayers: 1,
-    password: this.password,
-    name: 'general'
-  });
-  this.createWallet(walletOptions, function(err, wallet) {
-    if (err) {
-      return callback(err);
-    }
-    return callback(null, self);
-  });
-};
 
 /**
  * Open an Identity from the given storage
@@ -124,7 +94,6 @@ Identity.prototype.createDefaultWallet = function(opts, callback) {
  * @param {Function} cb
  */
 Identity.open = function(opts, cb) {
-
   var storage = opts.storage || opts.pluginManager.get('DB');
   storage.setCredentials(opts.email, opts.password, opts);
   storage.getItem(Identity.getKeyForEmail(opts.email), function(err, data) {
@@ -255,7 +224,7 @@ Identity.prototype.store = function(opts, cb) {
   self.storage.setItem(this.getId(), this.toObj(), function(err) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
 
-    if (opts.noWallets) 
+    if (opts.noWallets)
       return cb();
 
     async.map(self.wallets, self.storeWallet, cb);
@@ -444,7 +413,7 @@ Identity.prototype.createWallet = function(opts, cb) {
   opts.txProposals = opts.txProposals || new TxProposals({
     networkName: opts.networkName,
   });
-  var walletClass =  opts.walletClass || Wallet;
+  var walletClass = opts.walletClass || Wallet;
 
   log.debug('\t### TxProposals Initialized');
 
@@ -465,8 +434,10 @@ Identity.prototype.createWallet = function(opts, cb) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     self.bindWallet(w);
     w.netStart();
-    self.store({noWallets:true},function(err){
-      return cb(err,w);
+    self.store({
+      noWallets: true
+    }, function(err) {
+      return cb(err, w);
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/js/services/identityService.js b/js/services/identityService.js
index 117a3d078..5207e40d3 100644
--- a/js/services/identityService.js
+++ b/js/services/identityService.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
     var root = {};
 
     root.create = function(scope, form) {
-      copay.Identity.create({
+      var iden = copay.Identity.create({
         email: form.email.$modelValue,
         password: form.password.$modelValue,
         pluginManager: pluginManager,
@@ -13,9 +13,24 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
         networkName: config.networkName,
         walletDefaults: config.wallet,
         passphraseConfig: config.passphraseConfig,
-      }, function(err, iden) {
-        var firstWallet = iden.getLastFocusedWallet();
-        controllerUtils.bindProfile(scope, iden, firstWallet);
+      });
+
+      var walletOptions = {
+        nickname: iden.fullName,
+        networkName: config.networkName,
+        requiredCopayers: 1,
+        totalCopayers: 1,
+        password: iden.password,
+        name: 'My wallet',
+      };
+      iden.createWallet(walletOptions, function(err, wallet) {
+        if (err) {
+          console.log('Error:' + err)
+          controllerUtils.onErrorDigest(
+            scope, 'Could not create default wallet');
+        } else {
+          controllerUtils.bindProfile(scope, iden, wallet.id);
+        }
         scope.loading = false;
       });
     };
diff --git a/test/Identity.js b/test/Identity.js
index 72841d256..ce36aafba 100644
--- a/test/Identity.js
+++ b/test/Identity.js
@@ -123,17 +123,15 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
   });
 
   describe('Identity.create()', function() {
-    it('should create', function(done) {
+    it('should create', function() {
       var args = createIdentity();
       args.blockchain.on = sinon.stub();
       var old = Identity.prototype.createWallet;
       Identity.prototype.createWallet = sinon.stub().yields(null, getNewWallet());
-      Identity.create(args.params, function(err, iden) {
-        should.not.exist(err);
-        should.exist(iden.wallets);
-        Identity.prototype.createWallet = old;
-        done();
-      });
+      var iden = Identity.create(args.params);
+      should.exist(iden);
+      should.exist(iden.wallets);
+      Identity.prototype.createWallet = old;
     });
   });
 
@@ -168,16 +166,13 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
   describe('#createWallet', function() {
     var iden = null;
     var args = null;
-    beforeEach(function(done) {
+    beforeEach(function() {
       args = createIdentity();
       args.params.noWallets = true;
       var old = Identity.prototype.createWallet;
       Identity.prototype.createWallet = sinon.stub().yields(null, getNewWallet());
-      Identity.create(args.params, function(err, identity) {
-        iden = identity;
-        Identity.prototype.createWallet = old;
-        done();
-      });
+      iden = Identity.create(args.params);
+      Identity.prototype.createWallet = old;
     });
     it('should be able to create wallets with given pk', function(done) {
       var priv = 'tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdEqHcA7RjJTayxA3gSSqeRTttS1JjVbgmNDZdSk9EHZK5pc52GY5xFmwcakmUeKWUDzGoMLGAhrfr5b3MovMUZUTPqisL2m';
@@ -234,13 +229,12 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
         importWallet: sinon.stub().returns(getNewWallet()),
       };
 
-      Identity.create(args.params, function(err, iden) {
-        iden.retrieveWalletFromStorage('dummy', opts, function(err, wallet) {
-          should.not.exist(err);
-          opts.importWallet.calledOnce.should.equal(true);
-          should.exist(wallet);
-          done();
-        });
+      var iden = Identity.create(args.params);
+      iden.retrieveWalletFromStorage('dummy', opts, function(err, wallet) {
+        should.not.exist(err);
+        opts.importWallet.calledOnce.should.equal(true);
+        should.exist(wallet);
+        done();
       });
     });
   });
@@ -281,7 +275,7 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
     var args = null;
     var net = null;
 
-    beforeEach(function(done) {
+    beforeEach(function() {
       args = createIdentity();
       args.params.Async = net = sinon.stub();
 
@@ -290,12 +284,9 @@ describe('Identity model', function() {
       net.start = sinon.spy();
       var old = Identity.prototype.createWallet;
       Identity.prototype.createWallet = sinon.stub().yields(null, getNewWallet());
- 
-      Identity.create(args.params, function(err, identity) {
-        iden = identity;
-        Identity.prototype.createWallet = old;
-        done();
-      });
+
+      iden = Identity.create(args.params);
+      Identity.prototype.createWallet = old;
     });
 
     it('should yield bad network error', function(done) {