diff --git a/public/views/walletHome.html b/public/views/walletHome.html
index 406b86608..083703f50 100644
--- a/public/views/walletHome.html
+++ b/public/views/walletHome.html
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div ng-if="!index.isCordova" class="m20t text-center">
-        <input id="export_file" type="file" nwsaveas="Copay-{{index.alias || index.walletName}}.csv" accept=".csv" style="display:none" nwworkingdir=""/>
+      <div ng-if="!index.isCordova && index.txHistory[0] && !index.updatingTxHistory" class="m20t text-center">
+        <input id="export_file" type="file" nwsaveas="Copay-{{index.alias || index.walletName}}.csv" accept=".csv" style="display:none">
         <a class="text-gray" ng-click="index.csvHistory();">
           <i class="fi-page-export-csv"></i> 
           <span translate>Download CSV file</span>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index faf3a335c..6c6cbdc29 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -537,14 +537,13 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
 
   this.csvHistory = function() {
 
-    function saveFile(name,data) {
+    function saveFile(name, data) {
       var chooser = document.querySelector(name);
       chooser.addEventListener("change", function(evt) {
-        console.log(this.value); // get your file name
-        var fs = require('fs'); // save it now
+        var fs = require('fs');
         fs.writeFile(this.value, data, function(err) {
-          if(err) {
-            alert("error"+err);
+          if (err) {
+            console.log(err);
           }
         });
       }, false);
@@ -582,6 +581,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
       log.info('Not available on mobile');
       return;
     }
+    var isNode = nodeWebkit.isDefined();
     var fc = profileService.focusedClient;
     if (!fc.isComplete()) return;
     var self = this;
@@ -602,17 +602,20 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
           var data = txs;
           var satToBtc = 1 / 100000000;
           var filename = 'Copay-' + (self.alias || self.walletName ) + '.csv';
-          var csvContent = "data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,";
-          csvContent += "Date,Destination,Note,Amount,Currency,Spot Value,Total Value,Tax Type,Category\n";
+          var csvContent = '';
+          if (!isNode) csvContent = 'data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,';
+          csvContent += 'Date,Destination,Note,Amount,Currency,Spot Value,Total Value,Tax Type,Category\n';
 
+          var _amount;
+          var dataString;
           data.forEach(function(it, index) {
-            var _amount = (it.action == 'sent' ? '-' : '') + (it.amount * satToBtc).toFixed(8);
-            var dataString = formatDate(it.time * 1000) + ',' + formatString(it.addressTo) + ',' + formatString(it.message) + ',' + _amount + ',BTC,,,,';
+            _amount = (it.action == 'sent' ? '-' : '') + (it.amount * satToBtc).toFixed(8);
+            dataString = formatDate(it.time * 1000) + ',' + formatString(it.addressTo) + ',' + formatString(it.message) + ',' + _amount + ',BTC,,,,';
             csvContent += index < data.length ? dataString + "\n" : dataString;
           });
 
-          if (nodeWebkit.isDefined()) {
-            saveFile('#export_file',csvContent);
+          if (isNode) {
+            saveFile('#export_file', csvContent);
           }
           else {
             var encodedUri = encodeURI(csvContent);