diff --git a/src/js/directives/walletBalanceDirective.js b/src/js/directives/walletBalanceDirective.js
index 5b2a41b6c..4c42a42f9 100644
--- a/src/js/directives/walletBalanceDirective.js
+++ b/src/js/directives/walletBalanceDirective.js
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
 
     function formatBalance() {
       var displayAsFiat = $scope.displayAsFiat === 'true';
+      if (!$scope.wallet) {
+        setDisplay('', '');
+        return;
+      }
+
       var wallet = null;
       try {
         wallet = JSON.parse($scope.wallet);
diff --git a/www/views/tab-send.html b/www/views/tab-send.html
index a4051b8f1..43918cac8 100644
--- a/www/views/tab-send.html
+++ b/www/views/tab-send.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                     ></div>
                 </i>
                 <h2>{{fromWallet.name}}</h2>
-                <wallet-balance display-as-fiat={{displayBalanceAsFiat}} wallet={{fromWallet}} total-balance-sat={{fromWallet.status.totalBalanceSat}}></wallet-balance>
+                <wallet-balance display-as-fiat="{{displayBalanceAsFiat}}" wallet="{{fromWallet}}" total-balance-sat="{{fromWallet.status.totalBalanceSat}}"></wallet-balance>
                 <!--<p ng-show="vm.origin.balanceAmount">{{vm.origin.balanceAmount}} {{vm.origin.balanceCurrency}}</p>-->
                 <!--<formatted-amount value="{{fromWallet.status.totalBalanceStr ? fromWallet.status.totalBalanceStr : ( fromWallet.cachedBalance ? fromWallet.cachedBalance   + (fromWallet.cachedBalanceUpdatedOn ? ' &middot; ' + ( fromWallet.cachedBalanceUpdatedOn  * 1000 | amTimeAgo) : '') : ''  ) }}"></formatted-amount>-->
               </div>