diff --git a/public/views/walletHome.html b/public/views/walletHome.html
index dd46d60be..d62f1c9df 100644
--- a/public/views/walletHome.html
+++ b/public/views/walletHome.html
@@ -395,7 +395,11 @@
                     <i class="icon-close-circle size-14"></i>
                     <span class="vm" translate>Not valid</span>
                   </span>
-                  <small class="right text-primary" ng-show="!sendForm.address.$invalid">
+                  <span class="has-error right size-12" ng-show="home.destinationWalletNeedsBackup">
+                    <i class="icon-close-circle size-14"></i>
+                    <span class="vm" translate>Destination wallet needs backup</span>
+                  </span>
+                  <small class="right text-primary" ng-show="!sendForm.address.$invalid && !home.destinationWalletNeedsBackup">
                     <i class="icon-checkmark-circle size-14"></i>
                   </small>
                 </span>
@@ -479,8 +483,8 @@
                 <a fast-click callback-fn="home.resetForm(sendForm)" class="button expand outline dark-gray round" translate>Cancel</a>
               </div>
               <div class="columns" ng-class="{'small-6 medium-6 large-6':(home._paypro || home.lockAddress || home.lockAmount)}">
-                <button class="button black round expand" ng-disabled="sendForm.$invalid || home.blockUx || index.isOffline || (home.paymentExpired && home._paypro)"
-                  ng-style="{'background-color':index.backgroundColor}" fast-click callback-fn="home.submitForm()"  translate>
+                <button class="button black round expand" ng-disabled="sendForm.$invalid || home.blockUx || index.isOffline || home.destinationWalletNeedsBackup"
+                  ng-style="{'background-color':index.backgroundColor}" fast-click callback-fn="home.submitForm()" translate>
                   Send
                 </button>
               </div>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index 875c1b8f2..03fe7bc2a 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -137,20 +137,10 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
       self.initGlidera();
 
       self.setCustomBWSFlag();
-
-      $rootScope.$apply();
-      if (fc.isPrivKeyExternal()) {
-        self.needsBackup = false;
+      profileService.isBackupNeeded(self.walletId, function(needsBackup) {
+        self.needsBackup = needsBackup;
         self.openWallet();
-      } else {
-        storageService.getBackupFlag(self.walletId, function(err, val) {
-          if (!fc.credentials.mnemonic)
-            self.needsBackup = false;
-          else
-            self.needsBackup = self.network == 'testnet' ? false : !val;
-          self.openWallet();
-        });
-      }
+      });
     });
   };
 
@@ -1275,7 +1265,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
     self.needsBackup = false;
     $log.debug('Backup done');
     storageService.setBackupFlag(walletId || self.walletId, function(err) {
-      $log.debug('Backup done stored');
+      $log.debug('Backup stored');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
index 528d1e305..5a890c508 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/walletHome.js
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
   ret.isWindowsPhoneApp = isMobile.Windows() && isCordova;
   var vanillaScope = ret;
 
-
-
   var disableScannerListener = $rootScope.$on('dataScanned', function(event, data) {
     self.setForm(data);
     $rootScope.$emit('Local/SetTab', 'send');
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
     $rootScope.shouldHideMenuBar = false;
   });
 
-
-
   this.onQrCodeScanned = function(data) {
     if (data) go.send();
     $rootScope.$emit('dataScanned', data);
@@ -124,6 +120,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
   var confirm_msg = gettextCatalog.getString('Confirm');
 
   this.openDestinationAddressModal = function(wallets, address) {
+    self.destinationWalletNeedsBackup = null;
     $rootScope.modalOpened = true;
     var fc = profileService.focusedClient;
     self.lockAddress = false;
@@ -252,7 +249,10 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
             return;
           }
 
-          $modalInstance.close(addr);
+          profileService.isBackupNeeded(walletId, function(needsBackup) {
+            self.destinationWalletNeedsBackup = needsBackup;
+            $modalInstance.close(addr);
+          });
         });
       };
     };
@@ -984,11 +984,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
     }
   };
 
-
-
   this.resetForm = function() {
     this.resetError();
-    this.paymentExpired = false;
+    this.destinationWalletNeedsBackup = null;
     this._paypro = null;
     this.lockedCurrentFeePerKb = null;
 
@@ -1130,7 +1128,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('walletHomeController', functi
       self._paypro = null;
       self.error = gettext('Cannot sign: The payment request has expired');
     };
-  };
+ };
 
   this.setFromUri = function(uri) {
     var self = this;
diff --git a/src/js/services/profileService.js b/src/js/services/profileService.js
index 4c9033503..72ce940a3 100644
--- a/src/js/services/profileService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/profileService.js
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
       });
     };
 
+    root.isBackupNeeded = function(walletId, cb) {
+      var c = root.getClient(walletId);
+      if (c.isPrivKeyExternal()) return cb(false);
+      if (!c.credentials.mnemonic) return cb(false);
+      if (c.credentials.network == 'testnet') return cb(false);
+
+      storageService.getBackupFlag(walletId, function(err, val) {
+        if (err || val) return cb(false);
+        return cb(true);
+      });
+    };
+
     root._seedWallet = function(opts, cb) {
       opts = opts || {};
       if (opts.bwsurl)