diff --git a/views/includes/sidebar.html b/views/includes/sidebar.html
index ef5cafda5..226960a25 100644
--- a/views/includes/sidebar.html
+++ b/views/includes/sidebar.html
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
         </div> 
       </div>
       <div class="founds size-12">
-        <!-- {{'Balance'|translate}} -->
-        <span ng-if="$root.updatingBalance"><i class="fi-bitcoin-circle icon-rotate spinner"></i></span>
-        <div ng-if="$root.wallet && !$root.updatingBalance" data-options="disable_for_touch:true">
-          <b class="m5r">{{totalBalance || 0 |noFractionNumber}} {{$root.wallet.settings.unitName}}</b>
-          <span ng-if="alternativeBalanceAvailable" class="alt-currency">{{totalBalanceAlternative |noFractionNumber:2}} {{alternativeIsoCode}}</span>
-          <span ng-if="!alternativeBalanceAvailable" class="alt-currency">N/A</span>
-        </div> 
+        <span ng-if="!$root.wallet.isReady()">Waiting for copayers...</span>
+        <div ng-if="$root.wallet.isReady()">
+          <span ng-if="$root.updatingBalance"><i class="fi-bitcoin-circle icon-rotate spinner"></i></span>
+          <div ng-if="$root.wallet && !$root.updatingBalance" data-options="disable_for_touch:true">
+            <b class="m5r">{{totalBalance || 0 |noFractionNumber}} {{$root.wallet.settings.unitName}}</b>
+            <span ng-if="alternativeBalanceAvailable" class="alt-currency">{{totalBalanceAlternative |noFractionNumber:2}} {{alternativeIsoCode}}</span>
+            <span ng-if="!alternativeBalanceAvailable" class="alt-currency">N/A</span>
+          </div> 
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="col3" ng-if="wallets.0">