diff --git a/js/controllers/setup.js b/js/controllers/setup.js
index 4f49dcb96..bdc9d8a49 100644
--- a/js/controllers/setup.js
+++ b/js/controllers/setup.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SetupController',
           passphrase: passphrase,
         };
         var w = walletFactory.create(opts);
-        controllerUtils.startNetwork(w);
+        controllerUtils.startNetwork(w, $scope);
       });
     };
 
diff --git a/js/controllers/signin.js b/js/controllers/signin.js
index 86468b1f1..2c522efba 100644
--- a/js/controllers/signin.js
+++ b/js/controllers/signin.js
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SigninController',
           $rootScope.$digest();
           return;
         }
-        installStartupHandlers(w);
-        controllerUtils.startNetwork(w);
+        controllerUtils.startNetwork(w, $scope);
       });
     };
 
@@ -65,25 +64,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('SigninController',
               $rootScope.$flashMessage = { message: 'Unknown error', type: 'error'};
             controllerUtils.onErrorDigest();
           } else {
-              controllerUtils.startNetwork(w);
-              installStartupHandlers(w);
+              controllerUtils.startNetwork(w, $scope);
           }
         });
       });
-    };
-
-    function installStartupHandlers(wallet) {
-      wallet.on('serverError', function(msg) {
-          $rootScope.$flashMessage = { 
-            message: 'There was an error connecting to the PeerJS server.'
-              +(msg||'Check you settings and Internet connection.'),
-            type: 'error',
-          };
-          controllerUtils.onErrorDigest($scope);
-      });
-      wallet.on('ready', function() {
-        $scope.loading = false;
-      });
     }
-
   });
diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index d0ce6bfbf..1c75d32d3 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -39,9 +39,37 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
         message: msg 
       };
       $rootScope.$digest();
-    }
+    };
+
+    root.installStartupHandlers = function(wallet, $scope) {
+      wallet.on('serverError', function(msg) {
+          $rootScope.$flashMessage = { 
+            message: 'There was an error connecting to the PeerJS server.'
+              +(msg||'Check you settings and Internet connection.'),
+            type: 'error',
+          };
+          root.onErrorDigest($scope);
+          $location.path('addresses');
+      });
+      wallet.on('connectionError', function() {
+        var message = "Looks like you are already connected to this wallet, please logout from it and try importing it again.";
+        $rootScope.$flashMessage = { message: message, type: 'error'};
+        root.onErrorDigest($scope);
+      });
+      wallet.on('serverError', function() {
+        $rootScope.$flashMessage = { message: 'The PeerJS server is not responding, please try again', type: 'error'};
+        root.onErrorDigest($scope);
+      });
+      wallet.on('ready', function() {
+        $scope.loading = false;
+      });
+    };
+
+
+    root.startNetwork = function(w, $scope) {
+
+      root.installStartupHandlers(w, $scope);
 
-    root.startNetwork = function(w) {
       var handlePeerVideo = function(err, peerID, url) {
         if (err) {
           delete $rootScope.videoInfo[peerID];