diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index e65d6e9..52acf31 100755
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "wallet_import" :
   {
     "_comment": "if fee is 0, then importing is free. fee is in base 1e12, e.g., 0.1 xmr is 0.1 x 1e12 = 100000000000",
-    "fee"     : 0,
+    "fee"     : 1000000,
     "testnet" :
     {
       "address" : "9tzmPMTViHYM3z6NAgQni1Qm1Emzxy5hQFibPgWD3LVTAz91yok5Eni1pH6zKhBHzpTU15GZooPHSGHXFvFuXEdmEG2sWAZ",
diff --git a/src/OpenMoneroRequests.cpp b/src/OpenMoneroRequests.cpp
index 2c75a79..ed62399 100755
--- a/src/OpenMoneroRequests.cpp
+++ b/src/OpenMoneroRequests.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ OpenMoneroRequests::login(const shared_ptr<Session> session, const Bytes & body)
     // marks if this is new account creation or not
     bool new_account_created {false};
 
-    auto acc = select_account(xmr_address, view_key);
+    auto acc = select_account(xmr_address, view_key, false);
 
     // first check if new account
     // select this account if its existing one
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ OpenMoneroRequests::login(const shared_ptr<Session> session, const Bytes & body)
     {
         // account does not exist, so create new one
         // for this address
-        
-        acc = create_account(xmr_address, view_key);
-
-        // insert the new account into the mysql
-        if (!acc)
+        if (!(acc = create_account(xmr_address, view_key)))
         {
             // if creating account failed
             j_response = json {{"status", "error"},