diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
index 55b13ba7e..9bb7f0569 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ WalletImpl::WalletImpl(bool testnet)
     m_wallet->callback(m_wallet2Callback);
     m_refreshThreadDone = false;
     m_refreshEnabled = false;
-    m_newWallet = true;
+
 
     m_refreshIntervalMillis = DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MILLIS;
 
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ WalletImpl::~WalletImpl()
 bool WalletImpl::create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, const std::string &language)
 {
 
-    m_newWallet = true;
     clearStatus();
 
     bool keys_file_exists;
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ bool WalletImpl::create(const std::string &path, const std::string &password, co
 
 bool WalletImpl::open(const std::string &path, const std::string &password)
 {
-    m_newWallet = false;
     clearStatus();
     try {
         // TODO: handle "deprecated"
@@ -746,7 +744,10 @@ void WalletImpl::pauseRefresh()
 
 bool WalletImpl::isNewWallet() const
 {
-    return m_newWallet;
+    // in case wallet created without daemon connection, closed and opened again,
+    // it's the same case as if it created from scratch, i.e. we need "fast sync"
+    // with the daemon (pull hashes instead of pull blocks)
+    return !(blockChainHeight() > 1);
 }
 
 void WalletImpl::doInit(const string &daemon_address, uint64_t upper_transaction_size_limit)
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet.h b/src/wallet/api/wallet.h
index e2eb05167..09db05d08 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet.h
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ private:
     boost::mutex        m_refreshMutex2;
     boost::condition_variable m_refreshCV;
     boost::thread       m_refreshThread;
-    bool                m_newWallet;
-
 };
 
 
diff --git a/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp b/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp
index 42445d53a..a4b881407 100644
--- a/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/libwallet_api_tests/main.cpp
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ TEST_F(WalletManagerMainnetTest, CreateOpenAndRefreshWalletMainNetSync)
 }
 
 
-TEST_F(WalletManagerMainnetTest, CreateOpenAndRefreshWalletMainNetAsync)
+TEST_F(WalletManagerMainnetTest, CreateAndRefreshWalletMainNetAsync)
 {
 
     Bitmonero::Wallet * wallet = wmgr->createWallet(WALLET_NAME_MAINNET, "", WALLET_LANG);
@@ -1049,6 +1049,30 @@ TEST_F(WalletManagerMainnetTest, CreateOpenAndRefreshWalletMainNetAsync)
     wmgr->closeWallet(wallet);
 }
 
+TEST_F(WalletManagerMainnetTest, OpenAndRefreshWalletMainNetAsync)
+{
+
+    Bitmonero::Wallet * wallet = wmgr->createWallet(WALLET_NAME_MAINNET, "", WALLET_LANG);
+
+    wmgr->closeWallet(wallet);
+    wallet = wmgr->openWallet(WALLET_NAME_MAINNET, "");
+
+    MyWalletListener * wallet_listener = new MyWalletListener(wallet);
+    std::chrono::seconds wait_for = std::chrono::seconds(30);
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock (wallet_listener->mutex);
+    wallet->initAsync(MAINNET_DAEMON_ADDRESS, 0);
+    // wallet->init(MAINNET_DAEMON_ADDRESS, 0);
+    std::cerr << "TEST: waiting on refresh lock...\n";
+    wallet_listener->cv_refresh.wait_for(lock, wait_for);
+    std::cerr << "TEST: refresh lock acquired...\n";
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wallet_listener->refresh_triggered);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wallet->connected());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(wallet->blockChainHeight() == wallet->daemonBlockChainHeight());
+    std::cerr << "TEST: closing wallet...\n";
+    wmgr->closeWallet(wallet);
+}
+
+
 
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)