diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
index a5d742aab..a0f147b96 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet.cpp
@@ -435,6 +435,10 @@ WalletImpl::WalletImpl(NetworkType nettype, uint64_t kdf_rounds)
 
     m_refreshIntervalMillis = DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MILLIS;
 
+    m_refreshThread = boost::thread([this] () {
+        this->refreshThreadFunc();
+    });
+
 }
 
 WalletImpl::~WalletImpl()