diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 024396b87..87dbcf513 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -903,6 +903,8 @@ static bool might_be_partial_seed(std::string words)
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool simple_wallet::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
 {
+  bool need_refresh_height = false;
+
   if (!handle_command_line(vm))
     return false;
 
@@ -1091,6 +1093,8 @@ bool simple_wallet::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
       m_wallet_file = m_generate_new;
       bool r = new_wallet(vm, m_recovery_key, m_restore_deterministic_wallet, m_non_deterministic, old_language);
       CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, tr("account creation failed"));
+      if (!m_restore_deterministic_wallet)
+        need_refresh_height = true;
     }
     if (!m_restore_height && m_restoring)
     {
@@ -1178,6 +1182,15 @@ bool simple_wallet::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
 
   m_http_client.set_server(m_wallet->get_daemon_address(), m_wallet->get_daemon_login());
   m_wallet->callback(this);
+
+  if (need_refresh_height)
+  {
+    // for a totally new account, we don't care about older blocks.
+    MDEBUG("Calling daemon to set refresh height");
+    std::string err;
+    m_wallet->set_refresh_from_block_height(get_daemon_blockchain_height(err));
+  }
+
   return true;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1321,16 +1334,6 @@ bool simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm,
 
   m_wallet->set_seed_language(mnemonic_language);
 
-  // for a totally new account, we don't care about older blocks.
-  if (!m_restoring)
-  {
-    std::string err;
-    m_wallet->set_refresh_from_block_height(get_daemon_blockchain_height(err));
-  } else if (m_restore_height)
-  {
-    m_wallet->set_refresh_from_block_height(m_restore_height);
-  }
-
   crypto::secret_key recovery_val;
   try
   {