diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index e352917dd..f25e9ad97 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -1140,7 +1140,8 @@ wallet2::wallet2(network_type nettype, uint64_t kdf_rounds, bool unattended):
   m_devices_registered(false),
   m_device_last_key_image_sync(0),
   m_use_dns(true),
-  m_offline(false)
+  m_offline(false),
+  m_rpc_version(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -5157,6 +5158,7 @@ bool wallet2::check_connection(uint32_t *version, bool *ssl, uint32_t timeout)
 
   if (m_offline)
   {
+    m_rpc_version = 0;
     if (version)
       *version = 0;
     if (ssl)
@@ -5166,6 +5168,7 @@ bool wallet2::check_connection(uint32_t *version, bool *ssl, uint32_t timeout)
 
   // TODO: Add light wallet version check.
   if(m_light_wallet) {
+      m_rpc_version = 0;
       if (version)
         *version = 0;
       if (ssl)
@@ -5177,6 +5180,7 @@ bool wallet2::check_connection(uint32_t *version, bool *ssl, uint32_t timeout)
     boost::lock_guard<boost::recursive_mutex> lock(m_daemon_rpc_mutex);
     if(!m_http_client.is_connected(ssl))
     {
+      m_rpc_version = 0;
       m_node_rpc_proxy.invalidate();
       if (!m_http_client.connect(std::chrono::milliseconds(timeout)))
         return false;
@@ -5185,20 +5189,21 @@ bool wallet2::check_connection(uint32_t *version, bool *ssl, uint32_t timeout)
     }
   }
 
-  if (version)
+  if (!m_rpc_version)
   {
     cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION::request req_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req_t);
     cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_VERSION::response resp_t = AUTO_VAL_INIT(resp_t);
     bool r = invoke_http_json_rpc("/json_rpc", "get_version", req_t, resp_t);
     if(!r) {
-      *version = 0;
+      if(version)
+        *version = 0;
       return false;
     }
-    if (resp_t.status != CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK)
-      *version = 0;
-    else
-      *version = resp_t.version;
+    if (resp_t.status == CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK)
+      m_rpc_version = resp_t.version;
   }
+  if (version)
+    *version = m_rpc_version;
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 43fa8cb6d..a6d042297 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -1506,6 +1506,7 @@ private:
     uint64_t m_device_last_key_image_sync;
     bool m_use_dns;
     bool m_offline;
+    uint32_t m_rpc_version;
 
     // Aux transaction data from device
     std::unordered_map<crypto::hash, std::string> m_tx_device;