diff --git a/src/app/wallet/account.service.ts b/src/app/wallet/account.service.ts
index cd37cfb65521bc2fb25dc7c3f2b95de56ed05573..3871f7a5b3bcf6ae99398c62b9a11869a495670e 100644
--- a/src/app/wallet/account.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/wallet/account.service.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class AccountService extends StartableService {
 
     // Add a V1 Dev account, if define in environment
     if (auth?.v1) {
-      const alreadyExists = auth.address ? await this.isAvailable(auth.address) : false;
+      const alreadyExists = auth.address && this._$accounts.value.some(a => a.address === auth.address);
       if (!alreadyExists) {
         await this.addV1Account({...auth.v1, meta: auth.meta});
       }