diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
index cb523fce..cf33c4d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
     public static final String SECURE_VALUE_KEY_SAVED_PASSWORD = "io.lbry.browser.PX";
     public static final String SECURE_VALUE_FIRST_RUN_PASSWORD = "firstRunPassword";
 
-    private static final String TAG = "io.lbry.browser.Main";
+    private static final String TAG = "LbryMain";
 
     private NavigationMenuAdapter navMenuAdapter;
     private UrlSuggestionListAdapter urlSuggestionListAdapter;
@@ -1567,7 +1567,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
 
         findViewById(R.id.global_sdk_initializing_status).setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
-        syncWalletAndLoadPreferences();
         scheduleWalletBalanceUpdate();
         scheduleWalletSyncTask();
         fetchOwnChannels();
@@ -1751,7 +1750,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
                 public void run() {
                     syncWalletAndLoadPreferences();
                 }
-            }, 0, 5, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
+            }, 0, 2, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
             walletSyncScheduled = true;
         }
     }
@@ -1785,7 +1784,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
                     //openNavFragments.get
                     MergeSubscriptionsTask mergeTask = new MergeSubscriptionsTask(
                             subscriptions,
-                            !initialSubscriptionMergeDone(),
+                            initialSubscriptionMergeDone(),
                             MainActivity.this, new MergeSubscriptionsTask.MergeSubscriptionsHandler() {
                         @Override
                         public void onSuccess(List<Subscription> subscriptions, List<Subscription> diff) {
@@ -1800,7 +1799,9 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
                             for (Fragment fragment : openNavFragments.values()) {
                                 if (fragment instanceof FollowingFragment) {
                                     // reload local subscriptions
-                                    ((FollowingFragment) fragment).fetchLoadedSubscriptions(true);
+                                    Lbryio.cacheResolvedSubscriptions.clear();
+                                    FollowingFragment followingFragment = (FollowingFragment) fragment;
+                                    followingFragment.fetchLoadedSubscriptions(true);
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -1938,7 +1939,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
             public void onSyncGetSuccess(WalletSync walletSync) {
                 Lbryio.lastWalletSync = walletSync;
                 Lbryio.lastRemoteHash = walletSync.getHash();
-                loadSharedUserState();
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/MergeSubscriptionsTask.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/MergeSubscriptionsTask.java
index ff48f5d8..2d516e13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/MergeSubscriptionsTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/MergeSubscriptionsTask.java
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ public class MergeSubscriptionsTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<Subscript
                     for (Subscription sub : base) {
                         DatabaseHelper.createOrUpdateSubscription(sub, db);
                     }
-                }
-
-                localSubs = DatabaseHelper.getSubscriptions(db);
-                for (Subscription sub : localSubs) {
-                    if (!combined.contains(sub)) {
-                        combined.add(sub);
+                } else {
+                    localSubs = DatabaseHelper.getSubscriptions(db);
+                    for (Subscription sub : localSubs) {
+                        if (!combined.contains(sub)) {
+                            combined.add(sub);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ public class MergeSubscriptionsTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<Subscript
                         diff.add(local);
                     }
                 }
-            }
-            for (int i = 0; i < finalRemoteSubs.size(); i++) {
-                Subscription remote = finalRemoteSubs.get(i);
-                if (!combined.contains(remote)) {
-                    combined.add(remote);
-                    if (!diff.contains(remote)) {
-                        diff.add(remote);
+                for (int i = 0; i < finalRemoteSubs.size(); i++) {
+                    Subscription remote = finalRemoteSubs.get(i);
+                    if (!combined.contains(remote)) {
+                        combined.add(remote);
+                        if (!diff.contains(remote)) {
+                            diff.add(remote);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SyncGetTask.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SyncGetTask.java
index c6c85b0f..76a02bb3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SyncGetTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/wallet/SyncGetTask.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SyncGetTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, WalletSync> {
             if (applySyncChanges) {
                 if (applySyncSuccessful) {
                     handler.onSyncApplySuccess(syncHash, syncData);
-                } else {
+                } else if (syncApplyError != null) {
                     handler.onSyncApplyError(syncApplyError);
                 }
             }