diff --git a/src/renderer/component/splash/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/splash/view.jsx
index eabe723c5..5697eb7cd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/splash/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/splash/view.jsx
@@ -100,22 +100,23 @@ export class SplashScreen extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render() {
     const { modal } = this.props;
+    const { message, details, isLagging, isRunning } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div>
         <LoadScreen
-          message={this.state.message}
-          details={this.state.details}
-          isWarning={this.state.isLagging}
+          message={message}
+          details={details}
+          isWarning={isLagging}
         />
         {/* Temp hack: don't show any modals on splash screen daemon is running;
             daemon doesn't let you quit during startup, so the "Quit" buttons
             in the modals won't work. */}
         {modal == "incompatibleDaemon" &&
-          this.state.isRunning && <ModalIncompatibleDaemon />}
-        {modal == modals.UPGRADE && this.state.isRunning && <ModalUpgrade />}
+          isRunning && <ModalIncompatibleDaemon />}
+        {modal == modals.UPGRADE && isRunning && <ModalUpgrade />}
         {modal == modals.DOWNLOADING &&
-          this.state.isRunning && <ModalDownloading />}
+          isRunning && <ModalDownloading />}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/actions/app.js b/src/renderer/redux/actions/app.js
index bf82fb269..46b2e5fa1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   selectRemoteVersion,
 } from "redux/selectors/app";
 import { doFetchDaemonSettings } from "redux/actions/settings";
-import { doBalanceSubscribe } from "redux/actions/wallet";
+import { doBalanceSubscribe, doFetchTransactions } from "redux/actions/wallet";
 import { doAuthenticate } from "redux/actions/user";
 import { doFetchFileInfosAndPublishedClaims } from "redux/actions/file_info";
 import * as modals from "constants/modal_types";
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ export function doDaemonReady() {
     dispatch(doBalanceSubscribe());
     dispatch(doFetchFileInfosAndPublishedClaims());
     dispatch(doFetchRewardedContent());
+    dispatch(doFetchTransactions(false));
     if (!selectIsUpgradeSkipped(state)) {
       dispatch(doCheckUpgradeAvailable());
     }
diff --git a/src/renderer/redux/actions/wallet.js b/src/renderer/redux/actions/wallet.js
index 09efea390..5db24d939 100644
--- a/src/renderer/redux/actions/wallet.js
+++ b/src/renderer/redux/actions/wallet.js
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ export function doBalanceSubscribe() {
   };
 }
 
-export function doFetchTransactions() {
+export function doFetchTransactions(fetch_tip_info = true) {
   return function(dispatch, getState) {
     dispatch({
       type: types.FETCH_TRANSACTIONS_STARTED,
     });
 
-    lbry.transaction_list({ include_tip_info: true }).then(results => {
+    lbry.transaction_list({ include_tip_info: fetch_tip_info }).then(results => {
       dispatch({
         type: types.FETCH_TRANSACTIONS_COMPLETED,
         data: {