diff --git a/core/services/keystore/eth.go b/core/services/keystore/eth.go
index a2b207044c0..cea7b6762e0 100644
--- a/core/services/keystore/eth.go
+++ b/core/services/keystore/eth.go
@@ -221,13 +221,18 @@ func (ks *eth) Enable(address common.Address, chainID *big.Int, qopts ...pg.QOpt
 func (ks *eth) enable(address common.Address, chainID *big.Int, qopts ...pg.QOpt) error {
 	state := new(ethkey.State)
 	q := ks.q.WithOpts(qopts...)
-	sql := `UPDATE evm.key_states SET disabled = false, updated_at = NOW() WHERE address = $1 AND evm_chain_id = $2
-			RETURNING *;`
+	sql := `INSERT INTO evm.key_states as key_states ("address", "evm_chain_id", "disabled", "created_at", "updated_at") VALUES ($1, $2, false, NOW(), NOW())
+			ON CONFLICT ("address", "evm_chain_id") DO UPDATE SET "disabled" = false, "updated_at" = NOW() WHERE key_states."address" = $1 AND key_states."evm_chain_id" = $2
+    		RETURNING *;`
 	if err := q.Get(state, sql, address, chainID.String()); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to enable state")
 	}
 
-	ks.keyStates.enable(address, chainID, state.UpdatedAt)
+	if state.CreatedAt.Equal(state.UpdatedAt) {
+		ks.keyStates.add(state)
+	} else {
+		ks.keyStates.enable(address, chainID, state.UpdatedAt)
+	}
 	ks.notify()
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/core/services/keystore/eth_test.go b/core/services/keystore/eth_test.go
index 4165350300f..d9c5cf5cb89 100644
--- a/core/services/keystore/eth_test.go
+++ b/core/services/keystore/eth_test.go
@@ -541,6 +541,51 @@ func Test_EthKeyStore_SubscribeToKeyChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	assertCountAtLeast(1)
 }
 
+func Test_EthKeyStore_Enable(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	db := pgtest.NewSqlxDB(t)
+	cfg := configtest.NewTestGeneralConfig(t)
+	keyStore := cltest.NewKeyStore(t, db, cfg.Database())
+	ks := keyStore.Eth()
+
+	t.Run("already existing disabled key gets enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, _ := cltest.MustInsertRandomKeyNoChains(t, ks)
+		require.NoError(t, ks.Add(k.Address, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		require.NoError(t, ks.Disable(k.Address, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		require.NoError(t, ks.Enable(k.Address, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		key, err := ks.GetState(k.Address.Hex(), testutils.SimulatedChainID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, key.Disabled, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates key, deletes it unsafely and then enable creates it again", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, _ := cltest.MustInsertRandomKeyNoChains(t, ks)
+		require.NoError(t, ks.Add(k.Address, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		_, err := db.Exec("DELETE FROM evm.key_states WHERE address = $1", k.Address)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, ks.Enable(k.Address, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		key, err := ks.GetState(k.Address.Hex(), testutils.SimulatedChainID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, key.Disabled, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("creates key and enables it if it exists in the keystore, but is missing from key states db table", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, _ := cltest.MustInsertRandomKeyNoChains(t, ks)
+		require.NoError(t, ks.Enable(k.Address, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		key, err := ks.GetState(k.Address.Hex(), testutils.SimulatedChainID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, key.Disabled, false)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("errors if key is not present in keystore", func(t *testing.T) {
+		addrNotInKs := testutils.NewAddress()
+		require.Error(t, ks.Enable(addrNotInKs, testutils.SimulatedChainID))
+		_, err := ks.GetState(addrNotInKs.Hex(), testutils.SimulatedChainID)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
 func Test_EthKeyStore_EnsureKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()