diff --git a/go/enclave/crypto/rpc_key_service.go b/go/enclave/crypto/rpc_key_service.go
index 1394aad5f..351334419 100644
--- a/go/enclave/crypto/rpc_key_service.go
+++ b/go/enclave/crypto/rpc_key_service.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package crypto
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 
 	gethcrypto "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/ecies"
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 const rpcSuffix = 1
 
+var ErrNotInitialised = errors.New("rpc key service is not initialised")
+
 // RPCKeyService - manages the "TEN - RPC key" used by clients (like the TEN gateway) to make RPC requests
 type RPCKeyService struct {
 	privKey             *ecies.PrivateKey
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *RPCKeyService) DecryptRPCRequest(bytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func (s *RPCKeyService) PublicKey() ([]byte, error) {
 	if s.privKey == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rpc key service is not initialised")
+		return nil, ErrNotInitialised
 	}
 	return gethcrypto.CompressPubkey(s.privKey.PublicKey.ExportECDSA()), nil
 }
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/services/conn_utils.go b/tools/walletextension/services/conn_utils.go
index 4b7813fc5..fbfa174cf 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/services/conn_utils.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/services/conn_utils.go
@@ -3,16 +3,20 @@ package services
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	gethlog "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	pool "github.com/jolestar/go-commons-pool/v2"
 	"github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/go/common/log"
 	"github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/go/common/measure"
 	"github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/go/enclave/core"
+	"github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/go/enclave/crypto"
 	tenrpc "github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/go/rpc"
 	"github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/lib/gethfork/rpc"
 	gethrpc "github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/lib/gethfork/rpc"
 	wecommon "github.com/ten-protocol/go-ten/tools/walletextension/common"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 type BackendRPC struct {
@@ -72,7 +76,13 @@ func readEncKey(hostAddrHTTP string, logger gethlog.Logger) []byte {
 	}
 	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	k, err := tenrpc.ReadEnclaveKey(rpcClient)
-	if err != nil {
+	for ; err != nil; k, err = tenrpc.ReadEnclaveKey(rpcClient) {
+		status := status.Convert(err)
+		rpcErr := status.Message()
+		if strings.Contains(rpcErr, crypto.ErrNotInitialised.Error()) {
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			continue
+		}
 		logger.Crit("failed to read enc key", "err", err)
 	}
 	return k