diff --git a/src/components/loadingscreen/LoadingScreen.tsx b/src/components/loadingscreen/LoadingScreen.tsx
index a2e47d3b..751293f0 100644
--- a/src/components/loadingscreen/LoadingScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/components/loadingscreen/LoadingScreen.tsx
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ class LoadingScreen extends Component<LoadingScreenProps & RouteComponentProps,
     if (native.zingolib_wallet_exists(chain)) {
       const result: string = native.zingolib_initialize_existing(url, chain);
       console.log(`Initialization: ${result}`);
+      // interrupt syncing, just in case.
+      const resultInterrupt: string = await native.zingolib_execute_async("interrupt_sync_after_batch", "true");
+      console.log("Interrupting sync ...", resultInterrupt);
       const resultDelete: string = await native.zingolib_execute_async("delete", "");
       console.log("deleting ...", resultDelete);
 
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index db9df019..d60eeb67 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import ExportPrivKeyModal from "./components/ExportPrivKeyModal";
 import SidebarMenuItem from "./components/SidebarMenuItem";
 import { ContextApp } from "../../context/ContextAppState";
 import { Logo } from "../logo";
+import native from "../../native.node";
 
 const { ipcRenderer, remote } = window.require("electron");
 const fs = window.require("fs");
@@ -204,6 +205,10 @@ class Sidebar extends PureComponent<SidebarProps & RouteComponentProps, SidebarS
       // Reset the info object, it will be refetched
       setInfo(new Info());
 
+      // interrupt syncing
+      const resultInterrupt: string = await native.zingolib_execute_async("interrupt_sync_after_batch", "true");
+      console.log("Interrupting sync ....", resultInterrupt);
+
       this.props.navigateToLoadingScreen(true, "Change to another wallet...", serverUris)
     });