diff --git a/apps/finance/app/src/abi/vault-getinitializationblock.json b/apps/finance/app/src/abi/vault-getinitializationblock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dda929a182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/finance/app/src/abi/vault-getinitializationblock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "constant": true,
+  "inputs": [],
+  "name": "getInitializationBlock",
+  "outputs": [
+    {
+      "name": "",
+      "type": "uint256"
+    }
+  ],
+  "payable": false,
+  "stateMutability": "view",
+  "type": "function"
+}
diff --git a/apps/finance/app/src/script.js b/apps/finance/app/src/script.js
index ad2420a3ad..e367b795dc 100644
--- a/apps/finance/app/src/script.js
+++ b/apps/finance/app/src/script.js
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ import tokenDecimalsAbi from './abi/token-decimals.json'
 import tokenNameAbi from './abi/token-name.json'
 import tokenSymbolAbi from './abi/token-symbol.json'
 import vaultBalanceAbi from './abi/vault-balance.json'
+import vaultGetInitializationBlockAbi from './abi/vault-getinitializationblock.json'
 import vaultEventAbi from './abi/vault-events.json'
 
 const tokenAbi = [].concat(tokenDecimalsAbi, tokenNameAbi, tokenSymbolAbi)
-const vaultAbi = [].concat(vaultBalanceAbi, vaultEventAbi)
+const vaultAbi = [].concat(
+  vaultBalanceAbi,
+  vaultGetInitializationBlockAbi,
+  vaultEventAbi
+)
 
 const INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER = Symbol('INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER')
 const TEST_TOKEN_ADDRESSES = []
@@ -96,7 +101,18 @@ async function initialize(vaultAddress, ethAddress) {
 }
 
 // Hook up the script as an aragon.js store
-function createStore(settings) {
+async function createStore(settings) {
+  let vaultInitializationBlock
+
+  try {
+    vaultInitializationBlock = await settings.vault.contract
+      .getInitializationBlock()
+      .first()
+      .toPromise()
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Could not get attached vault's initialization block:", err)
+  }
+
   return app.store(
     async (state, event) => {
       const { vault } = settings
@@ -133,7 +149,7 @@ function createStore(settings) {
       // Always initialize the store with our own home-made event
       of({ event: INITIALIZATION_TRIGGER }),
       // Handle Vault events in case they're not always controlled by this Finance app
-      settings.vault.contract.events(),
+      settings.vault.contract.events(vaultInitializationBlock),
     ]
   )
 }