diff --git a/src/pages/WalletPage.vue b/src/pages/WalletPage.vue
index 4202df83..21d0168a 100644
--- a/src/pages/WalletPage.vue
+++ b/src/pages/WalletPage.vue
@@ -2371,7 +2371,9 @@ export default {
         this.walletURL = this.baseURL;
       }
       let activeMintUrl = localStorage.getItem("cashu.activeMintUrl");
-      await this.activateMint(activeMintUrl);
+      // we'll force the activation of the mint for the migration
+      // from without a pinia store
+      await this.activateMint(activeMintUrl, false, true);
     } else {
       this.setTab("settings");
     }
@@ -2434,13 +2436,13 @@ export default {
     );
 
     // startup tasks
-    this.checkProofsSpendable(this.activeProofs, true).catch((err) => {
+    await this.checkProofsSpendable(this.activeProofs, true).catch((err) => {
       return;
     });
-    this.checkPendingInvoices().catch((err) => {
+    await this.checkPendingInvoices().catch((err) => {
       return;
     });
-    this.checkPendingTokens().catch((err) => {
+    await this.checkPendingTokens().catch((err) => {
       return;
     });
 
diff --git a/src/stores/mints.js b/src/stores/mints.js
index 1f9ed06d..b021719a 100644
--- a/src/stores/mints.js
+++ b/src/stores/mints.js
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ export const useMintsStore = defineStore("mints", {
         this.showAddMintDialog = false;
       }
     },
-    activateMint: async function (url, verbose = false) {
+    activateMint: async function (url, verbose = false, force = false) {
       const workers = useWorkersStore();
-      if (url === this.activeMintUrl) {
+      if (url === this.activeMintUrl && !force) {
+        // return here because this function is called repeatedly by the
+        // invoice check and token spendable check workers and would otherwise
+        // run until cleaAllWorkers and kill the woerkers
         return;
       }
       // we need to stop workers because they will reset the activeMint again