diff --git a/lib/core/crypto/eosdart/src/serialize.dart b/lib/core/crypto/eosdart/src/serialize.dart
index ce10b957..f3453cfa 100644
--- a/lib/core/crypto/eosdart/src/serialize.dart
+++ b/lib/core/crypto/eosdart/src/serialize.dart
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ int checkRange(int orig, int converted) {
 }
 
 DateTime checkDateParse(String date) {
-  var result = DateTime.parse(date + 'Z');
+  var result = DateTime.parse(date.endsWith('Z') ? date : date + 'Z');
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/network/api/eos_service.dart b/lib/core/network/api/eos_service.dart
index 3a88435d..c0394279 100644
--- a/lib/core/network/api/eos_service.dart
+++ b/lib/core/network/api/eos_service.dart
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/crypto/seeds_esr/eos_transaction.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/local/models/user_auth_data.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/local/services/secure_storage_service.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/logging/log_helper.dart';
+import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/network/api/endpoints.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/network/api/services/remote_config_service.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/network/models/network.dart';
+import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/network/models/network_extension.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/network/models/token_value.dart';
 import 'package:hypha_wallet/core/network/models/user_profile_data.dart';
 
@@ -224,6 +226,17 @@ class EOSService {
 
     return action;
   }
+
+  Future<Result<Account>> getAccount(String accountName, Network network) async {
+    final requestBody = {'account_name': accountName};
+    try {
+      final res = await network.manager.post(Endpoints.getAccount, data: requestBody);
+      return Result.value(Account.fromJson(res.data));
+    } catch (error) {
+      LogHelper.e('getAccount Error', error: error);
+      return Result.error('getAccount Error: $error');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class EosError extends Error {
diff --git a/lib/core/network/api/services/pay_cpu_service.dart b/lib/core/network/api/services/pay_cpu_service.dart
index 474ed577..25268831 100644
--- a/lib/core/network/api/services/pay_cpu_service.dart
+++ b/lib/core/network/api/services/pay_cpu_service.dart
@@ -26,23 +26,38 @@ class PayForCpuService {
   Future<Result<EOSAction?, HyphaError>> getFreeCpuAction(UserProfileData user, Network network) async {
     LogHelper.d('buildFreeTransaction');
 
-    // pay cpu is under feature flag for each network
-    if (!remoteConfigService.isPayCpuEnabled(network)) {
-      return Result.value(null);
-    }
+    try {
+      // pay cpu is under feature flag for each network
+      if (!remoteConfigService.isPayCpuEnabled(network)) {
+        return Result.value(null);
+      }
+
+      // if user is DAO member, we can pay for CPU
+      final daos = await daoService.getDaos(user: user);
 
-    // if user is DAO member, we can pay for CPU
-    final daos = await daoService.getDaos(user: user);
-    if (daos.isValue) {
-      if (daos.asValue!.value.isNotEmpty) {
-        final action = payCpuAction(account: user.accountName, network: network);
-        return Result.value(action);
+      if (daos.isValue) {
+        if (daos.asValue!.value.isNotEmpty) {
+          final action = payCpuAction(account: user.accountName, network: network);
+          return Result.value(action);
+        } else {
+          // if user was created by us and recently, we also cover CPU
+          // This covers EOS users that create a new account
+          final result = await eosService.getAccount(user.accountName, network);
+          final freshHours = remoteConfigService.newAccountFreshnessHours;
+          if (result.isValue) {
+            if (DateTime.now().difference(result.asValue!.value.created!).inHours < freshHours) {
+              return Result.value(payCpuAction(account: user.accountName, network: network));
+            }
+          }
+          return Result.value(null);
+        }
       } else {
+        LogHelper.e('Error retrieving DAOs (ignored): ${daos.asError?.error}');
         return Result.value(null);
       }
-    } else {
-      LogHelper.e('Error retrieving DAOs: ${daos.asError?.error}');
-      return Result.error(HyphaError.fromError(daos.asError));
+    } catch (error) {
+      LogHelper.e('ignored payCPUActionError: $error');
+      return Result.value(null);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/network/api/services/remote_config_service.dart b/lib/core/network/api/services/remote_config_service.dart
index d5c3eadf..0135845b 100644
--- a/lib/core/network/api/services/remote_config_service.dart
+++ b/lib/core/network/api/services/remote_config_service.dart
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class RemoteConfigService {
   bool get isSignUpEnabled => FirebaseRemoteConfig.instance.getBool('signUpEnabled');
   String get signUpLinkUrl => FirebaseRemoteConfig.instance.getString('signUpLinkUrl');
 
+  int get newAccountFreshnessHours => FirebaseRemoteConfig.instance.getInt('newAccountFreshnessHours');
+
   bool get isWalletEnabled => FirebaseRemoteConfig.instance.getBool('walletEnabled');
 
   bool isPayCpuEnabled(Network network) => _getMap('payCpuEnabledNetwork')[network.name] ?? false;
@@ -207,6 +209,8 @@ class RemoteConfigService {
       'signUpEnabled': true,
       "signUpLinkUrl": "https://dao.hypha.earth/hypha/login",
       'walletEnabled': false,
+      'newAccountFreshnessHours': 48,
+      'payCpuEnabledNetwork': json.encode({"telos": false, "telosTestnet": true, "eos": true, "eosTestnet": true})
     });
     FirebaseRemoteConfig.instance.onConfigUpdated.listen((event) async {
       // Side note: This does not seem to work reliably on simulator but it works in the app.