diff --git a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/LightningRepo.kt b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/LightningRepo.kt
index fa6b3229e..9caf1fda2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/LightningRepo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/LightningRepo.kt
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ class LightningRepo @Inject constructor(
             do {
                 syncPending.set(false)
                 _lightningState.update { it.copy(isSyncingWallet = true) }
-                lightningService.sync()
+                runCatching {
+                    lightningService.sync()
+                }.onFailure {
+                    return@executeWhenNodeRunning Result.failure(it)
+                }
                 refreshChannelCache()
                 syncState()
                 if (syncPending.get()) delay(MS_SYNC_LOOP_DEBOUNCE)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/viewmodels/WalletViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/viewmodels/WalletViewModel.kt
index 471fce9d5..f1ff4dda6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/viewmodels/WalletViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/viewmodels/WalletViewModel.kt
@@ -276,7 +276,15 @@ class WalletViewModel @Inject constructor(
         walletRepo.syncNodeAndWallet()
             .onFailure {
                 Logger.error("Failed to refresh state: ${it.message}", it)
-                if (it is CancellationException || it.isTxSyncTimeout()) return@onFailure
+                if (it is CancellationException) return@onFailure
+                if (it.isTxSyncTimeout()) {
+                    ToastEventBus.send(
+                        type = Toast.ToastType.ERROR,
+                        title = context.getString(R.string.wallet__ldk_sync_error_title),
+                        description = context.getString(R.string.wallet__ldk_sync_error_body),
+                    )
+                    return@onFailure
+                }
                 ToastEventBus.send(it)
             }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 54f5d0b3c..ccbe6f98b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@
     <string name="wallet__filter_title">Select Range</string>
     <string name="wallet__instant_payment_received">Received Instant Bitcoin</string>
     <string name="wallet__ldk_start_error_title">Lightning Startup Error</string>
+    <string name="wallet__ldk_sync_error_body">Unable to sync with the network. Please try again later.</string>
     <string name="wallet__ldk_sync_error_title">Lightning Sync Error</string>
     <string name="wallet__lnurl_p_max">Maximum amount</string>
     <string name="wallet__lnurl_p_title">Pay Bitcoin</string>