diff --git a/client/react-native/gomobile/core/network.go b/client/react-native/gomobile/core/network.go
index 7bd6836476..cf3938a4f0 100644
--- a/client/react-native/gomobile/core/network.go
+++ b/client/react-native/gomobile/core/network.go
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ func UpdateNetworkConfig(jsonConf string) error {
 	defer panicHandler()
 	waitDaemon(accountName)
 	currentAccount, _ := account.Get(rootContext, accountName)
+	newState := &account.StateDB{}
 
 	var newNetworkConfig networkConfig
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonConf), &newNetworkConfig); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	appConfig.JSONNetConf = jsonConf
+	newState.JSONNetConf = jsonConf
 	netConf, err := createNetworkConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -93,10 +94,16 @@ func UpdateNetworkConfig(jsonConf string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	appConfig.StartCounter++
-	if err := appConfig.Save(); err != nil {
+	newState.StartCounter = appConfig.StartCounter + 1
+	newState.BotMode = appConfig.BotMode
+	newState.LocalGRPC = appConfig.LocalGRPC
+	newState.Gorm = appConfig.Gorm
+	if err := newState.Create(); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "state DB save failed")
 	}
 
+	// if Create is successfull assign the newState to our global
+	appConfig = newState
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/core/manager/account/db.go b/core/manager/account/db.go
index bb4f1fcf21..37413037e7 100644
--- a/core/manager/account/db.go
+++ b/core/manager/account/db.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 //
 
 type StateDB struct {
-	gorm *gorm.DB `gorm:"-"`
+	Gorm *gorm.DB `gorm:"-"`
 	gorm.Model
 
 	StartCounter int
@@ -39,21 +39,17 @@ func OpenStateDB(path string, initialState StateDB) (*StateDB, error) {
 
 	// preload last state
 	var state StateDB
-	if err := db.FirstOrInit(&state).Error; err != nil {
+	if err := db.Last(&state).Error; err != nil && err != gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
 		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// if no previous state found, set initial state
-	if state.StartCounter == 0 {
+	} else if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
 		state = initialState
-		state.gorm = db
-		if err := state.Save(); err != nil {
+		if err := db.Save(&state).Error; err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-	} else {
-		state.gorm = db
 	}
 
+	state.Gorm = db
+
 	return &state, nil
 }
 
@@ -63,11 +59,15 @@ func (state StateDB) String() string {
 }
 
 func (state *StateDB) Save() error {
-	return state.gorm.Save(state).Error
+	return state.Gorm.Save(state).Error
+}
+
+func (state *StateDB) Create() error {
+	return state.Gorm.Create(state).Error
 }
 
 func (state *StateDB) Close() {
-	state.gorm.Close()
+	state.Gorm.Close()
 }
 
 //