diff --git a/src/app_service/service/keycard/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/keycard/service.nim
index bc7e5dfe3e..86e19f097c 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/keycard/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/keycard/service.nim
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ QtObject:
   proc init*(self: Service) =
     if self.doLogging:
       debug "init keycard using ", pairingsJson=status_const.KEYCARDPAIRINGDATAFILE
+    # Do not remove the sleep 700
+    # This sleep prevents a crash on intel MacOS
+    # with errors like bad flushGen 12 in prepareForSweep; sweepgen 0
+    if status_const.IS_MACOS and status_const.IS_INTEL:
+      sleep 700
     let initResp = keycard_go.keycardInitFlow(status_const.KEYCARDPAIRINGDATAFILE)
     if self.doLogging:
       debug "initialization response: ", initResp
@@ -170,8 +175,14 @@ QtObject:
       debug "keycardResumeFlow", kcServiceCurrFlow=($self.currentFlow), payload=payload, response=response
 
   proc cancelCurrentFlow*(self: Service) =
+    # Do not remove the sleep 700
+    # This sleep prevents a crash on intel MacOS
+    # with errors like bad flushGen 12 in prepareForSweep; sweepgen 0
+    if status_const.IS_MACOS and status_const.IS_INTEL:
+      sleep 700
     let response = keycard_go.keycardCancelFlow()
-    sleep(200)
+    # sleep 200 is needed for cancel flow
+    sleep 200
     self.currentFlow = KCSFlowType.NoFlow
     self.busy = false
     if self.doLogging:
diff --git a/src/backend/accounts.nim b/src/backend/accounts.nim
index 588b711050..43b1dc1d1a 100644
--- a/src/backend/accounts.nim
+++ b/src/backend/accounts.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ../app_service/service/accounts/dto/login_request
 import ../app_service/service/accounts/dto/create_account_request
 import ../app_service/service/accounts/dto/restore_account_request
 import ./response_type
+import ../constants as status_const
 
 import status_go
 
@@ -263,6 +264,11 @@ proc openedAccounts*(path: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
     let mixPanelAppId = getEnv("MIXPANEL_APP_ID")
     let mixPanelToken = getEnv("MIXPANEL_TOKEN")
     let payload = %* {"dataDir": path, "mixpanelAppId": mixPanelAppId, "mixpanelToken": mixPanelToken}
+    # Do not remove the sleep 700
+    # This sleep prevents a crash on intel MacOS
+    # with errors like bad flushGen 12 in prepareForSweep; sweepgen 0
+    if status_const.IS_MACOS and status_const.IS_INTEL:
+      sleep 700
     let response = status_go.initializeApplication($payload)
     result.result = Json.decode(response, JsonNode)
   except RpcException as e:
@@ -321,7 +327,7 @@ proc loginAccount*(request: LoginAccountRequest): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
     let payload = request.toJson()
     let response = status_go.loginAccount($payload)
     result.result = Json.decode(response, JsonNode)
-    
+
   except RpcException as e:
     error "loginAccount failed", exception=e.msg
     raise newException(RpcException, e.msg)
diff --git a/src/constants.nim b/src/constants.nim
index df8e32f190..a8671e1837 100644
--- a/src/constants.nim
+++ b/src/constants.nim
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include env_cli_vars
 ## Added a constant here cause it's easier to check the app how it behaves
 ## on other platform if we just change the value here
 const IS_MACOS* = defined(macosx)
+const IS_INTEL* = defined(amd64)
 # For future supporting fingerprints on other platforms
 const SUPPORTS_FINGERPRINT* = IS_MACOS
 # This is changed during compilation by reading the VERSION file