diff --git a/src/app_service/service/accounts/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/accounts/service.nim
index 688de31b4c..a64d5f2e24 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/accounts/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/accounts/service.nim
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@ QtObject:
       hashedCurrentPassword: hashedCurrentPassword,
       newPassword: newPassword
     )
+
+    DB_BLOCKED_DUE_TO_PROFILE_MIGRATION = true
     self.threadpool.start(arg)
 
   proc onConvertToKeycardAccount*(self: Service, response: string) {.slot.} =
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/wallet_account/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/wallet_account/service.nim
index 81f4d98727..4cd03e02a4 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/wallet_account/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/wallet_account/service.nim
@@ -153,10 +153,13 @@ QtObject:
       result.walletAccounts = initOrderedTable[string, WalletAccountDto]()
 
   proc fetchAccounts*(self: Service): seq[WalletAccountDto] =
-    let response = status_go_accounts.getAccounts()
-    return response.result.getElems().map(
-        x => x.toWalletAccountDto()
-      ).filter(a => not a.isChat)
+    try:
+      let response = status_go_accounts.getAccounts()
+      return response.result.getElems().map(
+          x => x.toWalletAccountDto()
+        ).filter(a => not a.isChat)
+    except Exception as e:
+      error "error: ", procName="fetchAccounts", errName = e.name, errDesription = e.msg    
 
   proc setEnsName(self: Service, account: WalletAccountDto) =
     let chainId = self.networkService.getNetworkForEns().chainId
diff --git a/src/backend/core.nim b/src/backend/core.nim
index 5ca8caf8dd..c73c5dc785 100644
--- a/src/backend/core.nim
+++ b/src/backend/core.nim
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ export response_type
 logScope:
   topics = "rpc"
 
+## we guard majority db calls which may occure during Profile KeyPair migration 
+## (if there is a need we can guard other non rpc calls as well in the same way)
+var DB_BLOCKED_DUE_TO_PROFILE_MIGRATION* = false
+
 proc callRPC*(inputJSON: string): string =
   return $status_go.callRPC(inputJSON)
 
@@ -16,6 +20,9 @@ proc callPrivateRPCRaw*(inputJSON: string): string {.raises: [].} =
 proc makePrivateRpcCall*(
   methodName: string, inputJSON: JsonNode
 ): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [RpcException, ValueError, Defect, SerializationError].} =
+  if DB_BLOCKED_DUE_TO_PROFILE_MIGRATION:
+    debug "DB blocked due to profile migration, unable to proceed with the rpc call", rpc_method=methodName
+    raise newException(RpcException, "db closed due to profile migration")
   try:
     debug "NewBE_callPrivateRPC", rpc_method=methodName
     let rpcResponseRaw = status_go.callPrivateRPC($inputJSON)