diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 677388ade..829fca46d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.162.12
+0.162.13
diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 3c764d60e..878e363eb 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/status-im/status-go/timesource"
-
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/images"
 
 	"github.com/imdario/mergo"
@@ -1139,11 +1137,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) CreateAccountAndLogin(request *requests.CreateAccoun
 	if err := request.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	customizationColorClock, err := timesource.GetCurrentTimeInMillis()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return b.generateOrImportAccount("", customizationColorClock, request)
+	return b.generateOrImportAccount("", 1, request)
 }
 
 func (b *GethStatusBackend) ConvertToRegularAccount(mnemonic string, currPassword string, newPassword string) error {
diff --git a/timesource/timesource.go b/timesource/timesource.go
index 6d53e6d99..477b56598 100644
--- a/timesource/timesource.go
+++ b/timesource/timesource.go
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ func (s *NTPTimeSource) updateOffset() error {
 	offset, err := computeOffset(s.timeQuery, s.servers, s.allowedFailures)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("failed to compute offset", "error", err)
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		defer s.mu.Unlock()
+		for _, c := range s.callbacks {
+			c.callback(now())
+			c.wg.Done()
+		}
 		return errUpdateOffset
 	}
 	log.Info("Difference with ntp servers", "offset", offset)
@@ -262,5 +268,8 @@ func GetCurrentTimeInMillis() (uint64, error) {
 	ts.AddCallback(func(now time.Time) {
 		t = uint64(now.UnixNano() / int64(time.Millisecond))
 	}).Wait()
-	return t, nil
+	if ts.updatedOffset {
+		return t, nil
+	}
+	return 0, errUpdateOffset
 }