diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9cefff060..e5135bf13 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.69.2
+0.69.3
diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index f37a04c34..8fdaee848 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -628,6 +628,13 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNode(config *params.NodeConfig) (err error) {
 	}); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	if config.WalletConfig.Enabled {
+		walletService, err := b.statusNode.WalletService()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		walletService.SetClient(b.statusNode.RPCClient().Ethclient())
+	}
 	signal.SendNodeStarted()
 
 	b.transactor.SetNetworkID(config.NetworkID)
diff --git a/services/wallet/service.go b/services/wallet/service.go
index e636de14d..fdf015c32 100644
--- a/services/wallet/service.go
+++ b/services/wallet/service.go
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ func (s *Service) GetFeed() *event.Feed {
 	return s.feed
 }
 
+// SetClient sets ethclient
+func (s *Service) SetClient(client *ethclient.Client) {
+	s.client = client
+}
+
 // StartReactor separately because it requires known ethereum address, which will become available only after login.
 func (s *Service) StartReactor(client *ethclient.Client, accounts []common.Address, chain *big.Int, watchNewBlocks bool) error {
 	reactor := NewReactor(s.db, s.feed, client, chain, watchNewBlocks)