diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js b/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
index 337bf7254..8b7e3ad3b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.createNewVault = function (password, entropy, cb) {
     this.configManager.setShowSeedWords(true)
     var seedWords = this._idmgmt.getSeed()
 
+
     cb(null, seedWords)
   })
 }
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.getSelectedAddress = function () {
   return configManager.getSelectedAccount()
 }
 
-IdentityStore.prototype.setSelectedAddress = function (address, cb) {
+IdentityStore.prototype.setSelectedAddressSync = function (address) {
   const configManager = this.configManager
   if (!address) {
     var addresses = this._getAddresses()
@@ -132,7 +133,12 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.setSelectedAddress = function (address, cb) {
   }
 
   configManager.setSelectedAccount(address)
-  if (cb) return cb(null, address)
+  return address
+}
+
+IdentityStore.prototype.setSelectedAddress = function (address, cb) {
+  const resultAddress = this.setSelectedAddressSync(address)
+  if (cb) return cb(null, resultAddress)
 }
 
 IdentityStore.prototype.revealAccount = function (cb) {
@@ -477,6 +483,8 @@ IdentityStore.prototype._createIdmgmt = function (password, seedPhrase, entropy,
         configManager: this.configManager,
       })
 
+      this.setSelectedAddressSync()
+
       cb()
     })
   })
diff --git a/test/unit/idStore-test.js b/test/unit/idStore-test.js
index a763eb0e7..1ed1bf9a7 100644
--- a/test/unit/idStore-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/idStore-test.js
@@ -128,5 +128,23 @@ describe('IdentityStore', function() {
         done()
       })
     })
+
+    it('should allow restoring and unlocking again', function (done) {
+      const assertion = assertions[0]
+      idStore.recoverFromSeed(password, assertion.seed, (err) => {
+        assert.ifError(err)
+
+        var received = accounts[0].toLowerCase()
+        var expected = assertion.account.toLowerCase()
+        assert.equal(received, expected)
+
+
+        idStore.submitPassword(password, function(err, account) {
+          assert.ifError(err)
+          assert.equal(account, expected)
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 })