diff --git a/lib/model/wallet.js b/lib/model/wallet.js
index f10c660..7cbe973 100644
--- a/lib/model/wallet.js
+++ b/lib/model/wallet.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Wallet.create = function(opts) {
   x.m = opts.m;
   x.n = opts.n;
   x.status = 'pending';
-  x.scanning = false;
   x.publicKeyRing = [];
   x.addressIndex = 0;
   x.copayers = [];
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ Wallet.fromObj = function(obj) {
   x.m = obj.m;
   x.n = obj.n;
   x.status = obj.status;
-  x.scanning = obj.scanning;
   x.publicKeyRing = obj.publicKeyRing;
   x.copayers = _.map(obj.copayers, function(copayer) {
     return Copayer.fromObj(copayer);
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index b08bbcc..cf9bc16 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -1202,22 +1202,32 @@ WalletService.prototype.scan = function(opts, cb) {
       if (err) return cb(err);
       if (!wallet.isComplete()) return cb(new ClientError('Wallet is not complete'));
 
-      var derivators = [];
-      _.each([false, true], function(isChange) {
-        derivators.push(_.bind(wallet.createAddress, wallet, isChange));
-        if (opts.includeCopayerBranches) {
-          _.each(wallet.copayers, function(copayer) {
-            derivators.push(_.bind(copayer.createAddress, copayer, wallet, isChange));
-          });
-        }
-      });
+      wallet.scanStatus = 'running';
+      self.storage.storeWallet(wallet, function(err) {
+        if (err) return cb(err);
 
-      async.eachSeries(derivators, function(derivator, next) {
-        scanBranch(derivator, function(err, addresses) {
-          if (err) return next(err);
-          self.storage.storeAddressAndWallet(wallet, addresses, next);
+        var derivators = [];
+        _.each([false, true], function(isChange) {
+          derivators.push(_.bind(wallet.createAddress, wallet, isChange));
+          if (opts.includeCopayerBranches) {
+            _.each(wallet.copayers, function(copayer) {
+              derivators.push(_.bind(copayer.createAddress, copayer, wallet, isChange));
+            });
+          }
+        });
+
+        async.eachSeries(derivators, function(derivator, next) {
+          scanBranch(derivator, function(err, addresses) {
+            if (err) return next(err);
+            self.storage.storeAddressAndWallet(wallet, addresses, next);
+          });
+        }, function(err) {
+          wallet.scanStatus = err ? 'error' : 'success';
+          self.storage.storeWallet(wallet, function() {
+            return cb(err);
+          });
         });
-      }, cb);
+      });
     });
   });
 };
@@ -1232,34 +1242,23 @@ WalletService.prototype.startScan = function(opts, cb) {
   var self = this;
 
   function scanFinished(err) {
-    var result = err ? 'error' : 'success';
     var data = {
-      result: result,
+      result: err ? 'error' : 'success',
     };
     if (err) data.error = err;
-
-    self.getWallet({}, function(err, wallet) {
-      wallet.scanStatus = result;
-      self.storage.storeWallet(wallet, function() {
-        self._notify('ScanFinished', data, true);
-      });
-    });
+    self._notify('ScanFinished', data, true);
   };
 
   self.getWallet({}, function(err, wallet) {
     if (err) return cb(err);
     if (!wallet.isComplete()) return cb(new ClientError('Wallet is not complete'));
-    wallet.scanStatus = 'running';
-    self.storage.storeWallet(wallet, function(err) {
-      if (err) return cb(err);
 
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        self.scan(opts, scanFinished);
-      }, 100);
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      self.scan(opts, scanFinished);
+    }, 100);
 
-      return cb(null, {
-        started: true
-      });
+    return cb(null, {
+      started: true
     });
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/integration/server.js b/test/integration/server.js
index bfffa87..0db5f9e 100644
--- a/test/integration/server.js
+++ b/test/integration/server.js
@@ -2689,10 +2689,6 @@ describe('Wallet service', function() {
       });
       server.startScan({}, function(err) {
         should.not.exist(err);
-        server.getWallet({}, function(err, wallet) {
-          should.exist(wallet.scanStatus);
-          wallet.scanStatus.should.equal('running');
-        });
       });
     });
     it('should set scan status error when unable to reach blockchain', function(done) {