diff --git a/security/src/main/java/bisq/security/KeyPairService.java b/security/src/main/java/bisq/security/KeyPairService.java
index 9cb35be62e..b8f02249c8 100644
--- a/security/src/main/java/bisq/security/KeyPairService.java
+++ b/security/src/main/java/bisq/security/KeyPairService.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void persistKeyPair(String keyId, KeyPair keyPair) {
         synchronized (persistableStore) {
             persistableStore.put(keyId, keyPair);
         }
-        persist();
+        persist().join();
     }
 
     public CompletableFuture<KeyPair> getOrCreateKeyPairAsync(String keyId) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<KeyPair> getOrCreateKeyPairAsync(String keyId) {
                         synchronized (persistableStore) {
                             persistableStore.put(keyId, keyPair);
                         }
-                        persist();
+                        persist().join();
                         return keyPair;
                     } catch (GeneralSecurityException e) {
                         e.printStackTrace();