diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
index c5d8b839f6f..83453cb6f67 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
@@ -117,24 +117,23 @@ void init(@Nullable Consumer<String> chainFileLockedExceptionHandler,
                     String result;
                     if (exception == null) {
                         double percentage = (double) downloadPercentage;
-                        long fees = feeService.getTxFeePerByte().longValue();
                         btcSyncProgress.set(percentage);
                         if (percentage == 1) {
-                            String feeRate = Res.get("mainView.footer.btcFeeRate", fees);
                             result = Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo",
                                     Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo.synchronizedWith"),
-                                    getBtcNetworkAsString() + " / " + feeRate);
+                                    getBtcNetworkAsString(),
+                                    feeService.getFeeTextForDisplay());
                             getBtcSplashSyncIconId().set("image-connection-synced");
 
                             downloadCompleteHandler.run();
                         } else if (percentage > 0.0) {
                             result = Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo",
                                     Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo.synchronizingWith"),
-                                    getBtcNetworkAsString() + ": " + FormattingUtils.formatToPercentWithSymbol(percentage));
+                                    getBtcNetworkAsString() + ": " + FormattingUtils.formatToPercentWithSymbol(percentage), "");
                         } else {
                             result = Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo",
                                     Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo.connectingTo"),
-                                    getBtcNetworkAsString());
+                                    getBtcNetworkAsString(), "");
                         }
                     } else {
                         result = Res.get("mainView.footer.btcInfo",
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/provider/fee/FeeService.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/provider/fee/FeeService.java
index b43c4491b62..8d1521d5ad4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/provider/fee/FeeService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/provider/fee/FeeService.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import bisq.core.dao.governance.param.Param;
 import bisq.core.dao.governance.period.PeriodService;
 import bisq.core.dao.state.DaoStateService;
+import bisq.core.locale.Res;
 
 import bisq.common.UserThread;
 import bisq.common.config.Config;
@@ -190,4 +191,11 @@ public Coin getTxFeePerByte() {
     public ReadOnlyIntegerProperty feeUpdateCounterProperty() {
         return feeUpdateCounter;
     }
+
+    public String getFeeTextForDisplay() {
+        // only show the fee rate if it has been initialized from the service (see feeUpdateCounter)
+        if (feeUpdateCounter.get() > 0)
+            return Res.get("mainView.footer.btcFeeRate", txFeePerByte);
+        return "";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties b/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
index 6d011b5e76c..a68cd42224c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ mainView.balance.locked.short=Locked
 
 mainView.footer.usingTor=(using Tor)
 mainView.footer.localhostBitcoinNode=(localhost)
-mainView.footer.btcInfo={0} {1}
-mainView.footer.btcFeeRate=Current fee rate: {0} sat/vB
+mainView.footer.btcInfo={0} {1} {2}
+mainView.footer.btcFeeRate=/ Current fee rate: {0} sat/vB
 mainView.footer.btcInfo.initializing=Connecting to Bitcoin network
 mainView.footer.bsqInfo.synchronizing=/ Synchronizing DAO
 mainView.footer.btcInfo.synchronizingWith=Synchronizing with