diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java
index ab82d9efc0d..de6db2c2ba9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/BisqSetup.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
 @Singleton
 public class BisqSetup {
     private static final String VERSION_FILE_NAME = "version";
+    private static final String RESYNC_SPV_FILE_NAME = "resyncSpv";
 
     public interface BisqSetupListener {
         default void onInitP2pNetwork() {
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ private void step4() {
 
     private void maybeReSyncSPVChain() {
         // We do the delete of the spv file at startup before BitcoinJ is initialized to avoid issues with locked files under Windows.
-        if (preferences.isResyncSpvRequested()) {
+        if (getResyncSpvSemaphore()) {
             try {
                 walletsSetup.reSyncSPVChain();
 
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ private void initWallet() {
                     walletsManager.setAesKey(aesKey);
                     walletsSetup.getWalletConfig().maybeAddSegwitKeychain(walletsSetup.getWalletConfig().btcWallet(),
                             aesKey);
-                    if (preferences.isResyncSpvRequested()) {
+                    if (getResyncSpvSemaphore()) {
                         if (showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequestedHandler != null)
                             showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequestedHandler.run();
                     } else {
@@ -438,6 +439,7 @@ private void initWallet() {
         };
         walletAppSetup.init(chainFileLockedExceptionHandler,
                 spvFileCorruptedHandler,
+                getResyncSpvSemaphore(),
                 showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequestedHandler,
                 showPopupIfInvalidBtcConfigHandler,
                 walletPasswordHandler,
@@ -542,6 +544,33 @@ public static String getLastBisqVersion() {
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    public static boolean getResyncSpvSemaphore() {
+        File resyncSpvSemaphore = new File(Config.appDataDir(), RESYNC_SPV_FILE_NAME);
+        return resyncSpvSemaphore.exists();
+    }
+
+    public static void setResyncSpvSemaphore(boolean isResyncSpvRequested) {
+        File resyncSpvSemaphore = new File(Config.appDataDir(), RESYNC_SPV_FILE_NAME);
+        if (isResyncSpvRequested) {
+            if (!resyncSpvSemaphore.exists()) {
+                try {
+                    if (!resyncSpvSemaphore.createNewFile()) {
+                        log.error("ResyncSpv file could not be created");
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                    log.error("ResyncSpv file could not be created. {}", e.toString());
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            resyncSpvSemaphore.delete();
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+
     private static File getVersionFile() {
         return new File(Config.appDataDir(), VERSION_FILE_NAME);
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
index 8f0fd15f1d7..b54e6706ada 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/app/WalletAppSetup.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public WalletAppSetup(CoreContext coreContext,
 
     void init(@Nullable Consumer<String> chainFileLockedExceptionHandler,
               @Nullable Consumer<String> spvFileCorruptedHandler,
+              boolean isSpvResyncRequested,
               @Nullable Runnable showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequestedHandler,
               @Nullable Runnable showPopupIfInvalidBtcConfigHandler,
               Runnable walletPasswordHandler,
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ void init(@Nullable Consumer<String> chainFileLockedExceptionHandler,
                     if (walletsManager.areWalletsEncrypted() && !coreContext.isApiUser()) {
                         walletPasswordHandler.run();
                     } else {
-                        if (preferences.isResyncSpvRequested() && !coreContext.isApiUser()) {
+                        if (isSpvResyncRequested && !coreContext.isApiUser()) {
                             if (showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequestedHandler != null)
                                 showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequestedHandler.run();
                         } else {
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/MainViewModel.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/MainViewModel.java
index 1a97544c14d..e787e6ad227 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/MainViewModel.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/MainViewModel.java
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ private void showFirstPopupIfResyncSPVRequested() {
 
     private void showSecondPopupIfResyncSPVRequested(Popup firstPopup) {
         firstPopup.hide();
-        preferences.setResyncSpvRequested(false);
+        BisqSetup.setResyncSpvSemaphore(false);
         new Popup().information(Res.get("settings.net.reSyncSPVAfterRestartCompleted"))
                 .hideCloseButton()
                 .useShutDownButton()
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/util/GUIUtil.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/util/GUIUtil.java
index 1cd240f5a94..8f4beb8c122 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/util/GUIUtil.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/util/GUIUtil.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 import bisq.core.account.witness.AccountAgeWitness;
 import bisq.core.account.witness.AccountAgeWitnessService;
+import bisq.core.app.BisqSetup;
 import bisq.core.btc.setup.WalletsSetup;
 import bisq.core.locale.Country;
 import bisq.core.locale.CountryUtil;
@@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ public static void reSyncSPVChain(Preferences preferences) {
                     .useShutDownButton()
                     .actionButtonText(Res.get("shared.shutDown"))
                     .onAction(() -> {
-                        preferences.setResyncSpvRequested(true);
+                        BisqSetup.setResyncSpvSemaphore(true);
                         UserThread.runAfter(BisqApp.getShutDownHandler(), 100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                     })
                     .closeButtonText(Res.get("shared.cancel"))