diff --git a/qml/controls/EllipsisMenuToggleItem.qml b/qml/controls/EllipsisMenuToggleItem.qml
index 71e7ec38d6..d6915e1e67 100644
--- a/qml/controls/EllipsisMenuToggleItem.qml
+++ b/qml/controls/EllipsisMenuToggleItem.qml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Button {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         anchors.margins: 10
         CoreText {
+            id: buttonText
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
diff --git a/qml/models/sendrecipientslistmodel.cpp b/qml/models/sendrecipientslistmodel.cpp
index c4c4d0a683..0754ef87ee 100644
--- a/qml/models/sendrecipientslistmodel.cpp
+++ b/qml/models/sendrecipientslistmodel.cpp
@@ -93,15 +93,17 @@ void SendRecipientsListModel::remove()
         return;
     }
     beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), m_current, m_current);
-    delete m_recipients.takeAt(m_current);
-    endRemoveRows();
-    Q_EMIT countChanged();
-
     if (m_current > 0) {
+        int index_to_remove = m_current;
         setCurrentIndex(m_current - 1);
+        delete m_recipients.takeAt(index_to_remove);
     } else {
+        auto removed_recipient = m_recipients.takeAt(m_current);
         Q_EMIT currentRecipientChanged();
+        delete removed_recipient;
     }
+    endRemoveRows();
+    Q_EMIT countChanged();
 }
 
 SendRecipient* SendRecipientsListModel::currentRecipient() const
@@ -152,6 +154,12 @@ void SendRecipientsListModel::clear()
 
 void SendRecipientsListModel::clearToFront()
 {
+    if (m_current != 0) {
+        m_current = 0;
+        Q_EMIT currentRecipientChanged();
+        Q_EMIT currentIndexChanged();
+    }
+
     bool count_changed = false;
     while (m_recipients.size() > 1) {
         delete m_recipients.at(1);
@@ -167,10 +175,4 @@ void SendRecipientsListModel::clearToFront()
         m_totalAmount = m_recipients[0]->amount()->satoshi();
         Q_EMIT totalAmountChanged();
     }
-
-    if (m_current != 0) {
-        m_current = 0;
-        Q_EMIT currentRecipientChanged();
-        Q_EMIT currentIndexChanged();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/qml/walletqmlcontroller.cpp b/qml/walletqmlcontroller.cpp
index 81065a5d86..e4147c511b 100644
--- a/qml/walletqmlcontroller.cpp
+++ b/qml/walletqmlcontroller.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 WalletQmlController::WalletQmlController(interfaces::Node& node, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_node(node)
-    , m_selected_wallet(new WalletQmlModel(parent))
+    , m_empty_wallet(new WalletQmlModel(this))
+    , m_selected_wallet(m_empty_wallet)
     , m_worker(new QObject)
     , m_worker_thread(new QThread(this))
 {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ WalletQmlController::~WalletQmlController()
     m_worker_thread->quit();
     m_worker_thread->wait();
     delete m_worker;
+    delete m_empty_wallet;
 }
 
 void WalletQmlController::setSelectedWallet(QString path)
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ WalletQmlModel* WalletQmlController::selectedWallet() const
 void WalletQmlController::unloadWallets()
 {
     m_handler_load_wallet->disconnect();
+    m_selected_wallet = m_empty_wallet;
+    Q_EMIT selectedWalletChanged();
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_wallets_mutex);
     for (WalletQmlModel* wallet : m_wallets) {
         delete wallet;
diff --git a/qml/walletqmlcontroller.h b/qml/walletqmlcontroller.h
index 56f082e7c4..e832c8cb16 100644
--- a/qml/walletqmlcontroller.h
+++ b/qml/walletqmlcontroller.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
     bool m_initialized{false};
     interfaces::Node& m_node;
+    WalletQmlModel* m_empty_wallet;
     WalletQmlModel* m_selected_wallet;
     QObject* m_worker;
     QThread* m_worker_thread;