diff --git a/src/components/Overviews.vue b/src/components/Overviews.vue
index 632b6d8..64d05e0 100644
--- a/src/components/Overviews.vue
+++ b/src/components/Overviews.vue
@@ -1,31 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <div class="overview-items" v-if="overviews">
-      <OverviewItem
-        v-for="(item, index) in overviews"
-        :key="index"
-        :setting="item" />
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="transactions-items" v-if="transactions">
-      <TransactionsTable :transactions="transactions" :limit="5" />
+    <div class="transactions-items">
+      <TransactionsTable :limit="5" />
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import OverviewItem from '@/components/OverviewItem.vue'
 import TransactionsTable from '@/components/TransactionsTable.vue'
 
 export default {
   // eslint-disable-next-line vue/multi-word-component-names
   name: 'Overviews',
   components: {
-    OverviewItem,
     TransactionsTable
-  },
-  props: ['overviews', 'transactions'],
-  methods: {
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/RecentBlocks.vue b/src/components/RecentBlocks.vue
index 6e91402..c08f662 100644
--- a/src/components/RecentBlocks.vue
+++ b/src/components/RecentBlocks.vue
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ export default {
     this.fetchBlocks()
     this.pollData()
   },
+  unmounted() {
+    clearInterval(this.polling)
+  },
   methods: {
     async fetchBlocks() {
       const limit = this.isTestnet ? 5 : 7
diff --git a/src/components/TransactionsTable.vue b/src/components/TransactionsTable.vue
index c1a47eb..023e4b7 100644
--- a/src/components/TransactionsTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/TransactionsTable.vue
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default {
         addr,
         {
           limit: this.limit,
-          page: this.page,
+          page: this.page || 1,
           sort: sortQuery
         }
       )
diff --git a/src/components/index/CreateModal.vue b/src/components/index/CreateModal.vue
index 08528cf..aa59473 100644
--- a/src/components/index/CreateModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/index/CreateModal.vue
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ export default {
         }, this.sessionPassword)
 
         await this.$store.dispatch('loadWallets', this.sessionPassword)
+        this.$store.dispatch('refresh')
         this.$emit('created')
         this.reset()
         this.close()
diff --git a/src/components/index/RestoreModal.vue b/src/components/index/RestoreModal.vue
index cc7342d..96a04bb 100644
--- a/src/components/index/RestoreModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/index/RestoreModal.vue
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export default {
         }, this.sessionPassword)
 
         await this.$store.dispatch('loadWallets', this.sessionPassword)
+        this.$store.dispatch('refresh')
         this.$emit('imported')
         this.reset()
         this.close()
diff --git a/src/components/stakes/CreateStakeModal.vue b/src/components/stakes/CreateStakeModal.vue
index 273f114..60ea2c7 100644
--- a/src/components/stakes/CreateStakeModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/stakes/CreateStakeModal.vue
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ export default {
       stakeType: '',
 
       completedTx: null,
-      submitError: '',
-
-      vars: null
+      submitError: ''
     }
   },
   validations() {
@@ -189,8 +187,9 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState(['address', 'balance', 'nextNonce']),
+    ...mapState(['address', 'balance', 'nextNonce', 'vars']),
     canAffordStake() {
+      if (!this.vars) return false
       return this.balance >= this.vars.host_stake_amount
     },
     canCreate() {
@@ -200,15 +199,19 @@ export default {
       return (this.balance - this.stakeAmount) / 1e6
     },
     shortHostStakeAmount() {
+      if (!this.vars) return ''
       return this.formatShortAmount(this.vars.host_stake_amount)
     },
     shortGatewayStakeAmount() {
+      if (!this.vars) return ''
       return this.formatShortAmount(this.vars.gateway_stake_amount)
     },
     shortStargateStakeAmount() {
+      if (!this.vars) return ''
       return this.formatShortAmount(this.vars.stargate_stake_amount)
     },
     stakeAmount() {
+      if (!this.vars) return 0
       switch (this.stakeType) {
       case 'host':
         return this.vars.host_stake_amount
@@ -290,10 +293,8 @@ export default {
     goto(step) {
       this.step = step
     },
-    async updateVars() {
-      this.vars = await xe.vars(import.meta.env.VITE_BLOCKCHAIN_API_URL)
-    },
     isStakeAffordable(type) {
+      if (!this.vars) return false
       return this.balance - this.vars[type + '_stake_amount'] > 0
     },
     reset() {
@@ -313,9 +314,6 @@ export default {
       }
     }
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.updateVars()
-  },
   setup() {
     return {
       v$: useVuelidate()
@@ -326,7 +324,7 @@ export default {
       if (v === oldv) return
       if (v) {
         this.$store.dispatch('refresh')
-        this.updateVars()
+        this.$store.dispatch('refreshVars')
         this.stakeType = 'host'
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/components/stakes/ReleaseStakeModal.vue b/src/components/stakes/ReleaseStakeModal.vue
index 6eec218..68e4583 100644
--- a/src/components/stakes/ReleaseStakeModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/stakes/ReleaseStakeModal.vue
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ export default {
       confirmPhrase: '',
 
       completedTx: null,
-      submitError: '',
-
-      vars: null
+      submitError: ''
     }
   },
   validations() {
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState(['address', 'nextNonce']),
+    ...mapState(['address', 'nextNonce', 'vars']),
     canRelease() {
       if (this.isUnlocked) return !this.v$.password.$invalid
       else return !this.v$.$invalid
@@ -273,11 +271,11 @@ export default {
       return this.unlocksAt < this.currentTime
     },
     releaseFeeParsed() {
-      if (this.isUnlocked) return 0
+      if (this.isUnlocked || !this.vars) return 0
       else return this.stake.amount * this.vars.stake_express_release_fee / 1e6
     },
     releasePc() {
-      if (this.isUnlocked) return 0
+      if (this.isUnlocked || !this.vars) return 0
       else return this.vars.stake_express_release_fee * 100
     },
     returnAmountParsed() {
@@ -335,9 +333,6 @@ export default {
         return false
       }
     },
-    async updateVars() {
-      this.vars = await xe.vars(import.meta.env.VITE_BLOCKCHAIN_API_URL)
-    },
     goto(step) {
       this.step = step
     },
@@ -407,9 +402,6 @@ export default {
       }
     }
   },
-  mounted() {
-    this.updateVars()
-  },
   setup() {
     return {
       v$: useVuelidate()
@@ -420,7 +412,7 @@ export default {
       if (v === oldv) return
       if (v) {
         this.$store.dispatch('refresh')
-        this.updateVars()
+        this.$store.dispatch('refreshVars')
       }
     },
     stake() {
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index a0cce73..2c319e3 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const init = async () => {
 
   if (store.state.address) store.dispatch('refresh')
   store.dispatch('refreshIndexConfig')
+  store.dispatch('refreshVars')
   setInterval(() => store.dispatch('backgroundRefresh'), WALLET_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/store.js b/src/store.js
index f938645..54aa765 100644
--- a/src/store.js
+++ b/src/store.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const init = async () => {
       },
 
       bridgeOnline: false,
+      vars: null,
 
       // Multi-wallet support
       wallets: [],
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ const init = async () => {
       setBridgeOnline(state, online) {
         state.bridgeOnline = online
       },
+      setVars(state, vars) {
+        state.vars = vars
+      },
       setNextNonce(state, nextNonce) {
         state.nextNonce = nextNonce
       },
@@ -183,6 +187,10 @@ const init = async () => {
           console.error('Refresh failed:', err)
         }
       },
+      async refreshVars({ commit, state }) {
+        const vars = await xe.vars(state.config.blockchain.baseURL)
+        commit('setVars', vars)
+      },
       async refreshIndexConfig({ commit, state }) {
         const res = await fetch(`${state.config.index.baseURL}/v2/config`)
         if (!res.ok) {
@@ -262,6 +270,15 @@ const init = async () => {
           if (activeWallet) {
             commit('setActiveWalletId', activeWallet.id)
             commit('setAddress', activeWallet.address)
+            // Reset balance state so stale values from a previous wallet don't linger
+            const cachedBalance = state.walletBalances[activeWallet.id]
+            commit('setBalance', cachedBalance != null ? cachedBalance : 0)
+            commit('setNextNonce', 0)
+            if (cachedBalance != null && state.usdPerXE != null) {
+              commit('setUSDBalance', state.usdPerXE * (cachedBalance / 1e6))
+            } else {
+              commit('setUSDBalance', undefined)
+            }
             await storage.setActiveWalletId(activeWallet.id)
           }
         } catch (err) {
@@ -275,11 +292,12 @@ const init = async () => {
         const walletIds = state.wallets.map(w => w.id)
         commit('setWalletBalancesLoading', walletIds)
 
-        // Fetch balances in parallel
+        // Fetch balances in parallel (uses info, not infoWithNextNonce,
+        // to avoid unnecessary pending transaction requests for non-active wallets)
         const results = await Promise.allSettled(
           state.wallets.map(async (wallet) => {
             try {
-              const info = await xe.wallet.infoWithNextNonce(state.config.blockchain.baseURL, wallet.address)
+              const info = await xe.wallet.info(state.config.blockchain.baseURL, wallet.address)
               return { walletId: wallet.id, balance: info.balance }
             } catch (err) {
               console.error(`Failed to fetch balance for ${wallet.address}:`, err)
diff --git a/src/views/Overview.vue b/src/views/Overview.vue
index 7104d43..f7d8746 100644
--- a/src/views/Overview.vue
+++ b/src/views/Overview.vue
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 
         <div class="mt-35">
           <h3>Recent transactions</h3>
-          <p v-if="error">{{error}}</p>
 
-          <Overviews :overviews="overviews" :transactions="transactions" />
+          <Overviews />
         </div>
 
-        <div class="w-full text-right mt-20" v-if="transactions.length">
+        <div class="w-full text-right mt-20">
           <router-link to="/transactions" class="button button--success">View all</router-link>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -36,26 +35,11 @@ import NewsPromo from '@/components/NewsPromo.vue'
 import Overviews from '@/components/Overviews.vue'
 import RecentBlocks from '@/components/RecentBlocks.vue'
 import TestnetFaucet from '@/components/Faucet.vue'
-import dayjs from 'dayjs'
-import { fetchTransactions } from '../utils/api'
-import { mapState } from 'vuex'
-import relativeTime from 'dayjs/plugin/relativeTime'
-
-dayjs.extend(relativeTime)
-
-const txCache = {}
-
 export default {
   name: 'ViewOverview',
   title: 'Overview',
   data: function () {
     return {
-      transactions: [],
-      loading: true,
-      error: '',
-      polling: null,
-      overviews: [],
-      transactionRefreshInterval: 5000,
       isTestnet: import.meta.env.VITE_IS_TESTNET === 'true'
     }
   },
@@ -66,49 +50,6 @@ export default {
     NewsPromo,
     RecentBlocks,
     TestnetFaucet
-  },
-  computed: mapState(['address']),
-  watch: {
-    address(newAddr) {
-      const cached = txCache[newAddr]
-      if (cached) {
-        this.transactions = cached.transactions
-        this.metadata = cached.metadata
-      } else {
-        this.transactions = []
-      }
-      this.updateTransactions()
-    }
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    this.initialise()
-  },
-  unmounted() {
-    clearInterval(this.polling)
-  },
-  methods: {
-    async initialise() {
-      await this.updateTransactions()
-      this.pollData()
-    },
-    async updateTransactions() {
-      const addr = this.address
-      if (!addr) return
-      const { transactions, metadata } = await fetchTransactions(addr, { limit: 5 })
-
-      txCache[addr] = { transactions, metadata }
-      // Only update display if address hasn't changed during fetch
-      if (this.address === addr) {
-        this.transactions = transactions
-        this.metadata = metadata
-        this.loading = false
-      }
-    },
-    pollData() {
-      this.polling = setInterval(() => {
-        this.updateTransactions()
-      }, this.transactionRefreshInterval)
-    }
   }
 }
 </script>