diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/components/Bonding/modals/UnbondModal.tsx b/nym-wallet/src/components/Bonding/modals/UnbondModal.tsx
index 06b279028a..f422efdc8d 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/components/Bonding/modals/UnbondModal.tsx
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/components/Bonding/modals/UnbondModal.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import { Alert, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import { TBondedNode } from 'src/context';
 import { useGetFee } from 'src/hooks/useGetFee';
 import { isGateway, isMixnode } from 'src/types';
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ export const UnbondModal = ({ node, onConfirm, onClose, onError }: Props) => {
       onOk={onConfirm}
       onClose={onClose}
     >
+      {unbondReturn.parseError && (
+        <Alert severity="warning" sx={{ mb: 1 }}>
+          Could not calculate exact return - check your wallet balance after unbonding.
+        </Alert>
+      )}
       {unbondReturn.hasCompoundedRewards ? (
         <>
           <ModalListItem label="Original pledge" value={formatCoinDisplay(unbondReturn.pledge)} divider />
@@ -69,11 +74,7 @@ export const UnbondModal = ({ node, onConfirm, onClose, onError }: Props) => {
             value={formatCoinDisplay(unbondReturn.operatorRewards!)}
             divider
           />
-          <ModalListItem
-            label="Total returned to your account"
-            value={formatCoinDisplay(unbondReturn.total)}
-            divider
-          />
+          <ModalListItem label="Total returned to your account" value={formatCoinDisplay(unbondReturn.total)} divider />
           <Typography fontSize="small" sx={{ mb: 1 }}>
             Delegator stake is returned to delegators separately and is not included in this total.
           </Typography>
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/context/main.tsx b/nym-wallet/src/context/main.tsx
index e3a47d4bec..eef88eb645 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/context/main.tsx
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/context/main.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { Console } from '../utils/console';
 import { createSignInWindow, getReactState, setReactState } from '../requests/app';
 import { fetchNymPriceDeduped, getNetworkOverviewEndpoints, clearNymPriceCache } from '../api/networkOverview';
+import { signInAndNavigateToBalance } from '../utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance';
 import { toDisplay } from '../utils';
 
 export const urls = (networkName?: Network) =>
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export const AppProvider: FCWithChildren = ({ children }) => {
   const [loginType, setLoginType] = useState<'mnemonic' | 'password'>();
   const [isLoading, setIsLoadingInternal] = useState(false);
   const hadClientDetailsRef = useRef(false);
-  const accountLoadInflightRef = useRef<Promise<void> | null>(null);
+  const accountLoadInflightRef = useRef<Promise<Account | undefined> | null>(null);
   const [loadingPresentation, setLoadingPresentation] = useState<AppLoadingPresentation>('auth-splash');
   const [loadingOverlayTitle, setLoadingOverlayTitle] = useState('');
   const [loadingOverlaySubtitle, setLoadingOverlaySubtitle] = useState<string | undefined>();
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ export const AppProvider: FCWithChildren = ({ children }) => {
     setMixnodeDetails(null);
   };
 
-  const loadAccount = async (n: Network): Promise<void> => {
+  const loadAccount = async (n: Network): Promise<Account | undefined> => {
     if (accountLoadInflightRef.current) {
       return accountLoadInflightRef.current;
     }
@@ -169,9 +170,11 @@ export const AppProvider: FCWithChildren = ({ children }) => {
       try {
         const client = await selectNetwork(n);
         setClientDetails(client);
+        return client;
       } catch (e) {
         enqueueSnackbar('Error loading account', { variant: 'error' });
         Console.error(e as string);
+        return undefined;
       } finally {
         accountLoadInflightRef.current = null;
       }
@@ -238,10 +241,12 @@ export const AppProvider: FCWithChildren = ({ children }) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (network) {
-      refreshAccount(network);
+      if (!clientDetails) {
+        refreshAccount(network);
+      }
       getEnv().then(setAppEnv);
     }
-  }, [network]);
+  }, [network, clientDetails?.client_address]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (network !== 'MAINNET' || !clientDetails?.client_address) {
@@ -314,17 +319,17 @@ export const AppProvider: FCWithChildren = ({ children }) => {
           : 'Unlocking your wallet and connecting to the network.',
       );
       setIsLoadingInternal(true);
-      if (type === 'mnemonic') {
-        await signInWithMnemonic(value);
-        setLoginType('mnemonic');
-      } else {
-        await signInWithPassword(value);
-        setLoginType('password');
-      }
+      await signInAndNavigateToBalance({
+        type,
+        value,
+        network: 'MAINNET',
+        signInWithMnemonic,
+        signInWithPassword,
+        loadAccount,
+        setLoginType,
+        navigate,
+      });
       setNetwork('MAINNET');
-      await loadAccount('MAINNET');
-      navigate('/balance');
-      // Overlay stays up until auth window closes via switchWindows on clientDetails.
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e as string);
       publishSetIsLoading(false);
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.test.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.test.ts
index 42317d9139..80231a9430 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.test.ts
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.test.ts
@@ -47,4 +47,23 @@ describe('formatOperatorUnbondReturn', () => {
     expect(result.total.amount).toBe('500');
     expect(result.operatorRewards).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it('preserves the raw amount string and sets parseError when bond amount is malformed', () => {
+    const result = formatOperatorUnbondReturn({
+      bond: { denom: 'nym', amount: 'not-a-number' },
+    } as TBondedNode);
+    expect(result.pledge.amount).toBe('not-a-number');
+    expect(result.parseError).toMatch(/Could not parse amount/);
+    expect(result.hasCompoundedRewards).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('sets parseError and treats malformed reward as zero when reward amount is unparseable', () => {
+    const result = formatOperatorUnbondReturn({
+      ...mixnodeWithRewards,
+      operatorRewards: { denom: 'nym', amount: 'NaN' },
+    } as TBondedNode);
+    expect(result.operatorRewards).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.hasCompoundedRewards).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.parseError).toMatch(/Could not/);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.ts
index 665f09991e..113505f043 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.ts
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/formatOperatorUnbondReturn.ts
@@ -8,50 +8,58 @@ export type OperatorUnbondReturn = {
   operatorRewards: DecCoin | null;
   total: DecCoin;
   hasCompoundedRewards: boolean;
+  parseError?: string;
 };
 
-const toDisplayAmount = (amount: string): string => {
+const toDisplayAmount = (amount: string): { value: string; error?: string } => {
   try {
-    return Big(amount).toFixed();
+    return { value: Big(amount).toFixed() };
   } catch {
-    return '0';
+    return { value: amount, error: `Could not parse amount: "${amount}"` };
   }
 };
 
-const sumCoinAmounts = (a: string, b: string): string => {
+const sumCoinAmounts = (a: string, b: string): { value: string; error?: string } => {
   try {
-    return Big(a).plus(b).toFixed();
+    return { value: Big(a).plus(b).toFixed() };
   } catch {
-    return toDisplayAmount(a);
+    return { value: a, error: `Could not sum amounts: "${a}" + "${b}"` };
   }
 };
 
 export const formatOperatorUnbondReturn = (node: TBondedNode): OperatorUnbondReturn => {
-  const pledge: DecCoin = {
-    amount: toDisplayAmount(node.bond.amount),
-    denom: node.bond.denom,
-  };
+  const errors: string[] = [];
 
-  const operatorRewards =
-    (isMixnode(node) || isNymNode(node)) && node.operatorRewards
-      ? {
-          amount: toDisplayAmount(node.operatorRewards.amount),
-          denom: node.operatorRewards.denom,
-        }
-      : null;
+  const pledgeParsed = toDisplayAmount(node.bond.amount);
+  if (pledgeParsed.error) errors.push(pledgeParsed.error);
+  const pledge: DecCoin = { amount: pledgeParsed.value, denom: node.bond.denom };
 
-  const rewardsAmount = operatorRewards && Big(operatorRewards.amount).gt(0) ? operatorRewards.amount : '0';
+  const rawRewards = (isMixnode(node) || isNymNode(node)) && node.operatorRewards ? node.operatorRewards : null;
+  let operatorRewards: DecCoin | null = null;
+  if (rawRewards) {
+    const rewardsParsed = toDisplayAmount(rawRewards.amount);
+    if (rewardsParsed.error) errors.push(rewardsParsed.error);
+    operatorRewards = { amount: rewardsParsed.value, denom: rawRewards.denom };
+  }
 
-  const total: DecCoin = {
-    amount: sumCoinAmounts(pledge.amount, rewardsAmount),
-    denom: pledge.denom,
-  };
+  let hasCompoundedRewards = false;
+  try {
+    hasCompoundedRewards = Boolean(operatorRewards) && Big(operatorRewards!.amount).gt(0);
+  } catch {
+    errors.push(`Could not evaluate rewards amount: "${operatorRewards?.amount}"`);
+  }
+
+  const rewardsAmount = hasCompoundedRewards ? operatorRewards!.amount : '0';
+  const totalParsed = sumCoinAmounts(pledge.amount, rewardsAmount);
+  if (totalParsed.error) errors.push(totalParsed.error);
+  const total: DecCoin = { amount: totalParsed.value, denom: pledge.denom };
 
   return {
     pledge,
-    operatorRewards: Big(rewardsAmount).gt(0) ? operatorRewards : null,
+    operatorRewards: hasCompoundedRewards ? operatorRewards : null,
     total,
-    hasCompoundedRewards: Big(rewardsAmount).gt(0),
+    hasCompoundedRewards,
+    parseError: errors.length > 0 ? errors.join('; ') : undefined,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.test.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.test.ts
index fde45b703f..7313d8a9bf 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.test.ts
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.test.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,19 @@ describe('getHostnameUpdateErrorMessage', () => {
       'Unable to update node settings. Check your balance and try again.',
     );
   });
+
+  it('returns an error message when transaction_hash is an empty string', () => {
+    expect(
+      getHostnameUpdateErrorMessage({
+        transaction_hash: '',
+        logs_json: '',
+        msg_responses_json: '',
+        gas_info: {
+          gas_wanted: { gas_units: BigInt(1) },
+          gas_used: { gas_units: BigInt(1) },
+        },
+        fee: { amount: '1', denom: 'nym' },
+      }),
+    ).toBe('Unable to update node settings. Check your balance and try again.');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.ts
index d8c8140ca8..1f323ab264 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.ts
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/hostnameUpdateError.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const getHostnameUpdateErrorMessage = (
   tx: TransactionExecuteResult | undefined,
   contextError?: string,
 ): string | undefined => {
-  if (tx?.transaction_hash) {
+  if (tx?.transaction_hash && tx.transaction_hash.length > 0) {
     return undefined;
   }
   if (contextError) {
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance.test.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6209bcf45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { Account } from '@nymproject/types';
+import { signInAndNavigateToBalance } from './signInAndNavigateToBalance';
+
+describe('signInAndNavigateToBalance', () => {
+  it('does not navigate when loading the account fails', async () => {
+    const navigate = jest.fn();
+    const loadAccount = jest.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const signInWithPassword = jest.fn(async () => ({ client_address: 'nym1fail' } as Account));
+    const setLoginType = jest.fn();
+
+    await expect(
+      signInAndNavigateToBalance({
+        type: 'password',
+        value: 'secret',
+        network: 'MAINNET',
+        signInWithMnemonic: jest.fn(async () => ({ client_address: 'nym1mnemonic' } as Account)),
+        signInWithPassword,
+        loadAccount,
+        setLoginType,
+        navigate,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('Unable to load account');
+
+    expect(signInWithPassword).toHaveBeenCalledWith('secret');
+    expect(loadAccount).toHaveBeenCalledWith('MAINNET');
+    expect(setLoginType).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(navigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('navigates after the account loads successfully', async () => {
+    const navigate = jest.fn();
+    const loadAccount = jest.fn(async () => ({ client_address: 'nym1abc' } as Account));
+    const signInWithMnemonic = jest.fn(async () => ({ client_address: 'nym1mnemonic' } as Account));
+    const setLoginType = jest.fn();
+
+    await expect(
+      signInAndNavigateToBalance({
+        type: 'mnemonic',
+        value: 'mnemonic phrase',
+        network: 'MAINNET',
+        signInWithMnemonic,
+        signInWithPassword: jest.fn(async () => ({ client_address: 'nym1password' } as Account)),
+        loadAccount,
+        setLoginType,
+        navigate,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+    expect(signInWithMnemonic).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mnemonic phrase');
+    expect(loadAccount).toHaveBeenCalledWith('MAINNET');
+    expect(setLoginType).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mnemonic');
+    expect(navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/balance');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src/utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance.ts b/nym-wallet/src/utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81fc786689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nym-wallet/src/utils/signInAndNavigateToBalance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Account } from '@nymproject/types';
+import { Network } from 'src/types';
+
+export type SignInType = 'mnemonic' | 'password';
+
+export type SignInAndNavigateToBalanceDeps = {
+  type: SignInType;
+  value: string;
+  network: Network;
+  signInWithMnemonic: (mnemonic: string) => Promise<Account>;
+  signInWithPassword: (password: string) => Promise<Account>;
+  loadAccount: (network: Network) => Promise<Account | undefined>;
+  setLoginType: (loginType: SignInType) => void;
+  navigate: (path: string) => void;
+};
+
+export async function signInAndNavigateToBalance({
+  type,
+  value,
+  network,
+  signInWithMnemonic,
+  signInWithPassword,
+  loadAccount,
+  setLoginType,
+  navigate,
+}: SignInAndNavigateToBalanceDeps): Promise<void> {
+  if (value.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error(`A ${type} must be provided`);
+  }
+
+  if (type === 'mnemonic') {
+    await signInWithMnemonic(value);
+  } else {
+    await signInWithPassword(value);
+  }
+
+  const client = await loadAccount(network);
+  if (!client?.client_address) {
+    throw new Error('Unable to load account');
+  }
+
+  setLoginType(type);
+  navigate('/balance');
+}