diff --git a/gui/src/app/state/recovery.rs b/gui/src/app/state/recovery.rs
index be66c6fe..d7d02333 100644
--- a/gui/src/app/state/recovery.rs
+++ b/gui/src/app/state/recovery.rs
@@ -118,8 +118,13 @@ impl State for RecoveryPanel {
                     }
                 }
             },
+            // We add the new hws without dropping the reference of the previous ones.
             Message::ConnectedHardwareWallets(hws) => {
-                self.hws = hws;
+                for h in hws {
+                    if !self.hws.iter().any(|hw| hw.fingerprint == h.fingerprint) {
+                        self.hws.push(h);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             Message::Psbt(res) => match res {
                 Ok(psbt) => self.generated = Some(psbt),
diff --git a/gui/src/app/state/spend/detail.rs b/gui/src/app/state/spend/detail.rs
index fb578841..709a5a73 100644
--- a/gui/src/app/state/spend/detail.rs
+++ b/gui/src/app/state/spend/detail.rs
@@ -330,8 +330,13 @@ impl Action for SignAction {
                 Ok(()) => self.updated = true,
                 Err(e) => self.error = Some(e),
             },
+            // We add the new hws without dropping the reference of the previous ones.
             Message::ConnectedHardwareWallets(hws) => {
-                self.hws = hws;
+                for h in hws {
+                    if !self.hws.iter().any(|hw| hw.fingerprint == h.fingerprint) {
+                        self.hws.push(h);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             Message::View(view::Message::Reload) => {
                 return self.load(daemon);