diff --git a/liana-gui/src/launcher.rs b/liana-gui/src/launcher.rs
index c4661e56..eca793e3 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/launcher.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/launcher.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ impl Launcher {
                 if let State::Wallets { wallets, .. } = &self.state {
                     let wallet_datadir = self.datadir_path.network_directory(self.network);
                     let config_path = wallet_datadir.path().join(app::config::DEFAULT_FILE_NAME);
-                    let internal_bitcoind = if let Ok(cfg) = app::Config::from_file(&config_path) {
+                    let internal_bitcoind = if wallets[i].start_internal_bitcoind.is_some() {
+                        wallets[i].start_internal_bitcoind
+                    } else if let Ok(cfg) = app::Config::from_file(&config_path) {
                         Some(cfg.start_internal_bitcoind)
                     } else {
                         None
diff --git a/liana-gui/src/loader.rs b/liana-gui/src/loader.rs
index 079a0de2..0267ad88 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/loader.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/loader.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl Loader {
     ) -> Task<Message> {
         match res {
             Ok((daemon, info)) => {
-                if self.gui_config.start_internal_bitcoind {
+                if self.start_bitcoind() {
                     warn!("Lianad is external, gui will not start internal bitcoind");
                 }
                 return self.maybe_skip_syncing(daemon, info);