diff --git a/gui/qt/installwizard.py b/gui/qt/installwizard.py
index 30234da87..e611b3e39 100644
--- a/gui/qt/installwizard.py
+++ b/gui/qt/installwizard.py
@@ -451,9 +451,12 @@ class InstallWizard(QDialog):
                 wallet = Wallet.from_multisig(key_list, password, self.storage)
 
             else:
-                self.storage.put('wallet_type', t)
+                self.storage.put('wallet_type', t, False)
+                # call the constructor to load the plugin (side effect)
+                Wallet(self.storage)
                 wallet = always_hook('installwizard_restore', self, self.storage)
                 if not wallet:
+                    util.print_error("no wallet")
                     return
 
             # create first keys offline