diff --git a/pages/wallets/index.js b/pages/wallets/index.js
index 78ac45a5..6acfd46e 100644
--- a/pages/wallets/index.js
+++ b/pages/wallets/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getGetServerSideProps } from '@/api/ssrApollo'
 import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap'
-import { useWallets, useTemplates, DndProvider, Status, useStatus } from '@/wallets/client/context'
+import { useWallets, useTemplates, DndProvider, KeyStatus, useWalletsLoading, useKeyError, useWalletsError } from '@/wallets/client/context'
 import { WalletCard, WalletLayout, WalletLayoutHeader, WalletLayoutLink, WalletLayoutSubHeader } from '@/wallets/client/components'
 import styles from '@/styles/wallet.module.css'
 import { usePassphrasePrompt, useShowPassphrase, useSetWalletPriorities } from '@/wallets/client/hooks'
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export const getServerSideProps = getGetServerSideProps({ authRequired: true })
 
 export default function Wallet () {
   const wallets = useWallets()
-  const status = useStatus()
+  const walletsLoading = useWalletsLoading()
+  const walletsError = useWalletsError()
+  const keyError = useKeyError()
   const [showWallets, setShowWallets] = useState(false)
   const templates = useTemplates()
   const showPassphrase = useShowPassphrase()
@@ -29,18 +31,20 @@ export default function Wallet () {
     }
   }, [wallets, templates, searchFilter])
 
-  if (status === Status.LOADING_WALLETS) {
+  if (keyError === KeyStatus.KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE) {
     return (
       <WalletLayout>
-        <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1 text-muted'>
-          <Moon className='spin fill-grey' height={28} width={28} />
-          <small className='d-block mt-3 text-muted'>loading wallets</small>
+        <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1'>
+          <span className='text-muted fw-bold my-1'>wallets unavailable</span>
+          <small className='d-block text-muted'>
+            this device does not support storage of cryptographic keys via IndexedDB
+          </small>
         </div>
       </WalletLayout>
     )
   }
 
-  if (status === Status.PASSPHRASE_REQUIRED) {
+  if (keyError === KeyStatus.WRONG_KEY) {
     return (
       <WalletLayout>
         <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1'>
@@ -55,33 +59,31 @@ export default function Wallet () {
     )
   }
 
-  if (status === Status.WALLETS_UNAVAILABLE) {
-    return (
-      <WalletLayout>
-        <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1'>
-          <span className='text-muted fw-bold my-1'>wallets unavailable</span>
-          <small className='d-block text-muted'>
-            this device does not support storage of cryptographic keys via IndexedDB
-          </small>
-        </div>
-      </WalletLayout>
-    )
-  }
-
-  if (status instanceof Error) {
+  if (walletsError) {
     return (
       <WalletLayout>
         <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1'>
           <span className='text-muted fw-bold my-1'>failed to load wallets</span>
           <small className='d-block text-muted'>
-            {status.message}
+            {walletsError.message}
           </small>
         </div>
       </WalletLayout>
     )
   }
 
-  if (status === Status.NO_WALLETS && !showWallets) {
+  if (walletsLoading) {
+    return (
+      <WalletLayout>
+        <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1 text-muted'>
+          <Moon className='spin fill-grey' height={28} width={28} />
+          <small className='d-block mt-3 text-muted'>loading wallets</small>
+        </div>
+      </WalletLayout>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (wallets.length === 0 && !showWallets) {
     return (
       <WalletLayout>
         <div className='py-5 text-center d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center flex-grow-1'>
diff --git a/wallets/client/context/hooks.js b/wallets/client/context/hooks.js
index aab7cda1..c9abc6ed 100644
--- a/wallets/client/context/hooks.js
+++ b/wallets/client/context/hooks.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   useWalletMigrationMutation, CryptoKeyRequiredError, useIsWrongKey
 } from '@/wallets/client/hooks'
 import { WalletConfigurationError } from '@/wallets/client/errors'
-import { SET_WALLETS, WRONG_KEY, KEY_MATCH, NO_KEY, useWalletsDispatch, WALLETS_QUERY_ERROR } from '@/wallets/client/context'
+import { SET_WALLETS, WRONG_KEY, KEY_MATCH, useWalletsDispatch, WALLETS_QUERY_ERROR, KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE } from '@/wallets/client/context'
 import { useIndexedDB } from '@/components/use-indexeddb'
 
 export function useServerWallets () {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function useKeyInit () {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (typeof window.indexedDB === 'undefined') {
-      dispatch({ type: NO_KEY })
+      dispatch({ type: KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE })
     } else if (wrongKey) {
       dispatch({ type: WRONG_KEY })
     } else {
diff --git a/wallets/client/context/provider.js b/wallets/client/context/provider.js
index 321e2e3d..3613bbdd 100644
--- a/wallets/client/context/provider.js
+++ b/wallets/client/context/provider.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createContext, useContext, useReducer } from 'react'
-import walletsReducer, { Status } from './reducer'
+import walletsReducer from './reducer'
 import { useServerWallets, useKeyCheck, useAutomatedRetries, useKeyInit, useWalletMigration } from './hooks'
 import { WebLnProvider } from '@/wallets/lib/protocols/webln'
 
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ export function useTemplates () {
   return templates
 }
 
-export function useLoading () {
-  const { status } = useContext(WalletsContext)
-  return status === Status.LOADING_WALLETS
+export function useWalletsLoading () {
+  const { walletsLoading } = useContext(WalletsContext)
+  return walletsLoading
 }
 
-export function useStatus () {
-  const { status } = useContext(WalletsContext)
-  return status
+export function useWalletsError () {
+  const { walletsError } = useContext(WalletsContext)
+  return walletsError
 }
 
 export function useWalletsDispatch () {
@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@ export function useKeyHash () {
   return keyHash
 }
 
+export function useKeyError () {
+  const { keyError } = useContext(WalletsContext)
+  return keyError
+}
+
 export default function WalletsProvider ({ children }) {
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(walletsReducer, {
-    status: Status.LOADING_WALLETS,
     wallets: [],
+    walletsLoading: true,
+    walletsError: null,
     templates: [],
     key: null,
-    keyHash: null
+    keyHash: null,
+    keyError: null
   })
 
   return (
diff --git a/wallets/client/context/reducer.js b/wallets/client/context/reducer.js
index 365c2475..27d2a1d5 100644
--- a/wallets/client/context/reducer.js
+++ b/wallets/client/context/reducer.js
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import { isTemplate, isWallet } from '@/wallets/lib/util'
 
-// states that dictate if we show a button or wallets on the wallets page
-export const Status = {
-  LOADING_WALLETS: 'LOADING_WALLETS',
-  NO_WALLETS: 'NO_WALLETS',
-  HAS_WALLETS: 'HAS_WALLETS',
-  PASSPHRASE_REQUIRED: 'PASSPHRASE_REQUIRED',
-  WALLETS_UNAVAILABLE: 'WALLETS_UNAVAILABLE'
+export const KeyStatus = {
+  KEY_MATCH: 'KEY_MATCH',
+  NO_KEY: 'NO_KEY',
+  WRONG_KEY: 'WRONG_KEY'
 }
 
 // wallet actions
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ export const SET_WALLETS = 'SET_WALLETS'
 export const SET_KEY = 'SET_KEY'
 export const WRONG_KEY = 'WRONG_KEY'
 export const KEY_MATCH = 'KEY_MATCH'
-export const NO_KEY = 'KEY_UNAVAILABLE'
+export const KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE = 'KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE'
 export const WALLETS_QUERY_ERROR = 'WALLETS_QUERY_ERROR'
 
 export default function reducer (state, action) {
@@ -28,7 +25,8 @@ export default function reducer (state, action) {
         .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
       return {
         ...state,
-        status: transitionStatus(action, state, wallets.length > 0 ? Status.HAS_WALLETS : Status.NO_WALLETS),
+        walletsLoading: false,
+        walletsError: null,
         wallets,
         templates
       }
@@ -36,7 +34,8 @@ export default function reducer (state, action) {
     case WALLETS_QUERY_ERROR:
       return {
         ...state,
-        status: transitionStatus(action, state, action.error)
+        walletsLoading: false,
+        walletsError: action.error
       }
     case SET_KEY:
       return {
@@ -47,32 +46,19 @@ export default function reducer (state, action) {
     case WRONG_KEY:
       return {
         ...state,
-        status: transitionStatus(action, state, Status.PASSPHRASE_REQUIRED)
+        keyError: KeyStatus.WRONG_KEY
       }
     case KEY_MATCH:
       return {
         ...state,
-        status: transitionStatus(action, state, state.wallets.length > 0 ? Status.HAS_WALLETS : Status.NO_WALLETS)
+        keyError: null
       }
-    case NO_KEY:
+    case KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE:
       return {
         ...state,
-        status: transitionStatus(action, state, Status.WALLETS_UNAVAILABLE)
+        keyError: KeyStatus.KEY_STORAGE_UNAVAILABLE
       }
     default:
       return state
   }
 }
-
-function transitionStatus ({ type }, { status: from }, to) {
-  switch (type) {
-    case SET_WALLETS: {
-      return (from instanceof Error || [Status.PASSPHRASE_REQUIRED, Status.WALLETS_UNAVAILABLE].includes(from)) ? from : to
-    }
-    case KEY_MATCH: {
-      return (from instanceof Error || from === Status.LOADING_WALLETS) ? from : to
-    }
-    default:
-      return to
-  }
-}
diff --git a/wallets/client/hooks/indicator.js b/wallets/client/hooks/indicator.js
index c9389679..53f4a832 100644
--- a/wallets/client/hooks/indicator.js
+++ b/wallets/client/hooks/indicator.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { useWallets, useLoading } from '@/wallets/client/context'
+import { useWallets, useWalletsLoading } from '@/wallets/client/context'
 
 export function useWalletIndicator () {
   const wallets = useWallets()
-  const loading = useLoading()
+  const loading = useWalletsLoading()
   return !loading && wallets.length === 0
 }
diff --git a/wallets/client/hooks/query.js b/wallets/client/hooks/query.js
index 9d2328f4..e5b27cb2 100644
--- a/wallets/client/hooks/query.js
+++ b/wallets/client/hooks/query.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { timeoutSignal } from '@/lib/time'
 import { WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
 import { useToast } from '@/components/toast'
 import { useMe } from '@/components/me'
-import { useWallets, useLoading as useWalletsLoading } from '@/wallets/client/context'
+import { useWallets, useWalletsLoading } from '@/wallets/client/context'
 
 export function useWalletsQuery () {
   const { me } = useMe()