diff --git a/packages/app-runtime/src/multiAccount/MultiAccountController.ts b/packages/app-runtime/src/multiAccount/MultiAccountController.ts
index c8a0eef5f..55728c7ec 100644
--- a/packages/app-runtime/src/multiAccount/MultiAccountController.ts
+++ b/packages/app-runtime/src/multiAccount/MultiAccountController.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,16 @@ export class MultiAccountController {
 
         this._log.trace(`Initializing AccountController for local account ${id}...`);
         const accountController = new AccountController(this.transport, db, this.transport.config);
-        await accountController.init();
+
+        await accountController.init().catch((error) => {
+            if (error instanceof CoreError && TransportCoreErrors.general.accountControllerInitialSyncFailed().equals(error)) {
+                this._log.error(`Initial sync of AccountController for local account ${id} failed.`, error);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            throw error;
+        });
+
         this._log.trace(`AccountController for local account ${id} initialized.`);
 
         this._openAccounts[localAccount.id.toString()] = accountController;
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/core/TransportCoreErrors.ts b/packages/transport/src/core/TransportCoreErrors.ts
index 15a6db820..4c96e5139 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/core/TransportCoreErrors.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/src/core/TransportCoreErrors.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ class General {
     public invalidTruncatedReference() {
         return new CoreError("error.transport.files.invalidTruncatedReference", "invalid truncated reference");
     }
+
+    public accountControllerInitialSyncFailed() {
+        return new CoreError("error.transport.accountControllerInitialSyncFailed", "The initial sync of the AccountController failed.");
+    }
 }
 
 export class TransportCoreErrors {
diff --git a/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts b/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts
index d535b1324..3286d03e9 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/src/modules/accounts/AccountController.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ export class AccountController {
             await this.syncDatawallet();
             await this.devices.update(device!);
         }
-        await this.syncDatawallet();
+
+        await this.syncDatawallet().catch(() => {
+            throw TransportCoreErrors.general.accountControllerInitialSyncFailed();
+        });
 
         return this;
     }