diff --git a/pages/[profileAddress]/send.vue b/pages/[profileAddress]/send.vue
index 07a4666b..b4140f14 100644
--- a/pages/[profileAddress]/send.vue
+++ b/pages/[profileAddress]/send.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const { isLoadedApp, isConnected } = storeToRefs(useAppStore())
 const { setStatus, clearSend } = useSendStore()
 const { showModal } = useModal()
 const { formatMessage } = useIntl()
-const { sendTransaction, getBalance, contract } = useWeb3(PROVIDERS.INJECTED)
+const { sendTransaction, contract } = useWeb3(PROVIDERS.INJECTED)
 const assetRepository = useRepo(AssetRepository)
 
 onMounted(() => {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const handleSend = async () => {
       } as TransactionConfig
 
       await sendTransaction(transaction)
-      await updateLyxBalance()
+      await updateLyxBalance(connectedProfile.value?.address)
     } else {
       // custom token transfer
       switch (asset.value?.standard) {
@@ -160,15 +160,6 @@ const handleSend = async () => {
     })
   }
 }
-
-const updateLyxBalance = async () => {
-  assertString(connectedProfile.value?.address)
-  const balance = await getBalance(connectedProfile.value.address)
-
-  useRepo(ProfileModel)
-    .where('address', connectedProfile.value.address)
-    .update({ balance })
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/utils/fetchLsp3Profile.ts b/utils/fetchLsp3Profile.ts
index 4f95db25..4e162ade 100644
--- a/utils/fetchLsp3Profile.ts
+++ b/utils/fetchLsp3Profile.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const fetchLsp3Profile = async (
     lsp3Profile.backgroundImage &&
     (await getAndConvertImage(lsp3Profile.backgroundImage, 800))
 
-  const { getBalance } = useWeb3(PROVIDERS.RPC) // TODO move balance out so it's always fetched
+  const { getBalance } = useWeb3(PROVIDERS.RPC)
   const balance = await getBalance(profileAddress)
 
   const profileImageId =
diff --git a/utils/fetchProfile.ts b/utils/fetchProfile.ts
index 6a974047..936444b3 100644
--- a/utils/fetchProfile.ts
+++ b/utils/fetchProfile.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export const fetchProfile = async (profileAddress: Address) => {
   const storeProfile = profileRepo.getProfileAndImages(profileAddress)
 
   if (storeProfile) {
+    // refetch LYX balance for cached profile in case it has changed
+    await updateLyxBalance(profileAddress)
     return
   }
 
diff --git a/utils/updateLyxBalance.ts b/utils/updateLyxBalance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cc4174e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/updateLyxBalance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const updateLyxBalance = async (profileAddress?: Address) => {
+  const { getBalance } = useWeb3(PROVIDERS.RPC)
+  assertString(profileAddress)
+  const balance = await getBalance(profileAddress)
+
+  useRepo(ProfileModel).where('address', profileAddress).update({ balance })
+}