diff --git a/wallet/chainntfns.go b/wallet/chainntfns.go
index edad9e987f..96d479c49c 100644
--- a/wallet/chainntfns.go
+++ b/wallet/chainntfns.go
@@ -480,7 +480,9 @@ func birthdaySanityCheck(chainConn chainConn,
 
 	// Otherwise, we'll attempt to locate a better one now that we have
 	// access to the chain.
-	newBirthdayBlock, err := locateBirthdayBlock(chainConn, birthdayTimestamp)
+	// To be on the safe side, scan 2 days past of the actual timestamp.
+	bday := birthdayTimestamp.Add(48 * time.Hour)
+	newBirthdayBlock, err := locateBirthdayBlock(chainConn, bday)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.go b/wallet/wallet.go
index 3b3e5c7ec1..12e05314fa 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet/wallet.go
@@ -371,10 +371,11 @@ func (w *Wallet) syncWithChain(birthdayStamp *waddrmgr.BlockStamp) error {
 
 	// If we've yet to find our birthday block, we'll do so now.
 	if birthdayStamp == nil {
-		var err error
-		birthdayStamp, err = locateBirthdayBlock(
-			chainClient, w.Manager.Birthday(),
-		)
+
+		// To be on the safe side, scan 2 days past of the actual
+		// timestamp.
+		bday := w.Manager.Birthday().Add(48 * time.Hour)
+		birthdayStamp, err = locateBirthdayBlock(chainClient, bday)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to locate birthday block: %v",
 				err)