diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/payment/payment.js b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/payment/payment.js
index 1459083c1..2056fcfeb 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/payment/payment.js
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/payment/payment.js
@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ async function payment(path) {
         this.showChecking = true
         try {
           if (!this.serialSignerRef.isConnected()) {
-            const portOpen = await this.serialSignerRef.openSerialPort()
-            if (!portOpen) return
+            this.$q.notify({
+              type: 'warning',
+              message: 'Please connect to a Signing device first!',
+              timeout: 10000
+            })
+            return
           }
           if (!this.serialSignerRef.isAuthenticated()) {
             await this.serialSignerRef.hwwShowPasswordDialog()
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html
index bd8378f65..eb3a44904 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/serial-signer/serial-signer.html
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
         <div class="row q-mt-lg">
           <div class="col-12">
             <q-badge class="text-subtitle2" color="yellow" text-color="black">
-              <span>Confirm on the hardware device also.</span>
+              <span>Confirm then check the Hardware Device.</span>
             </q-badge>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/wallet-list/wallet-list.js b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/wallet-list/wallet-list.js
index adc82b3e8..c545ed2e6 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/wallet-list/wallet-list.js
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/watchonly/static/components/wallet-list/wallet-list.js
@@ -255,8 +255,12 @@ async function walletList(path) {
       getXpubFromDevice: async function () {
         try {
           if (!this.serialSignerRef.isConnected()) {
-            const portOpen = await this.serialSignerRef.openSerialPort()
-            if (!portOpen) return
+            this.$q.notify({
+              type: 'warning',
+              message: 'Please connect to a hardware Device first!',
+              timeout: 10000
+            })
+            return
           }
           if (!this.serialSignerRef.isAuthenticated()) {
             await this.serialSignerRef.hwwShowPasswordDialog()