diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/Wallet.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/Wallet.qml
index 47b9d354d0..fdad664bf4 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/Wallet.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/Wallet.qml
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ Rectangle {
         Commerce.getWalletAuthenticatedStatus(); // before writing security image, ensures that salt/account password is set.
         Commerce.chooseSecurityImage(securityImagePath);
         Commerce.generateKeyPair();
+        followReferrer({ referrer: walletSetup.referrer });
     }
 
     function addLeadingZero(n) {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletSetup.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletSetup.qml
index eeecff9ad0..dc6ce45a74 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletSetup.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletSetup.qml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Item {
     property string activeView: "step_1";
     property string lastPage;
     property bool hasShownSecurityImageTip: false;
-    property string referrer;
+    property string referrer: '';
     property string keyFilePath;
     property date startingTimestamp;
     property string setupAttemptID;