diff --git a/src/blockchain/wallet.js b/src/blockchain/wallet.js
index 4b63913..a96bb07 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/wallet.js
+++ b/src/blockchain/wallet.js
@@ -85,15 +85,31 @@ export async function connectWallet() {
   // eth_getaccounts
 }
 
+const pendingOrders = []
 
-export function pendOrder(order) {
+export async function pendOrder(order) {
   console.log('order', JSON.stringify(order))
   const s = useStore()
-  const vault = s.vault;
-  if(vault === null ) {
-    console.error('vault was null during pendOrder')
-    return
+  const signer = await s.provider.getSigner()
+  if (!s.vaults.length) {
+    pendingOrders.push(order)
+    const owner = await signer.getAddress();
+    socket.emit('ensureVault', s.chainId, owner, 0)
   }
+  else {
+    const vault = s.vaults[0];
+    pendOrderAsTransaction(vault, order)
+  }
+}
+
+
+export function flushOrders(vault) {
+  for( const order of pendingOrders )
+    pendOrderAsTransaction(vault, order)
+}
+
+
+function pendOrderAsTransaction(vault, order) {
   pendTransaction(async (signer)=> {
     const contract = contractOrNull(vault, vaultAbi, signer)
     if( contract === null ) {
@@ -139,10 +155,6 @@ export async function asyncFlushTransactions() {
     console.log('signer denied')
     return
   }
-  if (!s.vaults.length) {
-    socket.emit('ensureVault', s.chainId, await signer.getAddress(), 0)
-    return
-  }
   for (const sender of senders)
     doSendTransaction(sender, signer)
 }
@@ -168,10 +180,3 @@ function doSendTransaction(sender, signer) {
     }
   })
 }
-
-socket.on('vaults', (vaults)=>{
-  const s = useStore()
-  console.log('vaults', vaults)
-  s.vaults = vaults
-  flushTransactions()
-})
diff --git a/src/socket.js b/src/socket.js
index b8e75a0..d2f2365 100644
--- a/src/socket.js
+++ b/src/socket.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {io} from "socket.io-client";
 import {useStore} from "@/store/store.js";
-import {onChainChanged} from "@/blockchain/wallet.js";
+import {flushOrders, onChainChanged} from "@/blockchain/wallet.js";
 import {ethers} from "ethers";
 
 export const socket = io(import.meta.env.VITE_WS_URL || undefined, {transports: ["websocket"]})
@@ -39,3 +39,13 @@ socket.on('vb', async (vault, balances) => {
     s.$patch({vaultBalances:vb})
     console.log('vault balances', vault, vb)
 })
+
+socket.on('vaults', (vaults)=>{
+    const s = useStore()
+    console.log('vaults', vaults)
+    s.vaults = vaults
+    if( vaults.length ) {
+        const vault = vaults[0]
+        flushOrders(vault)
+    }
+})