diff --git a/src/gui/views/network/connections.rs b/src/gui/views/network/connections.rs
index 35d282b..82e94eb 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/network/connections.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/network/connections.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ impl ConnectionsContent {
                         let error = Url::parse(self.ext_node_url_edit.as_str()).is_err();
                         self.ext_node_url_error = error;
                         if !error {
-                            // Save external connection.
                             let url = self.ext_node_url_edit.to_owned();
                             let secret = if self.ext_node_secret_edit.is_empty() {
                                 None
@@ -340,13 +339,14 @@ impl ConnectionsContent {
                                 Some(self.ext_node_secret_edit.to_owned())
                             };
 
-                            // Update or create new connections.
+                            // Update or create new connection.
                             let mut ext_conn = ExternalConnection::new(url, secret);
+                            ext_conn.check_conn_availability();
                             if let Some(id) = self.ext_conn_id_edit {
                                 ext_conn.id = id;
                             }
-                            ConnectionsConfig::add_ext_conn(ext_conn);
                             self.ext_conn_id_edit = None;
+                            ConnectionsConfig::add_ext_conn(ext_conn);
 
                             // Close modal.
                             cb.hide_keyboard();
diff --git a/src/wallet/connections/external.rs b/src/wallet/connections/external.rs
index 9108223..5386d89 100644
--- a/src/wallet/connections/external.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/connections/external.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl ExternalConnection {
     pub const DEFAULT_MAIN_URL: &'static str = "https://grinnode.live:3413";
 
     /// External connections availability check delay.
-    const AVAILABILITY_CHECK_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(10 * 1000);
+    const AV_CHECK_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(60 * 1000);
 
     /// Create default external connection.
     pub fn default_main() -> Self {
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ impl ExternalConnection {
     }
 
     /// Check connection availability.
-    fn check_conn_availability(&self) {
+    pub fn check_conn_availability(&self) {
         // Check every connection at separate thread.
         let conn = self.clone();
         std::thread::spawn(move || {
             let url = url::Url::parse(conn.url.as_str()).unwrap();
             if let Ok(addr) = url.socket_addrs(|| None) {
-                match std::net::TcpStream::connect_timeout(&addr[0], Self::AVAILABILITY_CHECK_DELAY) {
+                match std::net::TcpStream::connect_timeout(&addr[0], Self::AV_CHECK_DELAY) {
                     Ok(_) => {
                         ConnectionsConfig::update_ext_conn_availability(conn.id, true);
                     }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl ExternalConnection {
                 }
 
                 // Pause checking for delay value.
-                std::thread::sleep(Self::AVAILABILITY_CHECK_DELAY);
+                std::thread::sleep(Self::AV_CHECK_DELAY);
             }
         });
     }