diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js b/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
index 240a6ab47..b152effcc 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ module.exports = class txProviderUtils {
     txParams.gasLimit = normalize(txParams.gasLimit || txParams.gas)
     txParams.nonce = normalize(txParams.nonce)
     // build ethTx
+    log.info(`Prepared tx for signing: ${JSON.stringify(txParams)}`)
     const ethTx = new Transaction(txParams)
     return ethTx
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/conf-tx.js b/ui/app/conf-tx.js
index 0a59eee37..ed633553b 100644
--- a/ui/app/conf-tx.js
+++ b/ui/app/conf-tx.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const BN = ethUtil.BN
 const PendingTx = require('./components/pending-tx')
 const PendingMsg = require('./components/pending-msg')
 const PendingPersonalMsg = require('./components/pending-personal-msg')
+const Loading = require('./components/loading')
 
 module.exports = connect(mapStateToProps)(ConfirmTxScreen)
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ ConfirmTxScreen.prototype.render = function () {
   var isNotification = isPopupOrNotification() === 'notification'
 
   log.info(`rendering a combined ${unconfTxList.length} unconf msg & txs`)
-  if (unconfTxList.length === 0) return null
+  if (unconfTxList.length === 0) return h(Loading)
 
   return (
 
diff --git a/ui/app/reducers/app.js b/ui/app/reducers/app.js
index 136326301..7ea1e1d7c 100644
--- a/ui/app/reducers/app.js
+++ b/ui/app/reducers/app.js
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function reduceApp (state, action) {
     case actions.SHOW_CONF_TX_PAGE:
       return extend(appState, {
         currentView: {
-          name: pendingTxs ? 'confTx' : 'account-detail',
+          name: 'confTx',
           context: 0,
         },
         transForward: action.transForward,