diff --git a/src/lightning.rs b/src/lightning.rs
index 2d0f17e..f11d64b 100644
--- a/src/lightning.rs
+++ b/src/lightning.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ pub async fn pay_lightning(
 
         info!("Paying invoice {invoice}");
 
+        state
+            .payments
+            .add_payment(
+                x_forwarded_for,
+                invoice.amount_milli_satoshis().unwrap_or(0) / 1000,
+            )
+            .await;
+
         let response = lightning_client
             .send_payment_sync(lnrpc::SendRequest {
                 payment_request: invoice.to_string(),
@@ -121,13 +129,5 @@ pub async fn pay_lightning(
         response.payment_preimage
     };
 
-    state
-        .payments
-        .add_payment(
-            x_forwarded_for,
-            invoice.amount_milli_satoshis().unwrap_or(0) / 1000,
-        )
-        .await;
-
     Ok(hex::encode(payment_preimage))
 }
diff --git a/src/nostr_dms.rs b/src/nostr_dms.rs
index 0e25a51..d0e086d 100644
--- a/src/nostr_dms.rs
+++ b/src/nostr_dms.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,17 @@ async fn handle_event(event: Event, state: AppState) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Too many payments"));
             }
 
+            state
+                .payments
+                .add_payment(&event.pubkey.to_string(), amount.to_sat())
+                .await;
+
+            // track for address too
+            state
+                .payments
+                .add_payment(&address.to_string(), amount.to_sat())
+                .await;
+
             let resp = {
                 let mut wallet_client = state.lightning_client.clone();
                 info!("Sending {amount} to {address} from nostr dm");
@@ -204,17 +215,6 @@ async fn handle_event(event: Event, state: AppState) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 wallet_client.send_coins(req).await?.into_inner()
             };
 
-            state
-                .payments
-                .add_payment(&event.pubkey.to_string(), amount.to_sat())
-                .await;
-
-            // track for address too
-            state
-                .payments
-                .add_payment(&address.to_string(), amount.to_sat())
-                .await;
-
             let txid = resp.txid;
 
             info!("Sent onchain tx: {txid}");
diff --git a/src/onchain.rs b/src/onchain.rs
index e347f95..654e4ad 100644
--- a/src/onchain.rs
+++ b/src/onchain.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ pub async fn pay_onchain(
             anyhow::bail!("max amount is 1,000,000");
         }
 
+        state
+            .payments
+            .add_payment(x_forwarded_for, amount.to_sat())
+            .await;
+
+        // track for address too
+        state
+            .payments
+            .add_payment(&address.to_string(), amount.to_sat())
+            .await;
+
         let resp = {
             let mut wallet_client = state.lightning_client.clone();
             info!("Sending {amount} to {address}");
@@ -64,17 +75,6 @@ pub async fn pay_onchain(
             wallet_client.send_coins(req).await?.into_inner()
         };
 
-        state
-            .payments
-            .add_payment(x_forwarded_for, amount.to_sat())
-            .await;
-
-        // track for address too
-        state
-            .payments
-            .add_payment(&address.to_string(), amount.to_sat())
-            .await;
-
         OnchainResponse {
             txid: resp.txid,
             address: address.to_string(),