diff --git a/src/actions/voting.js b/src/actions/voting.js
index 670da839c..bcb4e9053 100644
--- a/src/actions/voting.js
+++ b/src/actions/voting.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { vote } from '../utils/api/delegate';
 import { transactionAdded } from './transactions';
 import { errorAlertDialogDisplayed } from './dialog';
 import Fees from '../constants/fees';
-import { SYNC_ACTIVE_INTERVAL } from '../constants/api';
 
 /**
  * Add pending variable to the list of voted delegates and list of unvoted delegates
@@ -46,11 +45,6 @@ export const votePlaced = ({ activePeer, account, votedList, unvotedList, second
         fee: Fees.vote,
         type: 3,
       }));
-
-      // fire second action
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        dispatch(clearVoteLists());
-      }, SYNC_ACTIVE_INTERVAL);
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       const text = error && error.message ? `${error.message}.` : 'An error occurred while placing your vote.';
diff --git a/src/actions/voting.test.js b/src/actions/voting.test.js
index 4ca6b18c4..1b3abc430 100644
--- a/src/actions/voting.test.js
+++ b/src/actions/voting.test.js
@@ -104,16 +104,6 @@ describe('actions: voting', () => {
       expect(dispatch).to.have.been.calledWith(transactionAdded(expectedAction));
     });
 
-    it('should dispatch clearVoteLists action if resolved', () => {
-      delegateApiMock.returnsPromise().resolves({ transactionId: '15626650747375562521' });
-      const clock = sinon.useFakeTimers();
-
-      actionFunction(dispatch);
-      clock.tick(10000);
-      expect(dispatch).to.have.property('callCount', 3);
-      clock.restore();
-    });
-
     it('should dispatch errorAlertDialogDisplayed action if caught', () => {
       delegateApiMock.returnsPromise().rejects({ message: 'sample message' });
 
diff --git a/src/store/middlewares/account.js b/src/store/middlewares/account.js
index 33628e478..788a80d64 100644
--- a/src/store/middlewares/account.js
+++ b/src/store/middlewares/account.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { getAccountStatus, getAccount, transactions } from '../../utils/api/acco
 import { accountUpdated, accountLoggedIn } from '../../actions/account';
 import { transactionsUpdated } from '../../actions/transactions';
 import { activePeerUpdate } from '../../actions/peers';
+import { clearVoteLists } from '../../actions/voting';
 import actionTypes from '../../constants/actions';
 import { fetchAndUpdateForgedBlocks } from '../../actions/forging';
 import { getDelegate } from '../../utils/api/delegate';
@@ -37,9 +38,17 @@ const updateAccountData = (store) => { // eslint-disable-line
   });
 };
 
+const getRecentTransactionOfType = (transactionsList, type) => (
+  transactionsList.filter(transaction => (
+    transaction.type === type &&
+    // limit the number of confirmations to 5 to not fire each time there is another new transaction
+    // theoretically even less then 5, but just to be on the safe side
+    transaction.confirmations < 5))[0]
+);
+
 const delegateRegistration = (store, action) => {
-  const delegateRegistrationTx = action.data.confirmed.filter(
-    transaction => transaction.type === transactionTypes.registerDelegate)[0];
+  const delegateRegistrationTx = getRecentTransactionOfType(
+    action.data.confirmed, transactionTypes.registerDelegate);
   const state = store.getState();
 
   if (delegateRegistrationTx) {
@@ -51,6 +60,15 @@ const delegateRegistration = (store, action) => {
   }
 };
 
+const votePlaced = (store, action) => {
+  const voteTransaction = getRecentTransactionOfType(
+    action.data.confirmed, transactionTypes.vote);
+
+  if (voteTransaction) {
+    store.dispatch(clearVoteLists());
+  }
+};
+
 const accountMiddleware = store => next => (action) => {
   next(action);
   switch (action.type) {
@@ -59,6 +77,7 @@ const accountMiddleware = store => next => (action) => {
       break;
     case actionTypes.transactionsUpdated:
       delegateRegistration(store, action);
+      votePlaced(store, action);
       break;
     default: break;
   }
diff --git a/src/store/middlewares/account.test.js b/src/store/middlewares/account.test.js
index 894f7a701..05e37a2f9 100644
--- a/src/store/middlewares/account.test.js
+++ b/src/store/middlewares/account.test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as accountApi from '../../utils/api/account';
 import * as delegateApi from '../../utils/api/delegate';
 import actionTypes from '../../constants/actions';
 import transactionTypes from '../../constants/transactionTypes';
+import { clearVoteLists } from '../../actions/voting';
 
 describe('Account middleware', () => {
   let store;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ describe('Account middleware', () => {
     data: {
       confirmed: [{
         type: transactionTypes.registerDelegate,
+        confirmations: 1,
       }],
     },
   };
@@ -104,5 +106,11 @@ describe('Account middleware', () => {
 
     delegateApiMock.restore();
   });
+
+  it(`should dispatch clearVoteLists action on ${actionTypes.transactionsUpdated} action if action.data.confirmed contains delegateRegistration transactions`, () => {
+    transactionsUpdatedAction.data.confirmed[0].type = transactionTypes.vote;
+    middleware(store)(next)(transactionsUpdatedAction);
+    expect(store.dispatch).to.have.been.calledWith(clearVoteLists());
+  });
 });