diff --git a/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/communication-client/WalletConnectCommunicationClient.ts b/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/communication-client/WalletConnectCommunicationClient.ts
index 1968cb756..16a15b533 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/communication-client/WalletConnectCommunicationClient.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-transport-walletconnect/src/communication-client/WalletConnectCommunicationClient.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class WalletConnectCommunicationClient extends CommunicationClient {
     let session = this.getSession()
     let publicKey: string | undefined
 
-    if (!session.sessionProperties) {
+    if (!session.namespaces.tezos.accounts?.length) {
       const fun = this.eventHandlers.get(ClientEvents.WC_ACK_NOTIFICATION)
       fun && fun()
       this.requestAccountNamespacePromise = new ExposedPromise()
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ export class WalletConnectCommunicationClient extends CommunicationClient {
       try {
         let session = await this.openSession(topic)
 
-        if (!session.sessionProperties) {
+        if (!session.namespaces.tezos.accounts?.length) {
           const fun = this.eventHandlers.get(ClientEvents.WC_ACK_NOTIFICATION)
           fun && fun()
           this.requestAccountNamespacePromise = new ExposedPromise()