diff --git a/lib/plugins.js b/lib/plugins.js
index 2dd90bc0..55c5c99c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.js
+++ b/lib/plugins.js
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ exports.fiatBalance = function fiatBalance (cryptoCode) {
   if (!deviceRate) return null
   var rawRate = deviceRate.rates.ask
   var commission = cachedConfig.exchanges.settings.commission
-  var lastBalance = lastBalances[cryptoCode]
+  var lastBalanceRec = lastBalances[cryptoCode]
+  var lastBalance = lastBalanceRec.balance
 
   if (!rawRate || !lastBalance) return null
 
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ exports.fiatBalance = function fiatBalance (cryptoCode) {
   var unitScale = new BigNumber(10).pow(coins[cryptoCode].unitScale)
   var fiatTransferBalance = lastBalance.div(unitScale).times(rate).div(lowBalanceMargin)
 
-  return fiatTransferBalance.round(3).toNumber()
+  return {timestamp: lastBalanceRec.timestamp, balance: fiatTransferBalance.round(3).toNumber()}
 }
 
 function processTxStatus (tx) {
@@ -508,8 +509,7 @@ function pollBalance (cryptoCode, cb) {
     }
 
     logger.debug('[%s] Balance update: %j', cryptoCode, balance)
-    balance.timestamp = Date.now()
-    lastBalances[cryptoCode] = new BigNumber(balance[cryptoCode])
+    lastBalances[cryptoCode] = {timestamp: Date.now(), balance: new BigNumber(balance[cryptoCode])}
 
     return cb && cb(null, lastBalances)
   })
@@ -557,12 +557,6 @@ exports.getDeviceRate = function getDeviceRate (cryptoCode) {
   return lastRate[deviceCurrency]
 }
 
-exports.getBalance = function getBalance (cryptoCode) {
-  var lastBalance = lastBalances[cryptoCode]
-
-  return lastBalance
-}
-
 /*
  * Trader functions
  */
@@ -709,9 +703,10 @@ function checkBalances () {
 
   var balances = []
   cryptoCodes.forEach(function (cryptoCode) {
-    var balance = exports.fiatBalance(cryptoCode)
-    if (!balance) return
-    var rec = {fiatBalance: balance, cryptoCode: cryptoCode, fiatCode: deviceCurrency}
+    var balanceRec = exports.fiatBalance(cryptoCode)
+    if (!balanceRec) return
+    var rec = {fiatBalance: balanceRec.balance, cryptoCode: cryptoCode,
+      fiatCode: deviceCurrency}
     balances.push(rec)
   })
 
diff --git a/lib/routes.js b/lib/routes.js
index 7d48e660..6e4f9d0b 100644
--- a/lib/routes.js
+++ b/lib/routes.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ module.exports = {
   getFingerprint: getFingerprint
 }
 
-var STALE_TICKER = 10 * 60 * 1000
-var STALE_BALANCE = 10 * 60 * 1000
+var STALE_TICKER = 3 * 60 * 1000
+var STALE_BALANCE = 3 * 60 * 1000
 
 var pids = {}
 var reboots = {}
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ function buildBalances () {
 
   var _balances = {}
   cryptoCodes.forEach(function (cryptoCode) {
-    var balance = plugins.fiatBalance(cryptoCode)
-    if (!balance) return logger.warn('No balance for ' + cryptoCode + ' yet')
-    if (Date.now() - balance.timestamp > STALE_BALANCE) return logger.warn('Stale balance for ' + cryptoCode)
-    _balances[cryptoCode] = balance
+    var balanceRec = plugins.fiatBalance(cryptoCode)
+    if (!balanceRec) return logger.warn('No balance for ' + cryptoCode + ' yet')
+    if (Date.now() - balanceRec.timestamp > STALE_BALANCE) return logger.warn('Stale balance for ' + cryptoCode)
+    _balances[cryptoCode] = balanceRec.balance
   })
 
   return _balances