diff --git a/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/SPV/SPVClient.swift b/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/SPV/SPVClient.swift
index 42cca1b7f9..c7aec28058 100644
--- a/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/SPV/SPVClient.swift
+++ b/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/SPV/SPVClient.swift
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ class SPVClient: @unchecked Sendable {
     func destroy() {
         dash_spv_ffi_client_destroy(client)
         dash_spv_ffi_config_destroy(config)
-        
+
         client = nil
         config = nil
     }
 
     // MARK: - Synchronization
 
-    func startSync() async throws {
+    func startSync() throws {
         let result = dash_spv_ffi_client_run(
             client
         )
diff --git a/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/Services/WalletService.swift b/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/Services/WalletService.swift
index 41f6050c74..78ade2d5c1 100644
--- a/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/Services/WalletService.swift
+++ b/packages/swift-sdk/Sources/SwiftDashSDK/Core/Services/WalletService.swift
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func print(_ items: Any..., separator: String = " ", terminator: String = "\n")
     Swift.print(output, terminator: terminator)
 }
 
-// DESIGN NOTE: This class feels like something that should be in the example app, 
+// DESIGN NOTE: This class feels like something that should be in the example app,
 // we, as sdk developers, provide the tools and ffi wrappers, but how to
-// use them depends on the sdk user, for example, by implementing the SPV event 
+// use them depends on the sdk user, for example, by implementing the SPV event
 // handlers, the user can decide what to do with the events, but if we implement them in the sdk
 // we are taking that decision for them, and maybe not all users want the same thing
 @MainActor
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
     @Published public var masternodesEnabled = true
     @Published public var lastSyncError: Error?
     @Published var network: AppNetwork
-    
+
     // Internal properties
     private var modelContainer: ModelContainer
-    
+
     // SPV Client and Wallet wrappers
     private var spvClient: SPVClient
     public private(set) var walletManager: CoreWalletManager
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
 
         let dataDir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first?.appendingPathComponent("SPV").appendingPathComponent(network.rawValue).path
 
-        // Ensure the data directory exists before initializing the SPV client
-        if let dataDir = dataDir {
-            try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: dataDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-        }
-
         // Create SPV client first with dummy handlers to obtain the wallet manager,
         // then destroy and recreate with real handlers that reference self.
         let dummyClient = try! SPVClient(
@@ -152,22 +147,17 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
         // Recreate the wallet manager with the new client
         self.walletManager = try! CoreWalletManager(spvClient: self.spvClient, modelContainer: modelContainer)
     }
-    
+
     deinit {
         spvClient.stopSync()
         spvClient.destroy()
     }
-    
+
     private func initializeNewSPVClient() {
       SDKLogger.log("Initializing SPV Client for \(self.self.network.rawValue)...", minimumLevel: .medium)
 
       let dataDir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first?.appendingPathComponent("SPV").appendingPathComponent(self.network.rawValue).path
 
-      // Ensure the data directory exists before initializing the SPV client
-      if let dataDir = dataDir {
-          try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: dataDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-      }
-
       // This ensures no memory leaks when creating a new client
       // and unlocks the storage in case we are about to use the same (we probably are)
       self.spvClient.destroy()
@@ -200,7 +190,7 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
 
       SDKLogger.log("WalletManager wrapper initialized successfully", minimumLevel: .medium)
     }
-    
+
     // MARK: - Trusted Mode / Masternode Sync
     public func setMasternodesEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
         masternodesEnabled = enabled
@@ -217,11 +207,11 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
 
     // MARK: - Sync Management
 
-    public func startSync() async {
+    public func startSync() {
         lastSyncError = nil
 
         do {
-            try await spvClient.startSync()
+            try spvClient.startSync()
         } catch {
             self.lastSyncError = error
             print("❌ Sync failed: \(error)")
@@ -232,7 +222,7 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
       // pausing and resuming is not supported so, the trick is the following,
       // stop the old client and create a new one in its initial state xd
       spvClient.stopSync()
-      
+
       self.initializeNewSPVClient()
     }
 
@@ -265,17 +255,17 @@ public class WalletService: ObservableObject {
 
     public func switchNetwork(to network: AppNetwork) async {
         guard network != self.network else { return }
-        
+
         print("=== WalletService.switchNetwork START ===")
         print("Switching from \(self.network.rawValue) to \(network.rawValue)")
-        
+
         self.network = network
 
         self.stopSync()
-        
+
         print("=== WalletService.switchNetwork END ===")
     }
-    
+
     // MARK: - SPV Event Handlers implementations
 
     internal final class SPVProgressUpdateEventHandlerImpl: SPVProgressUpdateEventHandler, Sendable {
diff --git a/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Core/Views/CoreContentView.swift b/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Core/Views/CoreContentView.swift
index 77dab8ee47..e681e2b888 100644
--- a/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Core/Views/CoreContentView.swift
+++ b/packages/swift-sdk/SwiftExampleApp/SwiftExampleApp/Core/Views/CoreContentView.swift
@@ -325,9 +325,7 @@ var body: some View {
     }
 
     private func startSync() {
-        Task {
-            await walletService.startSync()
-        }
+        walletService.startSync()
     }
 
     private func pauseSync() {