diff --git a/packages/mesh-wallet/src/mesh/index.ts b/packages/mesh-wallet/src/mesh/index.ts
index 13e717f12..419c954c3 100644
--- a/packages/mesh-wallet/src/mesh/index.ts
+++ b/packages/mesh-wallet/src/mesh/index.ts
@@ -605,7 +605,9 @@ export class MeshWallet implements IWallet {
    * @param addressType - the type of address to fetch UTXOs from (default: payment)
    * @returns an Address object
    */
-  getUsedAddress(addressType: GetAddressType = "payment"): Address {
+  async getUsedAddress(addressType: GetAddressType = "payment"): Promise<Address> {
+    await this.init();
+
     if (this.addresses.baseAddressBech32 && addressType === "payment") {
       return toAddress(this.addresses.baseAddressBech32);
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/mesh-wallet/test/mesh.test.ts b/packages/mesh-wallet/test/mesh.test.ts
index e722d0802..122598efb 100644
--- a/packages/mesh-wallet/test/mesh.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mesh-wallet/test/mesh.test.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe("MeshWallet", () => {
   });
 
   it("getUsedAddress", async () => {
-    const address = wallet.getUsedAddress();
+    const address = await wallet.getUsedAddress();
     expect(address.toBech32()).toEqual(
       "addr_test1qpvx0sacufuypa2k4sngk7q40zc5c4npl337uusdh64kv0uafhxhu32dys6pvn6wlw8dav6cmp4pmtv7cc3yel9uu0nq93swx9",
     );