diff --git a/basicswap/basicswap.py b/basicswap/basicswap.py
index 5333926..5613682 100644
--- a/basicswap/basicswap.py
+++ b/basicswap/basicswap.py
@@ -980,6 +980,8 @@ class BasicSwap(BaseApp):
             raise ValueError('Invalid swap type for PART_BLIND')
         if coin_from == Coins.PIVX and swap_type == SwapTypes.XMR_SWAP:
             raise ValueError('TODO: PIVX -> XMR')
+        if coin_from == Coins.DASH and swap_type == SwapTypes.XMR_SWAP:
+            raise ValueError('TODO: DASH -> XMR')
 
     def notify(self, event_type, event_data, session=None):
 
@@ -1497,7 +1499,7 @@ class BasicSwap(BaseApp):
         if expect_seedid is None:
             self.log.warning('Can\'t find expected wallet seed id for coin {}'.format(ci.coin_name()))
             return False
-        if expect_seedid == ci.getWalletSeedID():
+        if ci.checkExpectedSeed(expect_seedid):
             ci.setWalletSeedWarning(False)
             return True
         self.log.warning('Wallet for coin {} not derived from swap seed.'.format(ci.coin_name()))
diff --git a/basicswap/interface/btc.py b/basicswap/interface/btc.py
index e3cf450..d60b15d 100644
--- a/basicswap/interface/btc.py
+++ b/basicswap/interface/btc.py
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ class BTCInterface(CoinInterface):
     def getWalletSeedID(self):
         return self.rpc_callback('getwalletinfo')['hdseedid']
 
+    def checkExpectedSeed(self, expect_seedid):
+        return expect_seedid == self.getWalletSeedID()
+
     def getNewAddress(self, use_segwit, label='swap_receive'):
         args = [label]
         if use_segwit:
diff --git a/basicswap/interface/dash.py b/basicswap/interface/dash.py
index 67b8584..4597ecc 100644
--- a/basicswap/interface/dash.py
+++ b/basicswap/interface/dash.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from .btc import BTCInterface
 from basicswap.chainparams import Coins
+from mnemonic import Mnemonic
 
 
 class DASHInterface(BTCInterface):
@@ -15,7 +16,18 @@ class DASHInterface(BTCInterface):
         return Coins.DASH
 
     def initialiseWallet(self, key):
-        raise ValueError('Load seed with with -hdseed daemon argument')
+        words = Mnemonic('english').to_mnemonic(key)
+        self.rpc_callback('upgradetohd', [words, ])
+
+    def checkExpectedSeed(self, key_hash):
+        try:
+            rv = self.rpc_callback('dumphdinfo')
+            entropy = Mnemonic('english').to_entropy(rv['mnemonic'].split(' '))
+            entropy_hash = self.getAddressHashFromKey(entropy)[::-1].hex()
+            return entropy_hash == key_hash
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._log.warning('checkExpectedSeed failed: {}'.format(str(e)))
+        return False
 
     def withdrawCoin(self, value, addr_to, subfee):
         params = [addr_to, value, '', '', subfee]
diff --git a/bin/basicswap_prepare.py b/bin/basicswap_prepare.py
index 098674f..057304c 100755
--- a/bin/basicswap_prepare.py
+++ b/bin/basicswap_prepare.py
@@ -885,9 +885,6 @@ def initialise_wallets(particl_wallet_mnemonic, with_coins, data_dir, settings,
                         filename = coin_name + 'd' + ('.exe' if os.name == 'nt' else '')
                         coin_args = ['-nofindpeers', '-nostaking'] if c == Coins.PART else []
 
-                        if c == Coins.DASH:
-                            coin_args += ['-hdseed={}'.format(swap_client.getWalletKey(Coins.DASH, 1).hex())]
-
                         daemons.append(startDaemon(coin_settings['datadir'], coin_settings['bindir'], filename, daemon_args + coin_args))
                         swap_client.setDaemonPID(c, daemons[-1].pid)
                 swap_client.setCoinRunParams(c)
@@ -909,7 +906,7 @@ def initialise_wallets(particl_wallet_mnemonic, with_coins, data_dir, settings,
 
             for coin_name in with_coins:
                 c = swap_client.getCoinIdFromName(coin_name)
-                if c in (Coins.PART, Coins.DASH):
+                if c in (Coins.PART, ):
                     continue
                 swap_client.waitForDaemonRPC(c)
                 swap_client.initialiseWallet(c)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1c79fb8..bbc8f65 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Jinja2
 requests
 pycryptodome
 PySocks
+mnemonic
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1005d17..d21a0f7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
         "requests",
         "pycryptodome",
         "PySocks",
+        "mnemonic",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [
diff --git a/tests/basicswap/extended/test_dash.py b/tests/basicswap/extended/test_dash.py
index eaf7bd4..5a659d4 100644
--- a/tests/basicswap/extended/test_dash.py
+++ b/tests/basicswap/extended/test_dash.py
@@ -540,6 +540,15 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         json_rv = json.loads(post_json_req('http://127.0.0.1:{}/json/wallets/dash/withdraw'.format(TEST_HTTP_PORT + 0), post_json))
         assert (len(json_rv['txid']) == 64)
 
+    def test_09_initialise_wallet(self):
+        logging.info('---------- Test DASH initialiseWallet')
+
+        self.swap_clients[0].initialiseWallet(Coins.DASH, raise_errors=True)
+        assert self.swap_clients[0].checkWalletSeed(Coins.DASH) is True
+
+        pivx_addr = dashRpc('getnewaddress \"hd test\"')
+        assert pivx_addr == 'ybzWYJbZEhZai8kiKkTtPFKTuDNwhpiwac'
+
     def pass_99_delay(self):
         global stop_test
         logging.info('Delay')