diff --git a/src/firsttimewizard.cpp b/src/firsttimewizard.cpp
index 52fdff3..3ca417b 100644
--- a/src/firsttimewizard.cpp
+++ b/src/firsttimewizard.cpp
@@ -66,17 +66,20 @@ NewOrRestorePage::NewOrRestorePage(FirstTimeWizard *parent) : QWizardPage(parent
 }
 
 NewSeedPage::NewSeedPage(FirstTimeWizard *parent) : QWizardPage(parent) {
+    this->parent = parent;
+    
     setTitle("Your new wallet");
 
     QWidget* pageWidget = new QWidget();
-    Ui_NewSeedForm form;
     form.setupUi(pageWidget);
 
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
     layout->addWidget(pageWidget);
     
     setLayout(layout);
+}
 
+void NewSeedPage::initializePage() {
     // Call the library to create a new wallet.
     char* resp = litelib_initialize_new(parent->dangerous, parent->server.toStdString().c_str());
     QString reply = litelib_process_response(resp);
@@ -112,11 +115,21 @@ RestoreSeedPage::RestoreSeedPage(FirstTimeWizard *parent) : QWizardPage(parent)
     setTitle("Restore wallet from seed");
 
     QWidget* pageWidget = new QWidget();
-    Ui_RestoreSeedForm form;
     form.setupUi(pageWidget);
 
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
     layout->addWidget(pageWidget);
     
     setLayout(layout);
+}
+
+bool RestoreSeedPage::validatePage() {
+    // 1. Validate that we do have 24 words
+    QString seed = form.txtSeed->toPlainText();
+    if (seed.trimmed().split(QRegExp("[ \n\r]+")).length() != 24) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Failed to restore wallet"), 
+            tr("Zecwallet needs 24 words to restore wallet"),
+            QMessageBox::Ok);
+        return false;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/firsttimewizard.h b/src/firsttimewizard.h
index 830fe42..8f894d7 100644
--- a/src/firsttimewizard.h
+++ b/src/firsttimewizard.h
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "precompiled.h"
 
+#include "ui_newseed.h"
+#include "ui_restoreseed.h"
+
 class FirstTimeWizard: public QWizard
 {
 public:
@@ -35,14 +38,24 @@ public:
 class NewSeedPage: public QWizardPage {
 public:
     NewSeedPage(FirstTimeWizard* parent);
+
 protected:
-    bool validatePage();    
+    virtual void initializePage();
+    virtual bool validatePage();    
+
+private:
+    FirstTimeWizard* parent;
+    Ui_NewSeedForm form;    
 };
 
 
 class RestoreSeedPage: public QWizardPage {
 public:
     RestoreSeedPage(FirstTimeWizard* parent);
+protected:
+    bool validatePage();
+private:
+    Ui_RestoreSeedForm form;
 };