diff --git a/include/bat/ledger/ledger_callback_handler.h b/include/bat/ledger/ledger_callback_handler.h
index b3f2a1071ad9..c10d981590e3 100644
--- a/include/bat/ledger/ledger_callback_handler.h
+++ b/include/bat/ledger/ledger_callback_handler.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ namespace ledger {
 LEDGER_EXPORT enum Result {
   OK = 0,
   ERROR = 1,
+  NO_PUBLISHER_STATE = 2,
+  NO_LEDGER_STATE = 3,
+  INVALID_PUBLISHER_STATE = 4,
+  INVALID_LEDGER_STATE = 5,
   // some more useful result codes should go here
 };
 
diff --git a/src/bat_client.cc b/src/bat_client.cc
index 5653baacde46..a6f6d0195a57 100644
--- a/src/bat_client.cc
+++ b/src/bat_client.cc
@@ -50,14 +50,17 @@ std::string BatClient::buildURL(const std::string& path, const std::string& pref
   return url + prefix + path;
 }
 
-void BatClient::loadState(const std::string& data) {
+bool BatClient::loadState(const std::string& data) {
   braveledger_bat_helper::CLIENT_STATE_ST state;
-  braveledger_bat_helper::loadFromJson(state, data.c_str());
+  if (!braveledger_bat_helper::loadFromJson(state, data.c_str()))
+    return false;
+
 
   LOG(ERROR) << "!!!bat address == " << state.walletInfo_.addressBAT_;
   LOG(ERROR) << "!!!card address == " << state.walletInfo_.addressCARD_ID_;
 
   state_.reset(new braveledger_bat_helper::CLIENT_STATE_ST(state));
+  return true;
 }
 
 void BatClient::registerPersona() {
diff --git a/src/bat_client.h b/src/bat_client.h
index 679bb36a386e..57d98a263359 100644
--- a/src/bat_client.h
+++ b/src/bat_client.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class BatClient {
   explicit BatClient(bat_ledger::LedgerImpl* ledger);
   ~BatClient();
 
-  void loadState(const std::string& data);
+  bool loadState(const std::string& data);
   void registerPersona();
   void requestCredentialsCallback(bool result, const std::string& response);
   void registerPersonaCallback(bool result, const std::string& response);
diff --git a/src/bat_publishers.cc b/src/bat_publishers.cc
index d31d5ddc6326..f87d8abb7648 100644
--- a/src/bat_publishers.cc
+++ b/src/bat_publishers.cc
@@ -285,11 +285,14 @@ void BatPublishers::saveState() {
   ledger_->SavePublisherState(data, this);
 }
 
-void BatPublishers::loadState(const std::string& data) {
+bool BatPublishers::loadState(const std::string& data) {
   braveledger_bat_helper::PUBLISHER_STATE_ST state;
-  braveledger_bat_helper::loadFromJson(state, data.c_str());
+  if (!braveledger_bat_helper::loadFromJson(state, data.c_str()))
+    return false;
+
   state_.reset(new braveledger_bat_helper::PUBLISHER_STATE_ST(state));
   calcScoreConsts();
+  return true;
 }
 
 void BatPublishers::OnPublisherStateSaved(ledger::Result result) {
diff --git a/src/bat_publishers.h b/src/bat_publishers.h
index 5faf5b365975..60f80d3257d5 100644
--- a/src/bat_publishers.h
+++ b/src/bat_publishers.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BatPublishers : public ledger::LedgerCallbackHandler {
 
   ~BatPublishers() override;
 
-  void loadState(const std::string& data);
+  bool loadState(const std::string& data);
 
   void saveVisit(const ledger::VisitData& visit_data, const uint64_t& duration);
 
diff --git a/src/ledger_impl.cc b/src/ledger_impl.cc
index 101fce954880..8ff63c19ed2c 100644
--- a/src/ledger_impl.cc
+++ b/src/ledger_impl.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LedgerImpl::~LedgerImpl() {
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::Initialize() {
-  LoadPublisherState(this);
+  LoadLedgerState(this);
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::CreateWallet() {
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ void LedgerImpl::OnBackground(uint32_t tab_id, const uint64_t& current_time) {
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::OnMediaStart(uint32_t tab_id, const uint64_t& current_time) {
-  // TODO 
+  // TODO
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::OnMediaStop(uint32_t tab_id, const uint64_t& current_time) {
-  // TODO 
+  // TODO
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::OnXHRLoad(uint32_t tab_id, const std::string& url) {
-  // TODO 
+  // TODO
   //LOG(ERROR) << "!!!LedgerImpl::OnXHRLoad " << url;
 }
 
@@ -123,10 +123,15 @@ void LedgerImpl::LoadLedgerState(ledger::LedgerCallbackHandler* handler) {
 
 void LedgerImpl::OnLedgerStateLoaded(ledger::Result result,
                                         const std::string& data) {
-  if (result == ledger::Result::OK)
-    bat_client_->loadState(data);
+  if (result == ledger::Result::OK) {
+    if (!bat_client_->loadState(data)) {
+      OnWalletInitialized(ledger::Result::INVALID_LEDGER_STATE);
+    }
+  } else {
+    OnWalletInitialized(result);
+  }
 
-  OnWalletInitialized(result);
+  LoadPublisherState(this);
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::LoadPublisherState(ledger::LedgerCallbackHandler* handler) {
@@ -135,13 +140,13 @@ void LedgerImpl::LoadPublisherState(ledger::LedgerCallbackHandler* handler) {
 
 void LedgerImpl::OnPublisherStateLoaded(ledger::Result result,
                                         const std::string& data) {
-  if (result != ledger::Result::OK) {
-    OnWalletInitialized(result);
-    return;
+  if (result == ledger::Result::OK) {
+    if (!bat_publishers_->loadState(data)) {
+      result = ledger::Result::INVALID_PUBLISHER_STATE;
+    }
   }
 
-  bat_publishers_->loadState(data);
-  LoadLedgerState(this);
+  OnWalletInitialized(result);
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::SaveLedgerState(const std::string& data) {