diff --git a/src/wallet.rs b/src/wallet.rs
index f050d35dc6..2b4cf7685b 100644
--- a/src/wallet.rs
+++ b/src/wallet.rs
@@ -555,11 +555,29 @@ impl Wallet {
       });
     }
 
-    settings
+    match settings
       .bitcoin_rpc_client(Some(name.clone()))?
-      .call::<serde_json::Value>("importdescriptors", &[serde_json::to_value(descriptors)?])?;
-
-    Ok(())
+      .call::<serde_json::Value>(
+        "importdescriptors",
+        &[serde_json::to_value(descriptors.clone())?],
+      ) {
+      Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+      Err(bitcoincore_rpc::Error::JsonRpc(bitcoincore_rpc::jsonrpc::Error::Rpc(err)))
+        if err.code == -4 && err.message == "Wallet already loading." =>
+      {
+        // wallet loading
+        Ok(())
+      }
+      Err(bitcoincore_rpc::Error::JsonRpc(bitcoincore_rpc::jsonrpc::Error::Rpc(err)))
+        if err.code == -35 =>
+      {
+        // wallet already loaded
+        Ok(())
+      }
+      Err(err) => {
+        bail!("Failed to import descriptors for wallet {}: {err}", name)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn check_version(client: Client) -> Result<Client> {
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_constructor.rs b/src/wallet/wallet_constructor.rs
index d9d60fce5a..cdc559cda8 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_constructor.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_constructor.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,29 @@ impl WalletConstructor {
         Wallet::check_version(self.settings.bitcoin_rpc_client(Some(self.name.clone()))?)?;
 
       if !client.list_wallets()?.contains(&self.name) {
-        client.load_wallet(&self.name)?;
+        loop {
+          match client.load_wallet(&self.name) {
+            Ok(_) => {
+              break;
+            }
+            Err(bitcoincore_rpc::Error::JsonRpc(bitcoincore_rpc::jsonrpc::Error::Rpc(err)))
+              if err.code == -4 && err.message == "Wallet already loading." =>
+            {
+              // wallet loading
+              thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3));
+              continue;
+            }
+            Err(bitcoincore_rpc::Error::JsonRpc(bitcoincore_rpc::jsonrpc::Error::Rpc(err)))
+              if err.code == -35 =>
+            {
+              // wallet already loaded
+              break;
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+              bail!("Failed to load wallet {}: {err}", self.name);
+            }
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       if client.get_wallet_info()?.private_keys_enabled {