diff --git a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/BlocktankRepo.kt b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/BlocktankRepo.kt
index 43f123ab4..9b8dc83c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/BlocktankRepo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/repositories/BlocktankRepo.kt
@@ -20,13 +20,17 @@ import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableList
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineStart
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.async
+import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.currentCoroutineContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.filterIsInstance
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
@@ -37,7 +41,10 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.update
 import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeoutOrNull
+import org.lightningdevkit.ldknode.Bolt11Invoice
 import org.lightningdevkit.ldknode.ChannelDetails
+import org.lightningdevkit.ldknode.Event
 import to.bitkit.async.ServiceQueue
 import to.bitkit.data.CacheStore
 import to.bitkit.di.BgDispatcher
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ import to.bitkit.ext.calculateRemoteBalance
 import to.bitkit.ext.nowTimestamp
 import to.bitkit.models.BlocktankBackupV1
 import to.bitkit.models.EUR
+import to.bitkit.models.msatCeilOf
 import to.bitkit.services.CoreService
 import to.bitkit.services.LightningService
 import to.bitkit.utils.Logger
@@ -458,26 +466,61 @@ class BlocktankRepo @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    private suspend fun claimGiftCodeWithLiquidity(code: String, amount: ULong): GiftClaimResult {
+    private suspend fun claimGiftCodeWithLiquidity(code: String, amount: ULong): GiftClaimResult = coroutineScope {
         val invoice = lightningRepo.createInvoice(
             amountSats = null,
             description = "blocktank-gift-code:$code",
             expirySeconds = 3600u,
         ).getOrThrow()
 
+        val expectedPaymentHash = Bolt11Invoice.fromStr(invoice).paymentHash()
+
         Logger.debug("Created invoice for gift code, requesting payment from LSP", context = TAG)
 
+        val paymentReceivedDeferred = async(start = CoroutineStart.UNDISPATCHED) {
+            lightningRepo.nodeEvents
+                .filterIsInstance<Event.PaymentReceived>()
+                .first { it.paymentHash == expectedPaymentHash }
+        }
+
         val giftResponse = ServiceQueue.CORE.background {
             giftPay(invoice = invoice)
         }
 
-        Logger.debug("Gift payment request completed: id=${giftResponse.id}", context = TAG)
+        Logger.debug(
+            "Gift payment request completed: id='${giftResponse.id}', awaiting LDK PaymentReceived",
+            context = TAG,
+        )
+
+        if (Env.isDebug && GIFT_QA_PRE_RECEIVE_DELAY > Duration.ZERO) {
+            Logger.debug(
+                "QA window open: sleeping '$GIFT_QA_PRE_RECEIVE_DELAY' before awaiting LDK PaymentReceived " +
+                    "(disable wifi now to simulate routing failure)",
+                context = TAG,
+            )
+            delay(GIFT_QA_PRE_RECEIVE_DELAY)
+        }
 
-        return GiftClaimResult.SuccessWithLiquidity(
-            paymentHashOrTxId = giftResponse.bolt11PaymentId ?: giftResponse.id,
-            sats = giftResponse.bolt11Payment?.paidSat?.toLong()
-                ?: giftResponse.appliedGiftCode?.giftSat?.toLong()
-                ?: amount.toLong(),
+        val paymentReceived = withTimeoutOrNull(GIFT_PAYMENT_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT) {
+            paymentReceivedDeferred.await()
+        }
+
+        if (paymentReceived == null) {
+            paymentReceivedDeferred.cancel()
+            throw ServiceError.GiftClaimPaymentNotReceived()
+        }
+
+        Logger.debug(
+            "Gift payment confirmed by LDK: hash='${paymentReceived.paymentHash}', " +
+                "amountMsat='${paymentReceived.amountMsat}'",
+            context = TAG,
+        )
+
+        val receivedSats = msatCeilOf(paymentReceived.amountMsat).toLong()
+
+        GiftClaimResult.SuccessWithLiquidity(
+            paymentHashOrTxId = paymentReceived.paymentHash,
+            sats = receivedSats.takeIf { it > 0 } ?: amount.toLong(),
             invoice = invoice,
             code = code,
         )
@@ -517,6 +560,12 @@ class BlocktankRepo @Inject constructor(
         private const val DEFAULT_SOURCE = "bitkit-android"
         private const val PEER_CONNECTION_DELAY_MS = 2_000L
         private val TIMEOUT_GIFT_CODE = 30.seconds
+        private val GIFT_PAYMENT_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT = 45.seconds
+
+        // QA aid: in debug builds only, pause after `giftPay` returns and before awaiting
+        // the LDK PaymentReceived event, so a tester can disable wifi/peer to simulate a
+        // routing failure. Set to Duration.ZERO to disable.
+        private val GIFT_QA_PRE_RECEIVE_DELAY: Duration = 15.seconds
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/ui/MainActivity.kt
index 421853b1b..a2b9dfede 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ class MainActivity : FragmentActivity() {
             desc = getString(R.string.notification__channel_node__body),
             importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW
         )
-        appViewModel.handleDeeplinkIntent(intent)
+        // Skip on Activity recreation (e.g. locale change) — Android re-delivers the
+        // launching intent and would otherwise re-trigger deeplink flows like the gift sheet.
+        if (savedInstanceState == null) {
+            appViewModel.handleDeeplinkIntent(intent)
+        }
 
         installSplashScreen()
         enableAppEdgeToEdge()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/utils/Errors.kt b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/utils/Errors.kt
index 5dd62ed95..5ec25ced0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/utils/Errors.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/to/bitkit/utils/Errors.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ sealed class ServiceError(message: String) : AppError(message) {
     class CurrencyRateUnavailable : ServiceError("Currency rate unavailable")
     class BlocktankInfoUnavailable : ServiceError("Blocktank info not available")
     class GeoBlocked : ServiceError("Geo blocked user")
+    class GiftClaimPaymentNotReceived : ServiceError("Gift claim payment not received")
 }
 
 class HttpError(message: String, val code: Int = 500, cause: Throwable? = null) : AppError(message, cause)
diff --git a/changelog.d/next/929.fixed.md b/changelog.d/next/929.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b970ab00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/next/929.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix gift card flow showing false-positive confetti when the LSP payment fails, and re-opening unexpectedly after an app language change.