diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/receiver.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/receiver.test.ts
index 2ee01cb326..caa2cb32ef 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/receiver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/receiver.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ describe('Receiver Resolver', (): void => {
             incomingAmount: incomingAmount
               ? serializeAmount(incomingAmount)
               : undefined
-          })
+          }),
+          false
         )
 
         const createSpy = jest
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ describe('Receiver Resolver', (): void => {
         id: `${walletAddress.id}/incoming-payments/${uuid()}`,
         walletAddress: walletAddress.id,
         incomingAmount: amount ? serializeAmount(amount) : undefined
-      })
+      }),
+      false
     )
 
     test('returns receiver', async (): Promise<void> => {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.test.ts
index c062e1370c..0255c615f0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('Receiver Model', (): void => {
       const incomingPayment = await createIncomingPayment(deps, {
         walletAddressId: walletAddress.id
       })
+      const isLocal = true
 
       const streamCredentials = streamCredentialsService.get(incomingPayment)
       assert(streamCredentials)
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ describe('Receiver Model', (): void => {
         incomingPayment.toOpenPaymentsTypeWithMethods(
           walletAddress,
           streamCredentials
-        )
+        ),
+        isLocal
       )
 
       expect(receiver).toEqual({
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ describe('Receiver Model', (): void => {
               sharedSecret: base64url(streamCredentials.sharedSecret)
             }
           ]
-        }
+        },
+        isLocal
       })
     })
 
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ describe('Receiver Model', (): void => {
           streamCredentials
         )
 
-      expect(() => new Receiver(openPaymentsIncomingPayment)).toThrow(
+      expect(() => new Receiver(openPaymentsIncomingPayment, false)).toThrow(
         'Cannot create receiver from completed incoming payment'
       )
     })
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ describe('Receiver Model', (): void => {
           streamCredentials
         )
 
-      expect(() => new Receiver(openPaymentsIncomingPayment)).toThrow(
+      expect(() => new Receiver(openPaymentsIncomingPayment, false)).toThrow(
         'Cannot create receiver from expired incoming payment'
       )
     })
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ describe('Receiver Model', (): void => {
           streamCredentials
         )
 
-      expect(() => new Receiver(openPaymentsIncomingPayment)).toThrow(
+      expect(() => new Receiver(openPaymentsIncomingPayment, false)).toThrow(
         'Invalid ILP address on ilp payment method'
       )
     })
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.ts b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.ts
index f8b226d066..30156ee847 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/model.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,12 @@ export class Receiver {
   public readonly assetCode: string
   public readonly assetScale: number
   public readonly incomingPayment: ReceiverIncomingPayment
+  public readonly isLocal: boolean
 
-  constructor(incomingPayment: OpenPaymentsIncomingPaymentWithPaymentMethod) {
+  constructor(
+    incomingPayment: OpenPaymentsIncomingPaymentWithPaymentMethod,
+    isLocal: boolean
+  ) {
     if (incomingPayment.completed) {
       throw new Error('Cannot create receiver from completed incoming payment')
     }
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ export class Receiver {
       createdAt: new Date(incomingPayment.createdAt),
       updatedAt: new Date(incomingPayment.updatedAt)
     }
+    this.isLocal = isLocal
   }
 
   public get asset(): AssetOptions {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.test.ts
index 088d6812d0..7c0c32b8c1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ describe('Receiver Service', (): void => {
                 sharedSecret: expect.any(String)
               }
             ]
-          }
+          },
+          isLocal: true
         })
       })
 
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ describe('Receiver Service', (): void => {
                   sharedSecret: expect.any(String)
                 }
               ]
-            }
+            },
+            isLocal: false
           })
           if (!existingGrant) {
             expect(clientRequestGrantSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -480,7 +482,8 @@ describe('Receiver Service', (): void => {
                   sharedSecret: expect.any(String)
                 }
               ]
-            }
+            },
+            isLocal: false
           })
 
           expect(remoteIncomingPaymentServiceSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -573,7 +576,8 @@ describe('Receiver Service', (): void => {
                   sharedSecret: expect.any(String)
                 }
               ]
-            }
+            },
+            isLocal: true
           })
 
           expect(incomingPaymentCreateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.ts b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.ts
index 8f3ab7c28f..fe2cd8ca4d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/receiver/service.ts
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ async function createReceiver(
   const localWalletAddress = await deps.walletAddressService.getByUrl(
     args.walletAddressUrl
   )
+  const isLocal = !!localWalletAddress
 
-  const incomingPaymentOrError = localWalletAddress
+  const incomingPaymentOrError = isLocal
     ? await createLocalIncomingPayment(deps, args, localWalletAddress)
     : await deps.remoteIncomingPaymentService.create(args)
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ async function createReceiver(
   }
 
   try {
-    return new Receiver(incomingPaymentOrError)
+    return new Receiver(incomingPaymentOrError, isLocal)
   } catch (error) {
     const errorMessage = 'Could not create receiver from incoming payment'
     deps.logger.error(
@@ -147,10 +148,27 @@ async function getReceiver(
   deps: ServiceDependencies,
   url: string
 ): Promise<Receiver | undefined> {
-  const incomingPayment = await getIncomingPayment(deps, url)
-  if (incomingPayment) {
-    return new Receiver(incomingPayment)
+  try {
+    const localIncomingPayment = await getLocalIncomingPayment({
+      deps,
+      url
+    })
+    if (localIncomingPayment) {
+      return new Receiver(localIncomingPayment, true)
+    }
+
+    const remoteIncomingPayment = await getRemoteIncomingPayment(deps, url)
+    if (remoteIncomingPayment) {
+      return new Receiver(remoteIncomingPayment, false)
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    deps.logger.error(
+      { errorMessage: error instanceof Error && error.message },
+      'Could not get incoming payment'
+    )
   }
+
+  return undefined
 }
 
 function parseIncomingPaymentUrl(
@@ -167,49 +185,33 @@ function parseIncomingPaymentUrl(
   }
 }
 
-async function getIncomingPayment(
+async function getRemoteIncomingPayment(
   deps: ServiceDependencies,
   url: string
 ): Promise<OpenPaymentsIncomingPaymentWithPaymentMethods | undefined> {
-  try {
-    const urlParseResult = parseIncomingPaymentUrl(url)
-    if (!urlParseResult) {
-      return undefined
-    }
-
-    const localIncomingPayment = await getLocalIncomingPayment({
-      deps,
-      id: urlParseResult.id
+  const grant = await getIncomingPaymentGrant(deps, url)
+  if (!grant) {
+    throw new Error('Could not find grant')
+  } else {
+    return await deps.openPaymentsClient.incomingPayment.get({
+      url,
+      accessToken: grant.accessToken
     })
-    if (localIncomingPayment) {
-      return localIncomingPayment
-    }
-
-    const grant = await getIncomingPaymentGrant(deps, url)
-    if (!grant) {
-      throw new Error('Could not find grant')
-    } else {
-      return await deps.openPaymentsClient.incomingPayment.get({
-        url,
-        accessToken: grant.accessToken
-      })
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    deps.logger.error(
-      { errorMessage: error instanceof Error && error.message },
-      'Could not get incoming payment'
-    )
-    return undefined
   }
 }
 
 async function getLocalIncomingPayment({
   deps,
-  id
+  url
 }: {
   deps: ServiceDependencies
-  id: string
+  url: string
 }): Promise<OpenPaymentsIncomingPaymentWithPaymentMethods | undefined> {
+  const { id } = parseIncomingPaymentUrl(url) ?? {}
+  if (!id) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
   const incomingPayment = await deps.incomingPaymentService.get({
     id
   })
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tests/outgoingPayment.ts b/packages/backend/src/tests/outgoingPayment.ts
index f28b38e694..451f33e6bb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tests/outgoingPayment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tests/outgoingPayment.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export async function createOutgoingPayment(
           incomingPayment.toOpenPaymentsTypeWithMethods(
             walletAddress,
             streamCredentials
-          )
+          ),
+          false
         )
       )
   }
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ export async function createOutgoingPaymentWithReceiver(
     incomingPayment.toOpenPaymentsTypeWithMethods(
       args.receivingWalletAddress,
       streamCredentials
-    )
+    ),
+    false
   )
 
   const outgoingPayment = await createOutgoingPayment(deps, {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tests/receiver.ts b/packages/backend/src/tests/receiver.ts
index 3cd6b7a8c8..218051e70d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tests/receiver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tests/receiver.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export async function createReceiver(
     incomingPayment.toOpenPaymentsTypeWithMethods(
       walletAddress,
       streamCredentialsService.get(incomingPayment)!
-    )
+    ),
+    false
   )
 }