diff --git a/src/store/actions/lightning.ts b/src/store/actions/lightning.ts
index 7bb781345..8ab35fc48 100644
--- a/src/store/actions/lightning.ts
+++ b/src/store/actions/lightning.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ import {
 	addPeers,
 	createPaymentRequest,
 	getClaimableBalance,
+	getClaimedLightningPayments,
 	getCustomLightningPeers,
 	getLightningChannels,
 	getNodeIdFromStorage,
 	getNodeVersion,
+	getPendingInvoice,
+	getSentLightningPayments,
 	hasOpenLightningChannels,
 	parseUri,
 } from '../../utils/lightning';
@@ -21,7 +24,9 @@ import {
 	TCreateLightningInvoice,
 	TLightningNodeVersion,
 } from '../types/lightning';
-import { TWalletName } from '../types/wallet';
+import { EPaymentType, TWalletName } from '../types/wallet';
+import { EActivityType, TLightningActivityItem } from '../types/activity';
+import { getActivityItemById } from '../../utils/activity';
 
 const dispatch = getDispatch();
 
@@ -347,3 +352,64 @@ export const updateClaimableBalance = async ({
 	});
 	return ok('Successfully Updated Claimable Balance.');
 };
+
+export const syncLightningTxsWithActivityList = async (): Promise<
+	Result<string>
+> => {
+	let items: TLightningActivityItem[] = [];
+
+	const claimedTxs = await getClaimedLightningPayments();
+	for (const tx of claimedTxs) {
+		//Required to add in bolt11 and description
+		const invoice = await getPendingInvoice(tx.payment_hash);
+
+		items.push({
+			id: tx.payment_hash,
+			activityType: EActivityType.lightning,
+			txType: EPaymentType.received,
+			message: invoice?.description ?? '',
+			address: invoice?.to_str ?? '',
+			confirmed: tx.state === 'successful',
+			value: tx.amount_sat,
+			timestamp: tx.unix_timestamp * 1000,
+		});
+	}
+
+	const sentTxs = await getSentLightningPayments();
+	for (const tx of sentTxs) {
+		const sats = tx.amount_sat;
+		if (!sats) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		items.push({
+			id: tx.payment_hash,
+			activityType: EActivityType.lightning,
+			txType: EPaymentType.sent,
+			message: '',
+			address: '',
+			confirmed: tx.state === 'successful',
+			value: -sats,
+			timestamp: tx.unix_timestamp * 1000,
+		});
+	}
+
+	//TODO remove temp hack when this is complete and descriptions/bolt11 can be added from stored tx: https://github.com/synonymdev/react-native-ldk/issues/156
+	items.forEach((item) => {
+		const res = getActivityItemById(item.id);
+		if (res.isOk()) {
+			const existingItem = res.value;
+			if (existingItem.activityType === EActivityType.lightning) {
+				item.message = existingItem.message;
+				item.address = existingItem.address;
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	dispatch({
+		type: actions.UPDATE_ACTIVITY_ITEMS,
+		payload: items,
+	});
+
+	return ok('Stored lightning transactions synced with activity list.');
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/lightning/index.ts b/src/utils/lightning/index.ts
index 8cea87a39..c698bffe1 100644
--- a/src/utils/lightning/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/lightning/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import {
 import { TAvailableNetworks } from '../networks';
 import {
 	getBlocktankStore,
-	getDispatch,
 	getFeesStore,
 	getLightningStore,
 	getWalletStore,
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ import {
 import { defaultHeader } from '../../store/shapes/wallet';
 import {
 	removePeer,
+	syncLightningTxsWithActivityList,
 	updateClaimableBalance,
 	updateLightningChannels,
 	updateLightningNodeId,
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ import { TLightningNodeVersion } from '../../store/types/lightning';
 import { getBlocktankInfo, isGeoBlocked } from '../blocktank';
 import { updateOnchainFeeEstimates } from '../../store/actions/fees';
 import { addTodo, removeTodo } from '../../store/actions/todos';
-import actions from '../../store/actions/actions';
-import { getActivityItemById } from '../activity';
-
-const dispatch = getDispatch();
 
 let LDKIsStayingSynced = false;
 
@@ -1197,6 +1193,10 @@ export const getClaimedLightningPayments = async (): Promise<
 	TChannelManagerClaim[]
 > => lm.getLdkPaymentsClaimed();
 
+export const getSentLightningPayments = async (): Promise<
+	TChannelManagerPaymentSent[]
+> => lm.getLdkPaymentsSent();
+
 export const decodeLightningInvoice = ({
 	paymentRequest,
 }: TPaymentReq): Promise<Result<TInvoice>> => {
@@ -1494,64 +1494,3 @@ export const getLightningBalance = ({
 
 	return { localBalance, remoteBalance };
 };
-
-export const syncLightningTxsWithActivityList = async (): Promise<
-	Result<string>
-> => {
-	let items: TLightningActivityItem[] = [];
-
-	const claimedTxs = await lm.getLdkPaymentsClaimed();
-	for (const tx of claimedTxs) {
-		//Required to add in bolt11 and description
-		const invoice = await getPendingInvoice(tx.payment_hash);
-
-		items.push({
-			id: tx.payment_hash,
-			activityType: EActivityType.lightning,
-			txType: EPaymentType.received,
-			message: invoice?.description ?? '',
-			address: invoice?.to_str ?? '',
-			confirmed: tx.state === 'successful',
-			value: tx.amount_sat,
-			timestamp: tx.unix_timestamp * 1000,
-		});
-	}
-
-	const sentTxs = await lm.getLdkPaymentsSent();
-	for (const tx of sentTxs) {
-		const sats = tx.amount_sat;
-		if (!sats) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		items.push({
-			id: tx.payment_hash,
-			activityType: EActivityType.lightning,
-			txType: EPaymentType.sent,
-			message: '',
-			address: '',
-			confirmed: tx.state === 'successful',
-			value: -sats,
-			timestamp: tx.unix_timestamp * 1000,
-		});
-	}
-
-	//TODO remove temp hack when this is complete and descriptions/bolt11 can be added from stored tx: https://github.com/synonymdev/react-native-ldk/issues/156
-	items.forEach((item) => {
-		const res = getActivityItemById(item.id);
-		if (res.isOk()) {
-			const existingItem = res.value;
-			if (existingItem.activityType === EActivityType.lightning) {
-				item.message = existingItem.message;
-				item.address = existingItem.address;
-			}
-		}
-	});
-
-	dispatch({
-		type: actions.UPDATE_ACTIVITY_ITEMS,
-		payload: items,
-	});
-
-	return ok('Stored lightning transactions synced with activity list.');
-};