diff --git a/common/vouchers.go b/common/vouchers.go
index 81ca55f..c542084 100644
--- a/common/vouchers.go
+++ b/common/vouchers.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func GetTemporaryVoucherData(ctx context.Context, store DataStore, sessionId str
 	return data, nil
 }
 
-// UpdateVoucherData sets the active voucher data in the DataStore.
+// UpdateVoucherData updates the active voucher data in the DataStore.
 func UpdateVoucherData(ctx context.Context, store DataStore, sessionId string, data *dataserviceapi.TokenHoldings) error {
 	logg.TraceCtxf(ctx, "dtal", "data", data)
 	// Active voucher data entries
diff --git a/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go b/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go
index c909345..6bc00ec 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/ussd/menuhandler.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/asm"
-	"github.com/grassrootseconomics/eth-custodial/pkg/api"
 
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/cache"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db"
@@ -25,14 +24,13 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/leonelquinteros/gotext.v1"
 
 	"git.grassecon.net/urdt/ussd/internal/storage"
+	dataserviceapi "github.com/grassrootseconomics/ussd-data-service/pkg/api"
 )
 
 var (
 	logg           = logging.NewVanilla().WithDomain("ussdmenuhandler")
 	scriptDir      = path.Join("services", "registration")
 	translationDir = path.Join(scriptDir, "locale")
-	okResponse     *api.OKResponse
-	errResponse    *api.ErrResponse
 )
 
 // Define the regex patterns as constants
@@ -114,6 +112,9 @@ func (h *Handlers) Init(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byte) (resource
 		logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "handler init called before it is ready or more than once", "state", h.st, "cache", h.ca)
 		return r, nil
 	}
+	defer func() {
+		h.pe = nil
+	}()
 
 	h.st = h.pe.GetState()
 	h.ca = h.pe.GetMemory()
@@ -133,7 +134,6 @@ func (h *Handlers) Init(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byte) (resource
 		logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "perister fail in handler", "state", h.st, "cache", h.ca)
 		return r, fmt.Errorf("cannot get state and memory for handler")
 	}
-	h.pe = nil
 
 	logg.DebugCtxf(ctx, "handler has been initialized", "state", h.st, "cache", h.ca)
 
@@ -1548,6 +1548,38 @@ func (h *Handlers) CheckVouchers(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byte)
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
+	// check the current active sym and update the data
+	activeSym, _ := store.ReadEntry(ctx, sessionId, common.DATA_ACTIVE_SYM)
+	if activeSym != nil {
+		activeSymStr := string(activeSym)
+
+		// Find the matching voucher data
+		var activeData *dataserviceapi.TokenHoldings
+		for _, voucher := range vouchersResp {
+			if voucher.TokenSymbol == activeSymStr {
+				activeData = &voucher
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if activeData == nil {
+			logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "activeSym not found in vouchers", "activeSym", activeSymStr)
+			return res, fmt.Errorf("activeSym %s not found in vouchers", activeSymStr)
+		}
+
+		// Scale down the balance
+		scaledBalance := common.ScaleDownBalance(activeData.Balance, activeData.TokenDecimals)
+
+		// Update the balance field with the scaled value
+		activeData.Balance = scaledBalance
+
+		// Pass the matching voucher data to UpdateVoucherData
+		if err := common.UpdateVoucherData(ctx, h.userdataStore, sessionId, activeData); err != nil {
+			logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "failed on UpdateVoucherData", "error", err)
+			return res, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	data := common.ProcessVouchers(vouchersResp)
 
 	// Store all voucher data
diff --git a/services/registration/main.vis b/services/registration/main.vis
index 7a27808..2982f47 100644
--- a/services/registration/main.vis
+++ b/services/registration/main.vis
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 LOAD set_default_voucher 8
 RELOAD set_default_voucher
-LOAD check_balance 128
-RELOAD check_balance
 LOAD check_vouchers 10
 RELOAD check_vouchers
-CATCH api_failure  flag_api_call_error  1
+LOAD check_balance 128
+RELOAD check_balance
+CATCH api_failure flag_api_call_error 1
 MAP check_balance
 MOUT send 1
 MOUT vouchers 2