diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/cashu/views_api.py b/lnbits/extensions/cashu/views_api.py
index 38cb0bba..2d10f3f0 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/cashu/views_api.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/cashu/views_api.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def mint_coins(
 
     status: PaymentStatus = await check_transaction_status(cashu.wallet, payment_hash)
 
-    if status.paid != True:
+    if LIGHTNING and status.paid != True:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=HTTPStatus.PAYMENT_REQUIRED, detail="Invoice not paid."
         )
@@ -265,47 +265,50 @@ async def melt_coins(
         detail="Error: Tokens are from another mint.",
     )
 
-    assert all([ledger._verify_proof(p) for p in proofs]), HTTPException(
-        status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
-        detail="Could not verify proofs.",
-    )
-
-    total_provided = sum([p["amount"] for p in proofs])
-    invoice_obj = bolt11.decode(invoice)
-    amount = math.ceil(invoice_obj.amount_msat / 1000)
-
-    internal_checking_id = await check_internal(invoice_obj.payment_hash)
-
-    if not internal_checking_id:
-        fees_msat = fee_reserve(invoice_obj.amount_msat)
-    else:
-        fees_msat = 0
-    assert total_provided >= amount + math.ceil(fees_msat / 1000), Exception(
-        f"Provided proofs ({total_provided} sats) not enough for Lightning payment ({amount + fees_msat} sats)."
-    )
-    logger.debug(f"Cashu: Initiating payment of {total_provided} sats")
-    await pay_invoice(
-        wallet_id=cashu.wallet,
-        payment_request=invoice,
-        description=f"Pay cashu invoice",
-        extra={"tag": "cashu", "cashu_name": cashu.name},
-    )
+    # set proofs as pending
+    await ledger._set_proofs_pending(proofs)
 
     try:
+        ledger._verify_proofs(proofs)
+
+        total_provided = sum([p["amount"] for p in proofs])
+        invoice_obj = bolt11.decode(invoice)
+        amount = math.ceil(invoice_obj.amount_msat / 1000)
+
+        internal_checking_id = await check_internal(invoice_obj.payment_hash)
+
+        if not internal_checking_id:
+            fees_msat = fee_reserve(invoice_obj.amount_msat)
+        else:
+            fees_msat = 0
+        assert total_provided >= amount + math.ceil(fees_msat / 1000), Exception(
+            f"Provided proofs ({total_provided} sats) not enough for Lightning payment ({amount + fees_msat} sats)."
+        )
+        logger.debug(f"Cashu: Initiating payment of {total_provided} sats")
+        await pay_invoice(
+            wallet_id=cashu.wallet,
+            payment_request=invoice,
+            description=f"Pay cashu invoice",
+            extra={"tag": "cashu", "cashu_name": cashu.name},
+        )
+
         logger.debug(
             f"Cashu: Wallet {cashu.wallet} checking PaymentStatus of {invoice_obj.payment_hash}"
         )
         status: PaymentStatus = await check_transaction_status(
             cashu.wallet, invoice_obj.payment_hash
         )
-        logger.debug(f"Cashu: Got status.paid: {status.paid}")
         if status.paid == True:
             logger.debug("Cashu: Payment successful, invalidating proofs")
             await ledger._invalidate_proofs(proofs)
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(e)
-        logger.error("Cashu: Error in payment status check, invalidating proofs")
-        await ledger._invalidate_proofs(proofs)
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail=f"Cashu: {str(e)}",
+        )
+    finally:
+        # delete proofs from pending list
+        await ledger._unset_proofs_pending(proofs)
 
     return GetMeltResponse(paid=status.paid, preimage=status.preimage)
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 5c546ff1..8fe8329e 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ uvloop = ["uvloop (>=0.15.2)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cashu"
-version = "0.5.5"
+version = "0.6.0"
 description = "Ecash wallet and mint with Bitcoin Lightning support"
 category = "main"
 optional = false
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ testing = ["flake8 (<5)", "func-timeout", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.10 | ^3.9 | ^3.8 | ^3.7"
-content-hash = "53a18d7695f02e9ad24dc7d0863b5ae815c18f2f390ef20d7166a54b202642ff"
+content-hash = "7f75ca0b067a11f19520dc2121f0789e16738b573a8da84ba3838ed8a466a6e1"
 
 [metadata.files]
 aiofiles = [
@@ -1208,8 +1208,8 @@ black = [
     {file = "black-22.10.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f513588da599943e0cde4e32cc9879e825d58720d6557062d1098c5ad80080e1"},
 ]
 cashu = [
-    {file = "cashu-0.5.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c1d707479b852e503acca5ed53aa341b1880cd6bd70369488ec002d647970c9b"},
-    {file = "cashu-0.5.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:cc0349d3b6d9a2428cb575fee6280b20074ca9c20a1e2e9c68729a73c01f5f9d"},
+    {file = "cashu-0.6.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:54096af145643aab45943b235f95a3357b0ec697835c1411e66523049ffb81f6"},
+    {file = "cashu-0.6.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:503a90c4ca8d25d0b2c3f78a11b163c32902a726ea5b58e5337dc00eca8e96ad"},
 ]
 Cerberus = [
     {file = "Cerberus-1.3.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d1b21b3954b2498d9a79edf16b3170a3ac1021df88d197dc2ce5928ba519237c"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 350bc292..3e45400d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ protobuf = "^4.21.6"
 Cerberus = "^1.3.4"
 async-timeout = "^4.0.2"
 pyln-client = "0.11.1"
-cashu = "0.5.5"
+cashu = "^0.6.0"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d5471455..da2044d7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ attrs==22.1.0 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
 base58==2.1.1 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
 bech32==1.2.0 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
 bitstring==3.1.9 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
-cashu==0.5.5 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
+cashu==0.6.0 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
 cerberus==1.3.4 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
 certifi==2022.9.24 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"
 cffi==1.15.1 ; python_version >= "3.7" and python_version < "4.0"