diff --git a/tools/lib/synopsisHelpers.js b/tools/lib/synopsisHelpers.js
index 20f473eb257..089777d4d63 100644
--- a/tools/lib/synopsisHelpers.js
+++ b/tools/lib/synopsisHelpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const fs = require('fs')
-
 const randomHostname = require('./randomHostname')
 
 const Synopsis = require('bat-publisher').Synopsis
@@ -22,14 +20,19 @@ const generateSynopsisVisits = function (synopsis, numPublishers) {
   return synopsis
 }
 
-const updateExistingSynopsisFile = function (synopsisPath, numPublishers) {
-  let synopsis = new Synopsis(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(synopsisPath).toString()))
+const addSynopsisVisits = function (sessionData, numPublishers) {
+  let synopsis = new Synopsis(sessionData.ledger.synopsis)
+  const generated = generateSynopsisVisits(synopsis, numPublishers)
 
-  synopsis = generateSynopsisVisits(synopsis, numPublishers)
+  try {
+    sessionData.ledger.synopsis = generated
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log('Please create empty profile first')
+  }
 
-  fs.writeFileSync(synopsisPath, JSON.stringify(synopsis, null, 2))
+  return sessionData
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  updateExistingSynopsisFile: updateExistingSynopsisFile
+  addSynopsisVisits
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/utilApp/index.js b/tools/lib/utilApp/index.js
index 1378eb3a368..671118acb0e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/utilApp/index.js
+++ b/tools/lib/utilApp/index.js
@@ -39,12 +39,20 @@ function addSimulatedLedgerTransactions (numTx) {
   }
 }
 
-const updateExistingSynopsisFile = require('../synopsisHelpers').updateExistingSynopsisFile
+const {addSynopsisVisits} = require('../synopsisHelpers')
 function addSimulatedSynopsisVisits (numPublishers) {
   let userDataPath = app.getPath('userData')
-  let ledgerSynopsisPath = path.join(userDataPath, 'ledger-synopsis.json')
+  const sessionFile = path.join(userDataPath, `session-store-1`)
 
-  updateExistingSynopsisFile(ledgerSynopsisPath, numPublishers)
+  try {
+    let sessionData = fs.readFileSync(sessionFile)
+    sessionData = JSON.parse(sessionData)
+
+    sessionData = addSynopsisVisits(sessionData, numPublishers)
+    fs.writeFileSync(sessionFile, JSON.stringify(sessionData, null, 2))
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('ERROR in addSimulatedSynopsisVisits: ', err.toString())
+  }
 }
 
 app.on('ready', () => {