diff --git a/lbry/lbry/wallet/manager.py b/lbry/lbry/wallet/manager.py
index 5e9f5d8f6..8b454d38e 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/wallet/manager.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/wallet/manager.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class LbryWalletManager(BaseWalletManager):
         try:
             await self.ledger.broadcast(tx)
             if blocking:
-                await self.ledger.wait(tx)
+                await self.ledger.wait(tx, timeout=None)
         except:
             await self.ledger.release_tx(tx)
             raise