diff --git a/lbry/testcase.py b/lbry/testcase.py
index 667fab5e1..56c9cb4c6 100644
--- a/lbry/testcase.py
+++ b/lbry/testcase.py
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ class CommandTestCase(IntegrationTestCase):
             )
             self.extra_wallet_node_port += 1
             await wallet_node.start(self.conductor.spv_node, seed=seed)
-            await wallet_node.ledger.on_ready.first
             self.extra_wallet_nodes.append(wallet_node)
 
         upload_dir = os.path.join(wallet_node.data_path, 'uploads')
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
index 907aec8ba..ebdfc7612 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/ledger.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
 
         self._tx_cache = pylru.lrucache(100000)
         self._update_tasks = TaskGroup()
+        self._other_tasks = TaskGroup()  # that we dont need to start
         self._utxo_reservation_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self._header_processing_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self._address_update_locks: DefaultDict[str, asyncio.Lock] = defaultdict(asyncio.Lock)
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
         else:
             await self._report_state()
         self.on_transaction.listen(self._reset_balance_cache)
+        await self.on_ready.first
 
     async def join_network(self, *_):
         log.info("Subscribing and updating accounts.")
@@ -334,7 +336,9 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
 
     async def stop(self):
         self._update_tasks.cancel()
+        self._other_tasks.cancel()
         await self._update_tasks.done.wait()
+        await self._other_tasks.done.wait()
         await self.network.stop()
         await self.db.close()
         await self.headers.close()
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ class Ledger(metaclass=LedgerRegistry):
             async with self._header_processing_lock:
                 for height in reversed(sorted(self.headers.known_missing_checkpointed_chunks)):
                     await self.headers.ensure_chunk_at(height)
-        self._update_tasks.add(doit())
+        self._other_tasks.add(doit())
         await self.update_headers()
 
     async def update_headers(self, height=None, headers=None, subscription_update=False):
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/orchstr8/node.py b/lbry/wallet/orchstr8/node.py
index 411b57599..a94a7bc0a 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/orchstr8/node.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/orchstr8/node.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class Conductor:
     async def start_wallet(self):
         if not self.wallet_started:
             await self.wallet_node.start(self.spv_node)
-            await self.wallet_node.ledger.on_ready.first
             self.wallet_started = True
 
     async def stop_wallet(self):
diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_resolve_command.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_resolve_command.py
index b6477199a..dd7d586f4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_resolve_command.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_resolve_command.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class ResolveCommand(BaseResolveTestCase):
         await self.conductor.spv_node.stop()
         resolve_task = asyncio.create_task(self.resolve('foo'))
         await self.conductor.spv_node.start(self.conductor.blockchain_node)
-        await self.ledger.on_ready.first
         self.assertIsNotNone((await resolve_task)['claim_id'])
 
     async def test_winning_by_effective_amount(self):
diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_sync.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_sync.py
index 7a3ffd3a7..7af2bd1aa 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_sync.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class SyncTests(IntegrationTestCase):
         wallet_node = WalletNode(WalletManager, RegTestLedger, port=self.api_port)
         await wallet_node.start(self.conductor.spv_node, seed)
         self.started_nodes.append(wallet_node)
-        await wallet_node.ledger.on_ready.first
         return wallet_node
 
     async def test_nodes_with_same_account_stay_in_sync(self):