diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index f84fd95ff..6266fea16 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
       initState: opts.initState,
       txHistoryLimit: opts.txHistoryLimit,
       getNetwork: this.getNetwork.bind(this),
-      confirmTransaction: this.confirmTransaction.bind(this),
     })
     this._onBootCleanUp()
 
@@ -389,6 +388,7 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
       this.txStateManager.updateTx(txMeta, 'transactions/pending-tx-tracker#event: tx:warning')
     })
     this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:failed', this.txStateManager.setTxStatusFailed.bind(this.txStateManager))
+    this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:confirmed', (txId) => this.confirmTransaction(txId))
     this.pendingTxTracker.on('tx:block-update', (txMeta, latestBlockNumber) => {
       if (!txMeta.firstRetryBlockNumber) {
         txMeta.firstRetryBlockNumber = latestBlockNumber
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
index 68f016d79..9a764b962 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
     this.getCompletedTransactions = config.getCompletedTransactions
     this.publishTransaction = config.publishTransaction
     this.confirmTransaction = config.confirmTransaction
-    this.updatePendingTxs()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
   async updatePendingTxs () {
     const pendingTxs = this.getPendingTransactions()
     // in order to keep the nonceTracker accurate we block it while updating pending transactions
+    console.log('updating pending txs....', pendingTxs)
     const nonceGlobalLock = await this.nonceTracker.getGlobalLock()
     try {
       await Promise.all(pendingTxs.map((txMeta) => this._checkPendingTx(txMeta)))
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
       const txParams = await this.query.getTransactionByHash(txHash)
       if (!txParams) return
       if (txParams.blockNumber) {
-        this.confirmTransaction(txId)
+        this.emit('tx:confirmed', txId)
       }
     } catch (err) {
       txMeta.warning = {