diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index cd4c8c1a0..5becce48b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ export default class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
       getNetwork: this.getNetwork.bind(this),
       getCurrentChainId: opts.getCurrentChainId,
     });
-    this._onBootCleanUp();
 
     this.store = this.txStateManager.store;
     this.nonceTracker = new NonceTracker({
@@ -208,6 +207,7 @@ export default class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
 
     // request state update to finalize initialization
     this._updatePendingTxsAfterFirstBlock();
+    this._onBootCleanUp();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/e2e/fixture-builder.js b/test/e2e/fixture-builder.js
index 117962866..0eca41d41 100644
--- a/test/e2e/fixture-builder.js
+++ b/test/e2e/fixture-builder.js
@@ -981,6 +981,117 @@ class FixtureBuilder {
     });
   }
 
+  withTransactionControllerApprovedTransaction() {
+    return this.withTransactionController({
+      transactions: {
+        4046084157914634: {
+          chainId: '0x539',
+          history: [
+            {
+              chainId: '0x539',
+              id: 4046084157914634,
+              loadingDefaults: true,
+              metamaskNetworkId: '1337',
+              origin: 'metamask',
+              status: 'unapproved',
+              time: 1617228030067,
+              txParams: {
+                from: '0x5cfe73b6021e818b776b421b1c4db2474086a7e1',
+                gas: '0x61a8',
+                maxFeePerGas: '0x59682f0c',
+                maxPriorityFeePerGas: '0x59682f00',
+                to: '0x2f318C334780961FB129D2a6c30D0763d9a5C970',
+                type: '0x2',
+                value: '0xde0b6b3a7640000',
+              },
+              type: 'simpleSend',
+            },
+            [
+              {
+                note: 'Added new unapproved transaction.',
+                op: 'replace',
+                path: '/loadingDefaults',
+                timestamp: 1617228030069,
+                value: false,
+              },
+            ],
+            [
+              {
+                op: 'add',
+                path: '/txParams/nonce',
+                value: '0x0',
+                note: 'transactions#approveTransaction',
+                timestamp: 1617228031069,
+              },
+              {
+                op: 'add',
+                path: '/nonceDetails',
+                value: {
+                  params: {
+                    highestLocallyConfirmed: 0,
+                    highestSuggested: 0,
+                    nextNetworkNonce: 0,
+                  },
+                  local: {
+                    name: 'local',
+                    nonce: 0,
+                    details: {
+                      startPoint: 0,
+                      highest: 0,
+                    },
+                  },
+                  network: {
+                    name: 'network',
+                    nonce: 0,
+                    details: {
+                      blockNumber: '0x0',
+                      baseCount: 0,
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          ],
+          id: 4046084157914634,
+          loadingDefaults: false,
+          metamaskNetworkId: '1337',
+          origin: 'metamask',
+          primaryTransaction: {
+            chainId: '0x539',
+            id: 4046084157914634,
+            loadingDefaults: true,
+            metamaskNetworkId: '1337',
+            origin: 'metamask',
+            status: 'approved',
+            time: 1617228030067,
+            txParams: {
+              from: '0x5cfe73b6021e818b776b421b1c4db2474086a7e1',
+              gas: '0x61a8',
+              maxFeePerGas: '0x59682f0c',
+              maxPriorityFeePerGas: '0x59682f00',
+              to: '0x2f318C334780961FB129D2a6c30D0763d9a5C970',
+              type: '0x2',
+              value: '0xde0b6b3a7640000',
+            },
+            type: 'sentEther',
+          },
+          status: 'approved',
+          time: 1617228030067,
+          txParams: {
+            from: '0x5cfe73b6021e818b776b421b1c4db2474086a7e1',
+            gas: '0x61a8',
+            maxFeePerGas: '0x59682f0c',
+            maxPriorityFeePerGas: '0x59682f00',
+            to: '0x2f318C334780961FB129D2a6c30D0763d9a5C970',
+            type: '0x2',
+            value: '0xde0b6b3a7640000',
+          },
+          type: 'simpleSend',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
   build() {
     this.fixture.meta = {
       version: 74,
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/stuck-approved-transaction.spec.js b/test/e2e/tests/stuck-approved-transaction.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..daf73265d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/stuck-approved-transaction.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const { strict: assert } = require('assert');
+const { convertToHexValue, withFixtures } = require('../helpers');
+const FixtureBuilder = require('../fixture-builder');
+
+describe('Editing Confirm Transaction', function () {
+  it('approves a transaction stuck in approved state on boot', async function () {
+    const ganacheOptions = {
+      hardfork: 'london',
+      accounts: [
+        {
+          secretKey:
+            '0x7C9529A67102755B7E6102D6D950AC5D5863C98713805CEC576B945B15B71EAC',
+          balance: convertToHexValue(25000000000000000000),
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    await withFixtures(
+      {
+        fixtures: new FixtureBuilder()
+          .withTransactionControllerApprovedTransaction()
+          .build(),
+        ganacheOptions,
+        title: this.test.title,
+      },
+      async ({ driver }) => {
+        await driver.navigate();
+
+        await driver.fill('#password', 'correct horse battery staple');
+        await driver.press('#password', driver.Key.ENTER);
+
+        await driver.clickElement('[data-testid="home__activity-tab"]');
+        await driver.wait(async () => {
+          const confirmedTxes = await driver.findElements(
+            '.transaction-list__completed-transactions .transaction-list-item',
+          );
+          return confirmedTxes.length === 1;
+        }, 10000);
+
+        const txValues = await driver.findElements(
+          '.transaction-list-item__primary-currency',
+        );
+        assert.equal(txValues.length, 1);
+        assert.ok(/-1\s*ETH/u.test(await txValues[0].getText()));
+      },
+    );
+  });
+});