diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index 6266fea16..71e7ea920 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     this.txStateManager.store.subscribe(() => this._updateMemstore())
     this.networkStore.subscribe(() => this._updateMemstore())
     this.preferencesStore.subscribe(() => this._updateMemstore())
+
+    // request state update to finalize initialization
+    this._updatePendingTxsAfterFirstBlock()
   }
+
   /** @returns {number} the chainId*/
   getChainId () {
     const networkState = this.networkStore.getState()
@@ -349,6 +353,14 @@ class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     this.getFilteredTxList = (opts) => this.txStateManager.getFilteredTxList(opts)
   }
 
+  // called once on startup
+  async _updatePendingTxsAfterFirstBlock () {
+    // wait for first block so we know we're ready
+    await this.blockTracker.getLatestBlock()
+    // get status update for all pending transactions (for the current network)
+    await this.pendingTxTracker.updatePendingTxs()
+  }
+
   /**
     If transaction controller was rebooted with transactions that are uncompleted
     in steps of the transaction signing or user confirmation process it will either
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
index 9a764b962..70cac096b 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/pending-tx-tracker.js
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ class PendingTransactionTracker extends EventEmitter {
     checks the network for signed txs and releases the nonce global lock if it is
   */
   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 {
+      const pendingTxs = this.getPendingTransactions()
       await Promise.all(pendingTxs.map((txMeta) => this._checkPendingTx(txMeta)))
     } catch (err) {
       log.error('PendingTransactionTracker - Error updating pending transactions')