diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
index 460280578..c74427cd5 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ module.exports = class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     this.nonceTracker = new NonceTracker({
       provider: this.provider,
       blockTracker: this.provider._blockTracker,
-      getPendingTransactions: (address) => this.getFilteredTxList({ from: address, status: 'submitted', err: undefined }),
+      getPendingTransactions: (address) => {
+        return this.getFilteredTxList({
+          from: address,
+          status: 'submitted',
+          err: undefined,
+          ignore: undefined,
+        })
+      },
     })
     this.query = opts.ethQuery
     this.txProviderUtils = new TxProviderUtil(this.query)
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/nonce-tracker.js b/app/scripts/lib/nonce-tracker.js
index 4ea511dec..9ef7706f9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/nonce-tracker.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/nonce-tracker.js
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ class NonceTracker {
   // releaseLock must be called
   // releaseLock must be called after adding signed tx to pending transactions (or discarding)
   async getNonceLock (address) {
+    const pendingTransactions = this.getPendingTransactions(address)
     // await lock free
-    await this.lockMap[address]
+    if (pendingTransactions.length) await this.lockMap[address]
+    else if (this.lockMap[address]) await this.lockMap[address]()
     // take lock
     const releaseLock = this._takeLock(address)
     // calculate next nonce
-    const currentBlock = await this._getCurrentBlock()
-    const blockNumber = currentBlock.number
-    const pendingTransactions = this.getPendingTransactions(address)
-    const baseCount = await this._getTxCount(address, blockNumber)
+    const baseCount = await this._getTxCount(address)
     const nextNonce = parseInt(baseCount) + pendingTransactions.length
     // return next nonce and release cb
     return { nextNonce: nextNonce.toString(16), releaseLock }
@@ -44,7 +43,9 @@ class NonceTracker {
     return releaseLock
   }
 
-  _getTxCount (address, blockNumber) {
+  async _getTxCount (address) {
+    const currentBlock = await this._getCurrentBlock()
+    const blockNumber = currentBlock.number
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.ethQuery.getTransactionCount(address, blockNumber, (err, result) => {
         err ? reject(err) : resolve(result)