diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind.js b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
index 570bab42..2d1f84ab 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind.js
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._connectProcess = function(config, callback) {
     }
 
     self._initZmqSubSocket(node, config.zmqpubrawtx);
-    self._checkSyncedAndSubscribeZmqEvents(node);
+    self._subscribeZmqEvents(node);
 
     callback(null, node);
   });
diff --git a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
index d0ee746a..f7a228f9 100644
--- a/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
+++ b/test/services/bitcoind.unit.js
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ describe('Bitcoin Service', function() {
     it('will init zmq/rpc on node', function(done) {
       var bitcoind = new BitcoinService(baseConfig);
       bitcoind._initZmqSubSocket = sinon.stub();
-      bitcoind._checkSyncedAndSubscribeZmqEvents = sinon.stub();
+      bitcoind._subscribeZmqEvents = sinon.stub();
       bitcoind._loadTipFromNode = sinon.stub().callsArgWith(1, null);
       var config = {};
       bitcoind._connectProcess(config, function(err, node) {