2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/exchanges.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/exchanges.ts
index 4a784cebb..5f0c744e2 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/exchanges.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/exchanges.ts
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ export async function fetchFreshExchange(
     wex.ws.exchangeCache.clear();
   }
 
-  wex.taskScheduler.ensureRunning();
+  await wex.taskScheduler.ensureRunning();
 
   await startUpdateExchangeEntry(wex, canonUrl, {
     forceUpdate: options.forceUpdate,
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/shepherd.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/shepherd.ts
index f512d53a4..62133d4b9 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/shepherd.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-core/src/shepherd.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   assertUnreachable,
   getErrorDetailFromException,
   j2s,
+  safeStringifyException,
 } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { processBackupForProvider } from "./backup/index.js";
 import {
@@ -231,7 +232,9 @@ export class TaskSchedulerImpl implements TaskScheduler {
   }
 
   startShepherdTask(taskId: TaskIdStr): void {
-    this.ensureRunning();
+    this.ensureRunning().catch((e) => {
+      logger.error(`error running scheduler: ${safeStringifyException(e)}`);
+    });
     // Run in the background, no await!
     this.internalStartShepherdTask(taskId);
   }