diff --git a/src/lib/components/aggregate-fiat-estimate/aggregate-fiat-estimate.svelte b/src/lib/components/aggregate-fiat-estimate/aggregate-fiat-estimate.svelte
index 5a02a8357..4bc162ce9 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/aggregate-fiat-estimate/aggregate-fiat-estimate.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/aggregate-fiat-estimate/aggregate-fiat-estimate.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
   $: knownTokens = tokens.filter((token): token is TokenInfoWrapper => token !== undefined);
   $: knownSymbols = knownTokens.map((token) => token.info.symbol);
 
-  $: fiatEstimates.track(knownSymbols);
+  const fiatEstimatesStarted = fiatEstimates.started;
+  $: {
+    if ($fiatEstimatesStarted) {
+      fiatEstimates.track(knownSymbols);
+    }
+  }
 
   $: priceStore = fiatEstimates.price(knownSymbols);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/fiat-estimates/fiat-estimates.ts b/src/lib/utils/fiat-estimates/fiat-estimates.ts
index 88c56693c..84f740606 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/fiat-estimates/fiat-estimates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/fiat-estimates/fiat-estimates.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ function _validateSymbol(symbol: string): asserts symbol is SupportedSymbol {
 let connection:
   | ReturnType<typeof createSocket<typeof BinanceMessage, typeof BinanceCommand>>
   | undefined;
+const started = writable(false);
 const socketOpen = writable(false);
 
 /** Establish a websocket connection and allow tracking prices. */
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ export function start() {
       'wss://stream.binance.com:9443/ws/radusdt@ticker',
     );
 
+    started.set(true);
+
     const { send, subscribe } = connection;
 
     /*
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ export function start() {
 export function stop() {
   connection?.destroy();
   socketOpen.set(false);
+  started.set(false);
   connection = undefined;
 }
 
@@ -218,13 +222,14 @@ const price = (symbols: string[]) =>
       symbols = symbols.map((symbol) => TOKEN_SUBSTITUTIONS[symbol] || symbol);
 
       // Return an object of all the prices for the given symbols.
-      return Object.fromEntries(symbols.map((symbol) => [symbol, $prices[symbol]]));
+      return Object.fromEntries(symbols.map((symbol) => [symbol, $prices[symbol] || 'pending']));
     }),
   );
 
 export default {
   start,
   stop,
+  started: { subscribe: started.subscribe },
   track,
   untrack,
   price,