diff --git a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
index 099cf06912..a5f75413ca 100644
--- a/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
+++ b/contractcourt/channel_arbitrator.go
@@ -1575,22 +1575,52 @@ func (c *ChannelArbitrator) resolveContracts(resolvers []ContractResolver) {
 	}
 }
 
-// launchResolvers launches all the active resolvers.
+// launchResolvers launches all the active resolvers concurrently.
 func (c *ChannelArbitrator) launchResolvers() {
-	for _, contract := range c.resolvers() {
+	resolvers := c.resolvers()
+
+	// errChans is a map of channels that will be used to receive errors
+	// returned from launching the resolvers.
+	errChans := make(map[ContractResolver]chan error, len(resolvers))
+
+	// Launch each resolver in goroutines.
+	for _, r := range resolvers {
 		// If the contract is already resolved, there's no need to
 		// launch it again.
-		if contract.IsResolved() {
+		if r.IsResolved() {
 			log.Debugf("ChannelArbitrator(%v): skipping resolver "+
-				"%T as it's already resolved", c.id(), contract)
+				"%T as it's already resolved", c.id(), r)
 
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if err := contract.Launch(); err != nil {
+		// Create a signal chan.
+		errChan := make(chan error, 1)
+		errChans[r] = errChan
+
+		go func() {
+			err := r.Launch()
+			errChan <- err
+		}()
+
+	}
+
+	// Wait for all resolvers to finish launching.
+	for r, errChan := range errChans {
+		select {
+		case err := <-errChan:
+			if err == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			log.Errorf("ChannelArbitrator(%v): unable to launch "+
-				"contract resolver(%T): %v", c.id(),
-				contract, err)
+				"contract resolver(%T): %v", c.id(), r, err)
+
+		case <-c.quit:
+			log.Debugf("ChannelArbitrator quit signal received, " +
+				"exit launchResolvers")
+
+			return
 		}
 	}
 }