diff --git a/protocol/sign/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/test/client/SignClientInstrumentedAndroidTest.kt b/protocol/sign/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/test/client/SignClientInstrumentedAndroidTest.kt
index df17e9d0f..71af311c5 100644
--- a/protocol/sign/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/test/client/SignClientInstrumentedAndroidTest.kt
+++ b/protocol/sign/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/test/client/SignClientInstrumentedAndroidTest.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ class SignClientInstrumentedAndroidTest {
         launch(walletDelegate, dappDelegate)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun receiveSessionProposal() {
+        Timber.d("receiveRejectSession: start")
+
+        val walletDelegate = object : WalletDelegate() {
+            override fun onSessionProposal(sessionProposal: Sign.Model.SessionProposal, verifyContext: Sign.Model.VerifyContext) {
+                scenarioExtension.closeAsSuccess().also { Timber.d("proposal received: finish") }
+            }
+        }
+        val dappDelegate = object : DappDelegate() {}
+
+        launch(walletDelegate, dappDelegate)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun receiveRejectSession() {
         Timber.d("receiveRejectSession: start")
@@ -312,22 +326,13 @@ class SignClientInstrumentedAndroidTest {
     }
 
     private fun pairDappAndWallet(onPairSuccess: (pairing: Core.Model.Pairing) -> Unit) {
-        TestClient.Dapp.Pairing.getPairings().let { pairings ->
-            if (pairings.isEmpty()) {
-                Timber.d("pairings.isEmpty() == true")
-
-                val pairing: Core.Model.Pairing = (TestClient.Dapp.Pairing.create(onError = ::globalOnError) ?: fail("Unable to create a Pairing")) as Core.Model.Pairing
-                Timber.d("DappClient.pairing.create: $pairing")
-
-                TestClient.Wallet.Pairing.pair(Core.Params.Pair(pairing.uri), onError = ::globalOnError, onSuccess = {
-                    Timber.d("WalletClient.pairing.pair: $pairing")
-                    onPairSuccess(pairing)
-                })
-            } else {
-                Timber.d("pairings.isEmpty() == false")
-                fail("Pairing already exists. Storage must be cleared in between runs")
-            }
-        }
+        val pairing: Core.Model.Pairing = (TestClient.Dapp.Pairing.create(onError = ::globalOnError) ?: fail("Unable to create a Pairing")) as Core.Model.Pairing
+        Timber.d("DappClient.pairing.create: $pairing")
+
+        TestClient.Wallet.Pairing.pair(Core.Params.Pair(pairing.uri), onError = ::globalOnError, onSuccess = {
+            Timber.d("WalletClient.pairing.pair: $pairing")
+            onPairSuccess(pairing)
+        })
     }
 
     private fun pairAndConnect() {
diff --git a/protocol/sign/src/main/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/engine/use_case/calls/ApproveSessionUseCase.kt b/protocol/sign/src/main/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/engine/use_case/calls/ApproveSessionUseCase.kt
index eabbb6783..5ad0f991a 100644
--- a/protocol/sign/src/main/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/engine/use_case/calls/ApproveSessionUseCase.kt
+++ b/protocol/sign/src/main/kotlin/com/walletconnect/sign/engine/use_case/calls/ApproveSessionUseCase.kt
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ internal class ApproveSessionUseCase(
                     }.also { logger.error("Subscribe to session topic failure: $error") }
                     onFailure(error)
                 })
+
+            sessionSettle(request.id, proposal, sessionTopic, request.topic)
+
             trace.add(Trace.Session.PUBLISHING_SESSION_APPROVE).also { logger.log("Publishing session approve on topic: $sessionTopic") }
             jsonRpcInteractor.respondWithParams(request, approvalParams, irnParams,
                 onSuccess = {
@@ -169,8 +172,6 @@ internal class ApproveSessionUseCase(
                     }.also { logger.error("Session approve failure, topic: $sessionTopic: $error") }
                     onFailure(error)
                 })
-
-            sessionSettle(request.id, proposal, sessionTopic, request.topic)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             if (e is NoRelayConnectionException) insertEventUseCase(Props(type = EventType.Error.NO_WSS_CONNECTION, properties = Properties(trace = trace, topic = pairingTopic)))
             if (e is NoInternetConnectionException) insertEventUseCase(Props(type = EventType.Error.NO_INTERNET_CONNECTION, properties = Properties(trace = trace, topic = pairingTopic)))