diff --git a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go
index 811841fe390..7886e715f01 100644
--- a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go
+++ b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer.go
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ type registrySyncer struct {
 
 	updateChan chan *LocalRegistry
 
-	wg       sync.WaitGroup
-	lggr     logger.Logger
-	mu       sync.RWMutex
-	readerMu sync.RWMutex
+	wg   sync.WaitGroup
+	lggr logger.Logger
+	mu   sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 var _ services.Service = &registrySyncer{}
@@ -198,9 +197,6 @@ func (s *registrySyncer) updateStateLoop() {
 }
 
 func (s *registrySyncer) localRegistry(ctx context.Context) (*LocalRegistry, error) {
-	s.readerMu.RLock()
-	defer s.readerMu.RUnlock()
-
 	var caps []kcr.CapabilitiesRegistryCapabilityInfo
 	err := s.reader.GetLatestValue(ctx, "CapabilitiesRegistry", "getCapabilities", primitives.Unconfirmed, nil, &caps)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -274,7 +270,6 @@ func (s *registrySyncer) Sync(ctx context.Context, isInitialSync bool) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	s.readerMu.Lock()
 	if s.reader == nil {
 		reader, err := s.initReader(ctx, s.lggr, s.relayer, s.registryAddress)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -283,7 +278,6 @@ func (s *registrySyncer) Sync(ctx context.Context, isInitialSync bool) error {
 
 		s.reader = reader
 	}
-	s.readerMu.Unlock()
 
 	var lr *LocalRegistry
 	var err error
diff --git a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go
index 821fae7d423..2c08a1cdde6 100644
--- a/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go
+++ b/core/services/registrysyncer/syncer_test.go
@@ -142,6 +142,38 @@ func (l *launcher) Launch(ctx context.Context, localRegistry *registrysyncer.Loc
 	return nil
 }
 
+type orm struct {
+	ormMock               *syncerMocks.ORM
+	latestLocalRegistryCh chan struct{}
+	addLocalRegistryCh    chan struct{}
+}
+
+func newORM(t *testing.T) *orm {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	return &orm{
+		ormMock:               syncerMocks.NewORM(t),
+		latestLocalRegistryCh: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		addLocalRegistryCh:    make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+}
+
+func (o *orm) Cleanup() {
+	close(o.latestLocalRegistryCh)
+	close(o.addLocalRegistryCh)
+}
+
+func (o *orm) AddLocalRegistry(ctx context.Context, localRegistry registrysyncer.LocalRegistry) error {
+	o.addLocalRegistryCh <- struct{}{}
+	err := o.ormMock.AddLocalRegistry(ctx, localRegistry)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (o *orm) LatestLocalRegistry(ctx context.Context) (*registrysyncer.LocalRegistry, error) {
+	o.latestLocalRegistryCh <- struct{}{}
+	return o.ormMock.LatestLocalRegistry(ctx)
+}
+
 func toPeerIDs(ids [][32]byte) []p2ptypes.PeerID {
 	var pids []p2ptypes.PeerID
 	for _, id := range ids {
@@ -408,22 +440,35 @@ func TestSyncer_DBIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	factory := newContractReaderFactory(t, sim)
-	syncerORM := syncerMocks.NewORM(t)
+	syncerORM := newORM(t)
+	syncerORM.ormMock.On("LatestLocalRegistry", mock.Anything).Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("no state found"))
+	syncerORM.ormMock.On("AddLocalRegistry", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
 	syncer, err := newTestSyncer(logger.TestLogger(t), func() (p2ptypes.PeerID, error) { return p2ptypes.PeerID{}, nil }, factory, regAddress.Hex(), syncerORM)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, syncer.Start(ctx))
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		syncerORM.Cleanup()
 		require.NoError(t, syncer.Close())
 	})
 
 	l := &launcher{}
 	syncer.AddLauncher(l)
 
-	syncerORM.On("LatestLocalRegistry", mock.Anything).Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("no state found"))
-	syncerORM.On("AddLocalRegistry", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
-
-	err = syncer.Sync(ctx, false) // should store the data into the DB
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	var latestLocalRegistryCalled, addLocalRegistryCalled bool
+	timeout := time.After(500 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	for !latestLocalRegistryCalled || !addLocalRegistryCalled {
+		select {
+		case val := <-syncerORM.latestLocalRegistryCh:
+			assert.Equal(t, struct{}{}, val)
+			latestLocalRegistryCalled = true
+		case val := <-syncerORM.addLocalRegistryCh:
+			assert.Equal(t, struct{}{}, val)
+			addLocalRegistryCalled = true
+		case <-timeout:
+			t.Fatal("test timed out; channels did not received data")
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSyncer_LocalNode(t *testing.T) {
@@ -509,7 +554,7 @@ func newTestSyncer(
 	getPeerID func() (p2ptypes.PeerID, error),
 	relayer registrysyncer.ContractReaderFactory,
 	registryAddress string,
-	orm *syncerMocks.ORM,
+	orm *orm,
 ) (registrysyncer.RegistrySyncer, error) {
 	rs, err := registrysyncer.New(lggr, getPeerID, relayer, registryAddress, orm)
 	if err != nil {