diff --git a/app/services/onboarding/issuer.py b/app/services/onboarding/issuer.py
index 17f941b44..004e65961 100644
--- a/app/services/onboarding/issuer.py
+++ b/app/services/onboarding/issuer.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ async def onboard_issuer_no_public_did(
         )
 
         issuer_did = await register_issuer_did(
-            endorser_controller=endorser_controller,
             issuer_controller=issuer_controller,
             issuer_label=issuer_label,
             logger=bound_logger,
diff --git a/app/services/onboarding/util/register_issuer_did.py b/app/services/onboarding/util/register_issuer_did.py
index 9d1fd63ba..52d418c94 100644
--- a/app/services/onboarding/util/register_issuer_did.py
+++ b/app/services/onboarding/util/register_issuer_did.py
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ async def configure_endorsement(
 
 async def register_issuer_did(
     *,
-    endorser_controller: AcaPyClient,
     issuer_controller: AcaPyClient,
     issuer_label: str,
     logger: Logger,
@@ -171,10 +170,11 @@ async def register_issuer_did(
     issuer_did = await acapy_wallet.create_did(issuer_controller)
 
     await acapy_ledger.register_nym_on_ledger(
-        endorser_controller,
+        issuer_controller,
         did=issuer_did.did,
         verkey=issuer_did.verkey,
         alias=issuer_label,
+        create_transaction_for_endorser=True,
     )
 
     logger.debug("Accepting TAA on behalf of issuer")