diff --git a/applications/tari_console_wallet/src/automation/commands.rs b/applications/tari_console_wallet/src/automation/commands.rs
index a2fc146b6c..a37a4b1a01 100644
--- a/applications/tari_console_wallet/src/automation/commands.rs
+++ b/applications/tari_console_wallet/src/automation/commands.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 use std::{
     fs::File,
     io::{LineWriter, Write},
-    str::FromStr,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ use tari_wallet::{
     key_manager_service::KeyManagerInterface,
     output_manager_service::handle::OutputManagerHandle,
     transaction_service::handle::{TransactionEvent, TransactionServiceHandle},
+    TransactionStage,
     WalletConfig,
     WalletSqlite,
 };
@@ -95,17 +95,6 @@ pub enum WalletCommand {
     RevalidateWalletDb,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, EnumString, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum TransactionStage {
-    Initiated,
-    DirectSendOrSaf,
-    Negotiated,
-    Broadcast,
-    MinedUnconfirmed,
-    Mined,
-    TimedOut,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SentTransaction {}
 
@@ -630,8 +619,7 @@ pub async fn command_runner(
     commands: Vec<ParsedCommand>,
     wallet: WalletSqlite,
 ) -> Result<(), CommandError> {
-    let wait_stage =
-        TransactionStage::from_str(&config.command_send_wait_stage).map_err(|e| CommandError::Config(e.to_string()))?;
+    let wait_stage = config.command_send_wait_stage;
 
     let mut transaction_service = wallet.transaction_service.clone();
     let mut output_service = wallet.output_manager_service.clone();
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/src/config.rs b/base_layer/wallet/src/config.rs
index 4ecb06be15..67a2d1e48d 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/src/config.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/src/config.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use strum::EnumString;
 use tari_common::{
     configuration::{serializers, Network, StringList},
     SubConfigPath,
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ pub struct WalletConfig {
     pub contacts_online_ping_window: usize,
     #[serde(with = "serializers::seconds")]
     pub command_send_wait_timeout: Duration,
-    pub command_send_wait_stage: String,
+    pub command_send_wait_stage: TransactionStage,
     pub notify_file: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub grpc_address: Option<Multiaddr>,
     pub custom_base_node: Option<String>,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ impl Default for WalletConfig {
             password: None,
             contacts_auto_ping_interval: Duration::from_secs(30),
             contacts_online_ping_window: 30,
-            command_send_wait_stage: String::new(),
+            command_send_wait_stage: TransactionStage::Broadcast,
             command_send_wait_timeout: Duration::from_secs(300),
             notify_file: None,
             grpc_address: None,
@@ -125,3 +126,14 @@ impl WalletConfig {
         self.p2p.set_base_path(self.data_dir.as_path());
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, EnumString, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum TransactionStage {
+    Initiated,
+    DirectSendOrSaf,
+    Negotiated,
+    Broadcast,
+    MinedUnconfirmed,
+    Mined,
+    TimedOut,
+}
diff --git a/base_layer/wallet/src/lib.rs b/base_layer/wallet/src/lib.rs
index 494d6a585a..eea5aa8142 100644
--- a/base_layer/wallet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/base_layer/wallet/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub mod key_manager_service;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod utxo_scanner_service;
 
-pub use config::WalletConfig;
+pub use config::{TransactionStage, WalletConfig};
 pub use wallet::Wallet;
 
 use crate::{