diff --git a/components/faucet/component.go b/components/faucet/component.go
index fdc4a51..b80706c 100644
--- a/components/faucet/component.go
+++ b/components/faucet/component.go
@@ -309,12 +309,17 @@ func run() error {
 				consumedOutputs[output.OutputID] = types.Void
 			}
 
-			err := deps.Faucet.ApplyAcceptedTransaction(createdOutputs, consumedOutputs)
-			if err != nil {
-				deps.ShutdownHandler.SelfShutdown(fmt.Sprintf("faucet plugin hit a critical error while applying new accepted transaction: %s", err.Error()), true)
-			}
+			// TODO: replace this workaround for slow reading with a proper solution
+			go deps.Faucet.ApplyAcceptedTransaction(createdOutputs, consumedOutputs)
+
+			return nil
 
-			return err
+			//err := deps.Faucet.ApplyAcceptedTransaction(createdOutputs, consumedOutputs)
+			//if err != nil {
+			//	deps.ShutdownHandler.SelfShutdown(fmt.Sprintf("faucet plugin hit a critical error while applying new accepted transaction: %s", err.Error()), true)
+			//}
+			//
+			//return err
 		}); err != nil {
 			deps.ShutdownHandler.SelfShutdown(fmt.Sprintf("Listening to AcceptedTransactions failed, error: %s", err), false)
 		}