diff --git a/app/browser/api/ledger.js b/app/browser/api/ledger.js
index a5d54831a5c..651b1aed501 100644
--- a/app/browser/api/ledger.js
+++ b/app/browser/api/ledger.js
@@ -1867,7 +1867,6 @@ const initialize = (state, paymentsEnabled) => {
 }
 
 const onInitRead = (state, parsedData) => {
-  parsedData = parsedData.toJS()
   state = getStateInfo(state, parsedData)
 
   try {
diff --git a/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducer.js b/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducer.js
index a9639b6881f..934c3bda992 100644
--- a/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducer.js
+++ b/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducer.js
@@ -18,8 +18,17 @@ const {makeImmutable} = require('../../common/state/immutableUtil')
 const getSetting = require('../../../js/settings').getSetting
 
 const ledgerReducer = (state, action, immutableAction) => {
-  action = immutableAction || makeImmutable(action)
-  switch (action.get('actionType')) {
+  let actionType = action.actionType
+  if (
+    action.actionType !== appConstants.APP_ON_FIRST_LEDGER_SYNC &&
+    action.actionType !== appConstants.APP_ON_BRAVERY_PROPERTIES &&
+    action.actionType !== appConstants.APP_ON_LEDGER_INIT_READ
+  ) {
+    action = immutableAction || makeImmutable(action)
+    actionType = action.get('actionType')
+  }
+
+  switch (actionType) {
     case appConstants.APP_SET_STATE:
       {
         state = ledgerApi.migration(state)
@@ -264,12 +273,12 @@ const ledgerReducer = (state, action, immutableAction) => {
       }
     case appConstants.APP_ON_BRAVERY_PROPERTIES:
       {
-        state = ledgerApi.onBraveryProperties(state, action.get('error'), action.get('result'))
+        state = ledgerApi.onBraveryProperties(state, action.error, action.result)
         break
       }
     case appConstants.APP_ON_FIRST_LEDGER_SYNC:
       {
-        state = ledgerApi.onLedgerFirstSync(state, action.get('parsedData'))
+        state = ledgerApi.onLedgerFirstSync(state, action.parsedData)
         break
       }
     case appConstants.APP_ON_LEDGER_CALLBACK:
@@ -299,7 +308,7 @@ const ledgerReducer = (state, action, immutableAction) => {
       }
     case appConstants.APP_ON_LEDGER_INIT_READ:
       {
-        state = ledgerApi.onInitRead(state, action.get('parsedData'))
+        state = ledgerApi.onInitRead(state, action.parsedData)
         break
       }
   }
diff --git a/js/stores/appStore.js b/js/stores/appStore.js
index 7039fc699cf..ed2ca3a86e8 100644
--- a/js/stores/appStore.js
+++ b/js/stores/appStore.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ const applyReducers = (state, action, immutableAction) => reducers.reduce(
     }, appState)
 
 const handleAppAction = (action) => {
+  const ledgerReducer = require('../../app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducer')
   const timeStart = process.hrtime()
   if (action.actionType === appConstants.APP_SET_STATE) {
     reducers = [
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ const handleAppAction = (action) => {
       require('../../app/browser/reducers/bookmarkToolbarReducer'),
       require('../../app/browser/reducers/siteSettingsReducer'),
       require('../../app/browser/reducers/pageDataReducer'),
-      require('../../app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducer'),
+      ledgerReducer,
       require('../../app/browser/menu')
     ]
     initialized = true
@@ -215,9 +216,19 @@ const handleAppAction = (action) => {
     return
   }
 
-  // maintain backwards compatibility for now by adding an additional param for immutableAction
-  const immutableAction = makeImmutable(action)
-  appState = applyReducers(appState, action, immutableAction)
+  let immutableAction = Immutable.Map()
+  // exclude big chucks that have regular JS in it
+  if (
+    action.actionType === appConstants.APP_ON_FIRST_LEDGER_SYNC ||
+    action.actionType === appConstants.APP_ON_BRAVERY_PROPERTIES ||
+    action.actionType === appConstants.APP_ON_LEDGER_INIT_READ
+  ) {
+    appState = ledgerReducer(appState, action, immutableAction)
+  } else {
+    // maintain backwards compatibility for now by adding an additional param for immutableAction
+    immutableAction = makeImmutable(action)
+    appState = applyReducers(appState, action, immutableAction)
+  }
 
   switch (action.actionType) {
     case appConstants.APP_SET_STATE:
diff --git a/test/unit/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducerTest.js b/test/unit/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducerTest.js
index 57658534b63..faae36e58d4 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducerTest.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/browser/reducers/ledgerReducerTest.js
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ describe('ledgerReducer unit tests', function () {
     let onBraveryPropertiesSpy
     before(function () {
       onBraveryPropertiesSpy = sinon.spy(fakeLedgerApi, 'onBraveryProperties')
-      returnedState = ledgerReducer(appState, Immutable.fromJS({
+      returnedState = ledgerReducer(appState, {
         actionType: appConstants.APP_ON_BRAVERY_PROPERTIES,
         error: 'error-goes-here',
         result: 'result-goes-here'
-      }))
+      })
     })
     after(function () {
       onBraveryPropertiesSpy.restore()
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ describe('ledgerReducer unit tests', function () {
     let onLedgerFirstSyncSpy
     before(function () {
       onLedgerFirstSyncSpy = sinon.spy(fakeLedgerApi, 'onLedgerFirstSync')
-      returnedState = ledgerReducer(appState, Immutable.fromJS({
+      returnedState = ledgerReducer(appState, {
         actionType: appConstants.APP_ON_FIRST_LEDGER_SYNC,
         parsedData: 'parsed-data-goes-here'
-      }))
+      })
     })
     after(function () {
       onLedgerFirstSyncSpy.restore()