diff --git a/dcrwallet.go b/dcrwallet.go
index 38eb48201..5982b6e11 100644
--- a/dcrwallet.go
+++ b/dcrwallet.go
@@ -293,71 +293,70 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		var tb *ticketbuyer.TB
 		if cfg.MixChange || cfg.EnableTicketBuyer {
-			tb = ticketbuyer.New(w)
-		}
-
-		var lastFlag, lastLookup string
-		lookup := func(flag, name string) (account uint32) {
-			if tb != nil && err == nil {
-				lastFlag = flag
-				lastLookup = name
-				account, err = w.AccountNumber(ctx, name)
+			var err error
+			var lastFlag, lastLookup string
+			lookup := func(flag, name string) (account uint32) {
+				if err == nil {
+					lastFlag = flag
+					lastLookup = name
+					account, err = w.AccountNumber(ctx, name)
+				}
+				return
 			}
-			return
-		}
-		var (
-			purchaseAccount    uint32 // enableticketbuyer
-			votingAccount      uint32 // enableticketbuyer
-			mixedAccount       uint32 // (enableticketbuyer && mixing) || mixchange
-			changeAccount      uint32 // (enableticketbuyer && mixing) || mixchange
-			ticketSplitAccount uint32 // enableticketbuyer && mixing
-
-			votingAddr = cfg.TBOpts.votingAddress
-		)
-		if cfg.EnableTicketBuyer {
-			purchaseAccount = lookup("purchaseaccount", cfg.PurchaseAccount)
-
-			if cfg.Mixing && cfg.TBOpts.VotingAccount == "" {
-				err := errors.New("cannot run mixed ticketbuyer without --votingaccount")
-				log.Error(err)
-				return err
+			var (
+				purchaseAccount    uint32 // enableticketbuyer
+				votingAccount      uint32 // enableticketbuyer
+				mixedAccount       uint32 // (enableticketbuyer && mixing) || mixchange
+				changeAccount      uint32 // (enableticketbuyer && mixing) || mixchange
+				ticketSplitAccount uint32 // enableticketbuyer && mixing
+
+				votingAddr = cfg.TBOpts.votingAddress
+			)
+			if cfg.EnableTicketBuyer {
+				purchaseAccount = lookup("purchaseaccount", cfg.PurchaseAccount)
+
+				if cfg.Mixing && cfg.TBOpts.VotingAccount == "" {
+					err := errors.New("cannot run mixed ticketbuyer without --votingaccount")
+					log.Error(err)
+					return err
+				}
+				if cfg.TBOpts.VotingAccount != "" {
+					votingAccount = lookup("ticketbuyer.votingaccount", cfg.TBOpts.VotingAccount)
+					votingAddr = nil
+				}
 			}
-			if cfg.TBOpts.VotingAccount != "" {
-				votingAccount = lookup("ticketbuyer.votingaccount", cfg.TBOpts.VotingAccount)
-				votingAddr = nil
+			if (cfg.EnableTicketBuyer && cfg.Mixing) || cfg.MixChange {
+				mixedAccount = lookup("mixedaccount", cfg.mixedAccount)
+				changeAccount = lookup("changeaccount", cfg.ChangeAccount)
+			}
+			if cfg.EnableTicketBuyer && cfg.Mixing {
+				ticketSplitAccount = lookup("ticketsplitaccount", cfg.TicketSplitAccount)
+			}
+
+			// Check if any of the above calls to lookup() have failed.
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("%s: account %q does not exist", lastFlag, lastLookup)
+				return err
 			}
-		}
-		if (cfg.EnableTicketBuyer && cfg.Mixing) || cfg.MixChange {
-			mixedAccount = lookup("mixedaccount", cfg.mixedAccount)
-			changeAccount = lookup("changeaccount", cfg.ChangeAccount)
-		}
-		if cfg.EnableTicketBuyer && cfg.Mixing {
-			ticketSplitAccount = lookup("ticketsplitaccount", cfg.TicketSplitAccount)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("%s: account %q does not exist", lastFlag, lastLookup)
-			return err
-		}
 
-		if tb != nil {
 			// Start a ticket buyer.
-			tb.AccessConfig(func(c *ticketbuyer.Config) {
-				c.BuyTickets = cfg.EnableTicketBuyer
-				c.Account = purchaseAccount
-				c.Maintain = cfg.TBOpts.BalanceToMaintainAbsolute.Amount
-				c.VotingAddr = votingAddr
-				c.Limit = int(cfg.TBOpts.Limit)
-				c.VotingAccount = votingAccount
-				c.Mixing = cfg.Mixing
-				c.MixChange = cfg.MixChange
-				c.MixedAccount = mixedAccount
-				c.MixedAccountBranch = cfg.mixedBranch
-				c.TicketSplitAccount = ticketSplitAccount
-				c.ChangeAccount = changeAccount
-				c.VSP = vspClient
+			tb := ticketbuyer.New(w, ticketbuyer.Config{
+				BuyTickets:         cfg.EnableTicketBuyer,
+				Account:            purchaseAccount,
+				Maintain:           cfg.TBOpts.BalanceToMaintainAbsolute.Amount,
+				VotingAddr:         votingAddr,
+				Limit:              int(cfg.TBOpts.Limit),
+				VotingAccount:      votingAccount,
+				Mixing:             cfg.Mixing,
+				MixChange:          cfg.MixChange,
+				MixedAccount:       mixedAccount,
+				MixedAccountBranch: cfg.mixedBranch,
+				TicketSplitAccount: ticketSplitAccount,
+				ChangeAccount:      changeAccount,
+				VSP:                vspClient,
 			})
+
 			log.Infof("Starting auto transaction creator")
 			tbdone := make(chan struct{})
 			go func() {
diff --git a/internal/rpc/rpcserver/server.go b/internal/rpc/rpcserver/server.go
index 031007394..e8c0cec86 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/rpcserver/server.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/rpcserver/server.go
@@ -2571,16 +2571,13 @@ func (t *accountMixerServer) RunAccountMixer(req *pb.RunAccountMixerRequest, svr
 		return status.Errorf(codes.FailedPrecondition, "Wallet has not been loaded")
 	}
 
-	tb := ticketbuyer.New(wallet)
-
-	// Set ticketbuyer config
-	tb.AccessConfig(func(c *ticketbuyer.Config) {
-		c.Mixing = req.CsppServer != ""
-		c.MixedAccountBranch = req.MixedAccountBranch
-		c.MixedAccount = req.MixedAccount
-		c.ChangeAccount = req.ChangeAccount
-		c.BuyTickets = false
-		c.MixChange = true
+	tb := ticketbuyer.New(wallet, ticketbuyer.Config{
+		Mixing:             req.CsppServer != "",
+		MixedAccountBranch: req.MixedAccountBranch,
+		MixedAccount:       req.MixedAccount,
+		ChangeAccount:      req.ChangeAccount,
+		BuyTickets:         false,
+		MixChange:          true,
 	})
 
 	if len(req.Passphrase) > 0 {
@@ -2713,22 +2710,20 @@ func (t *ticketbuyerServer) RunTicketBuyer(req *pb.RunTicketBuyerRequest, svr pb
 	// is defaulted to 20.
 	limit := int(req.Limit)
 
-	tb := ticketbuyer.New(wallet)
-	// Set ticketbuyer config
-	tb.AccessConfig(func(c *ticketbuyer.Config) {
-		c.BuyTickets = true
-		c.Account = req.Account
-		c.VotingAccount = req.VotingAccount
-		c.Maintain = dcrutil.Amount(req.BalanceToMaintain)
-		c.VotingAddr = votingAddress
-		c.VSP = vspClient
-		c.Mixing = csppServer != ""
-		c.MixedAccount = mixedAccount
-		c.MixChange = mixedChange
-		c.ChangeAccount = changeAccount
-		c.MixedAccountBranch = mixedAccountBranch
-		c.TicketSplitAccount = mixedSplitAccount
-		c.Limit = limit
+	tb := ticketbuyer.New(wallet, ticketbuyer.Config{
+		BuyTickets:         true,
+		Account:            req.Account,
+		VotingAccount:      req.VotingAccount,
+		Maintain:           dcrutil.Amount(req.BalanceToMaintain),
+		VotingAddr:         votingAddress,
+		VSP:                vspClient,
+		Mixing:             csppServer != "",
+		MixedAccount:       mixedAccount,
+		MixChange:          mixedChange,
+		ChangeAccount:      changeAccount,
+		MixedAccountBranch: mixedAccountBranch,
+		TicketSplitAccount: mixedSplitAccount,
+		Limit:              limit,
 	})
 
 	if len(req.Passphrase) > 0 {
diff --git a/ticketbuyer/tb.go b/ticketbuyer/tb.go
index 8fb06b8f4..4bf892f88 100644
--- a/ticketbuyer/tb.go
+++ b/ticketbuyer/tb.go
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type TB struct {
 	mu  sync.Mutex
 }
 
-// New returns a new TB to buy tickets from a wallet using the default config.
-func New(w *wallet.Wallet) *TB {
-	return &TB{wallet: w}
+// New returns a new TB to buy tickets from a wallet.
+func New(w *wallet.Wallet, cfg Config) *TB {
+	return &TB{wallet: w, cfg: cfg}
 }
 
 // Run executes the ticket buyer.  If the private passphrase is incorrect, or