diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/import.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/import.ts
index 4ff92863f9..6e518c7126 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/import.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/import.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { IronfishCommand } from '../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../flags'
 import { checkWalletUnlocked, inputPrompt } from '../../ui'
 import { importFile, importPipe, longPrompt } from '../../ui/longPrompt'
-import { Ledger } from '../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class ImportCommand extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = `import an account`
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ export class ImportCommand extends IronfishCommand {
   }
 
   async importLedger(): Promise<string> {
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(false, this.logger)
+
     try {
-      const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-      await ledger.connect()
       const account = await ledger.importAccount()
       return encodeAccountImport(account, AccountFormat.Base64Json)
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/commitment/create.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/commitment/create.ts
index b2ce1ea3a1..1c2e327057 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/commitment/create.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/commitment/create.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 import { MultisigTransactionJson } from '../../../../utils/multisig'
 import { renderUnsignedTransactionDetails } from '../../../../utils/transaction'
 
@@ -124,16 +124,7 @@ export class CreateSigningCommitmentCommand extends IronfishCommand {
     transactionHash: Buffer,
     signers: string[],
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     const identityResponse = await client.wallet.multisig.getIdentity({ name: participantName })
     const identity = identityResponse.content.identity
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round1.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round1.ts
index b76c12317e..e60afe1a1f 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round1.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round1.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class DkgRound1Command extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = 'Perform round1 of the DKG protocol for multisig account creation'
@@ -100,16 +100,7 @@ export class DkgRound1Command extends IronfishCommand {
     identities: string[],
     minSigners: number,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     const identityResponse = await client.wallet.multisig.getIdentity({ name: participantName })
     const identity = identityResponse.content.identity
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round2.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round2.ts
index bdf82b2429..27a2b8df65 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round2.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round2.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class DkgRound2Command extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = 'Perform round2 of the DKG protocol for multisig account creation'
@@ -97,16 +97,7 @@ export class DkgRound2Command extends IronfishCommand {
     round1PublicPackages: string[],
     round1SecretPackage: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     // TODO(hughy): determine how to handle multiple identities using index
     const { publicPackage, secretPackage } = await ledger.dkgRound2(
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round3.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round3.ts
index bd718ecd3d..801ba93121 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round3.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/dkg/round3.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-import {
-  deserializePublicPackage,
-  deserializeRound2CombinedPublicPackage,
-} from '@ironfish/rust-nodejs'
-import { AccountFormat, encodeAccountImport, RpcClient } from '@ironfish/sdk'
+import { AccountFormat, RpcClient, encodeAccountImport } from '@ironfish/sdk'
 import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class DkgRound3Command extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = 'Perform round3 of the DKG protocol for multisig account creation'
@@ -143,66 +139,20 @@ export class DkgRound3Command extends IronfishCommand {
     round2PublicPackagesStr: string[],
     round2SecretPackage: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     const identityResponse = await client.wallet.multisig.getIdentity({ name: participantName })
     const identity = identityResponse.content.identity
 
-    // Sort packages by identity
-    const round1PublicPackages = round1PublicPackagesStr
-      .map(deserializePublicPackage)
-      .sort((a, b) => a.identity.localeCompare(b.identity))
-
-    // Filter out packages not intended for participant and sort by sender identity
-    const round2CombinedPublicPackages = round2PublicPackagesStr.map(
-      deserializeRound2CombinedPublicPackage,
-    )
-    const round2PublicPackages = round2CombinedPublicPackages
-      .flatMap((combined) =>
-        combined.packages.filter((pkg) => pkg.recipientIdentity === identity),
-      )
-      .sort((a, b) => a.senderIdentity.localeCompare(b.senderIdentity))
-
-    // Extract raw parts from round1 and round2 public packages
-    const participants = []
-    const round1FrostPackages = []
-    const gskBytes = []
-    for (const pkg of round1PublicPackages) {
-      // Exclude participant's own identity and round1 public package
-      if (pkg.identity !== identity) {
-        participants.push(pkg.identity)
-        round1FrostPackages.push(pkg.frostPackage)
-      }
-
-      gskBytes.push(pkg.groupSecretKeyShardEncrypted)
-    }
-
-    const round2FrostPackages = round2PublicPackages.map((pkg) => pkg.frostPackage)
-
     // Perform round3 with Ledger
-    await ledger.dkgRound3(
+    const { dkgKeys, publicKeyPackage } = await ledger.dkgRound3(
       0,
-      participants,
-      round1FrostPackages,
-      round2FrostPackages,
+      identity,
+      round1PublicPackagesStr,
+      round2PublicPackagesStr,
       round2SecretPackage,
-      gskBytes,
     )
 
-    // Retrieve all multisig account keys and publicKeyPackage
-    const dkgKeys = await ledger.dkgRetrieveKeys()
-
-    const publicKeyPackage = await ledger.dkgGetPublicPackage()
-
     const accountImport = {
       ...dkgKeys,
       multisigKeys: {
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/backup.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/backup.ts
index 3737bd043d..5c89f82587 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/backup.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/backup.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,13 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class MultisigLedgerBackup extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = `show encrypted multisig keys from a Ledger device`
 
   async start(): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     const encryptedKeys = await ledger.dkgBackupKeys()
 
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/restore.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/restore.ts
index 08014d3835..59270c75f2 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/restore.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/ledger/restore.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class MultisigLedgerRestore extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = `restore encrypted multisig keys to a Ledger device`
@@ -26,16 +26,7 @@ export class MultisigLedgerRestore extends IronfishCommand {
       )
     }
 
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     await ledger.dkgRestoreKeys(encryptedKeys)
 
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/participant/create.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/participant/create.ts
index bca0f41b1f..4ec1ab59de 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/participant/create.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/participant/create.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 
 export class MultisigIdentityCreate extends IronfishCommand {
   static description = `Create a multisig participant identity`
@@ -71,16 +71,7 @@ export class MultisigIdentityCreate extends IronfishCommand {
   }
 
   async getIdentityFromLedger(): Promise<Buffer> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     // TODO(hughy): support multiple identities using index
     return ledger.dkgGetIdentity(0)
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/signature/create.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/signature/create.ts
index 1e88324a65..d0f567721c 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/signature/create.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/multisig/signature/create.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../../utils/ledger'
 import { MultisigTransactionJson } from '../../../../utils/multisig'
 import { renderUnsignedTransactionDetails } from '../../../../utils/transaction'
 
@@ -120,16 +120,7 @@ export class CreateSignatureShareCommand extends IronfishCommand {
     unsignedTransaction: UnsignedTransaction,
     frostSigningPackage: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect(true)
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(true, this.logger)
 
     const identityResponse = await client.wallet.multisig.getIdentity({ name: participantName })
     const identity = identityResponse.content.identity
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/send.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/send.ts
index 66107f8355..8963df1672 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/send.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/send.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { promptCurrency } from '../../utils/currency'
 import { promptExpiration } from '../../utils/expiration'
 import { getExplorer } from '../../utils/explorer'
 import { selectFee } from '../../utils/fees'
-import { Ledger } from '../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../utils/ledger'
 import { getSpendPostTimeInMs, updateSpendPostTimeInMs } from '../../utils/spendPostTime'
 import {
   displayTransactionSummary,
@@ -359,16 +359,7 @@ export class Send extends IronfishCommand {
     watch: boolean,
     confirm: boolean,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect()
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(false, this.logger)
 
     const publicKey = (await client.wallet.getAccountPublicKey({ account: from })).content
       .publicKey
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/transactions/sign.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/transactions/sign.ts
index 87b57ca0b8..21b7bdd85a 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/transactions/sign.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/commands/wallet/transactions/sign.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Flags } from '@oclif/core'
 import { IronfishCommand } from '../../../command'
 import { RemoteFlags } from '../../../flags'
 import * as ui from '../../../ui'
-import { Ledger } from '../../../utils/ledger'
+import { initializeLedger } from '../../../utils/ledger'
 import { renderTransactionDetails, watchTransaction } from '../../../utils/transaction'
 
 export class TransactionsSignCommand extends IronfishCommand {
@@ -109,16 +109,7 @@ export class TransactionsSignCommand extends IronfishCommand {
   }
 
   private async signWithLedger(client: RpcClient, unsignedTransaction: string) {
-    const ledger = new Ledger(this.logger)
-    try {
-      await ledger.connect()
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof Error) {
-        this.error(e.message)
-      } else {
-        throw e
-      }
-    }
+    const ledger = await initializeLedger(false, this.logger)
 
     const signature = (await ledger.sign(unsignedTransaction)).toString('hex')
 
diff --git a/ironfish-cli/src/utils/ledger.ts b/ironfish-cli/src/utils/ledger.ts
index e54620560f..fc5b707e9d 100644
--- a/ironfish-cli/src/utils/ledger.ts
+++ b/ironfish-cli/src/utils/ledger.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
-import { AccountImport, createRootLogger, Logger } from '@ironfish/sdk'
+import {
+  deserializePublicPackage,
+  deserializeRound2CombinedPublicPackage,
+} from '@ironfish/rust-nodejs'
+import { AccountImport, Logger, createRootLogger } from '@ironfish/sdk'
 import TransportNodeHid from '@ledgerhq/hw-transport-node-hid'
 import IronfishApp, {
   IronfishKeys,
@@ -16,6 +20,21 @@ import IronfishApp, {
 } from '@zondax/ledger-ironfish'
 import { ResponseError } from '@zondax/ledger-js'
 
+export const initializeLedger = async (dkg: boolean, logger?: Logger) => {
+  const ledger = new Ledger(logger)
+  try {
+    await ledger.connect(dkg)
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
+      throw new Error(e.message)
+    } else {
+      throw e
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ledger
+}
+
 export class Ledger {
   app: IronfishApp | undefined
   logger: Logger
@@ -200,28 +219,77 @@ export class Ledger {
 
   dkgRound3 = async (
     index: number,
-    participants: string[],
-    round1PublicPackages: string[],
-    round2PublicPackages: string[],
+    identity: string,
+    round1PublicPackagesStr: string[],
+    round2PublicPackagesStr: string[],
     round2SecretPackage: string,
-    gskBytes: string[],
-  ): Promise<void> => {
+  ): Promise<{
+    dkgKeys: {
+      publicAddress: string
+      viewKey: string
+      incomingViewKey: string
+      outgoingViewKey: string
+      proofAuthorizingKey: string
+    }
+    publicKeyPackage: Buffer
+  }> => {
     if (!this.app) {
       throw new Error('Connect to Ledger first')
     }
 
+    // Sort packages by identity
+    const round1PublicPackages = round1PublicPackagesStr
+      .map(deserializePublicPackage)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.identity.localeCompare(b.identity))
+
+    // Filter out packages not intended for participant and sort by sender identity
+    const round2CombinedPublicPackages = round2PublicPackagesStr.map(
+      deserializeRound2CombinedPublicPackage,
+    )
+    const round2PublicPackages = round2CombinedPublicPackages
+      .flatMap((combined) =>
+        combined.packages.filter((pkg) => pkg.recipientIdentity === identity),
+      )
+      .sort((a, b) => a.senderIdentity.localeCompare(b.senderIdentity))
+
+    // Extract raw parts from round1 and round2 public packages
+    const participants = []
+    const round1FrostPackages = []
+    const gskBytes = []
+    for (const pkg of round1PublicPackages) {
+      // Exclude participant's own identity and round1 public package
+      if (pkg.identity !== identity) {
+        participants.push(pkg.identity)
+        round1FrostPackages.push(pkg.frostPackage)
+      }
+
+      gskBytes.push(pkg.groupSecretKeyShardEncrypted)
+    }
+
+    const round2FrostPackages = round2PublicPackages.map((pkg) => pkg.frostPackage)
+
     this.logger.log('Please approve the request on your ledger device.')
 
-    return this.tryInstruction(
+    await this.tryInstruction(
       this.app.dkgRound3Min(
         index,
         participants,
-        round1PublicPackages,
-        round2PublicPackages,
+        round1FrostPackages,
+        round2FrostPackages,
         round2SecretPackage,
         gskBytes,
       ),
     )
+
+    // Retrieve all multisig account keys and publicKeyPackage
+    const dkgKeys = await this.dkgRetrieveKeys()
+
+    const publicKeyPackage = await this.dkgGetPublicPackage()
+
+    return {
+      dkgKeys,
+      publicKeyPackage,
+    }
   }
 
   dkgRetrieveKeys = async (): Promise<{