diff --git a/oracle/src/sender.js b/oracle/src/sender.js
index fa8d13e3..de93ae08 100644
--- a/oracle/src/sender.js
+++ b/oracle/src/sender.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const {
   privateKeyToAddress,
   syncForEach,
   waitForFunds,
+  waitForUnsuspend,
   watchdog,
   nonceError
 } = require('./utils/utils')
@@ -45,30 +46,40 @@ async function initialize() {
     GasPrice.start(config.id)
 
     chainId = await getChainId(web3Instance)
-    connectSenderToQueue({
-      queueName: config.queue,
-      oldQueueName: config.oldQueue,
-      resendInterval: config.resendInterval,
-      cb: options => {
-        if (config.maxProcessingTime) {
-          return watchdog(() => main(options), config.maxProcessingTime, () => {
-            logger.fatal('Max processing time reached')
-            process.exit(EXIT_CODES.MAX_TIME_REACHED)
-          })
-        }
 
-        return main(options)
-      }
-    })
+    connectQueue()
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error(e.message)
     process.exit(EXIT_CODES.GENERAL_ERROR)
   }
 }
 
+function connectQueue() {
+  connectSenderToQueue({
+    queueName: config.queue,
+    oldQueueName: config.oldQueue,
+    resendInterval: config.resendInterval,
+    cb: options => {
+      if (config.maxProcessingTime) {
+        return watchdog(() => main(options), config.maxProcessingTime, () => {
+          logger.fatal('Max processing time reached')
+          process.exit(EXIT_CODES.MAX_TIME_REACHED)
+        })
+      }
+
+      return main(options)
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 function resume(newBalance) {
   logger.info(`Validator balance changed. New balance is ${newBalance}. Resume messages processing.`)
-  initialize()
+  connectQueue()
+}
+
+function unsuspend() {
+  logger.info(`Oracle sender was unsuspended.`)
+  connectQueue()
 }
 
 async function readNonce(forceUpdate) {
@@ -103,11 +114,10 @@ async function main({ msg, ackMsg, nackMsg, channel, scheduleForRetry, scheduleT
       return
     }
 
-    const wasShutdown = await getShutdownFlag(logger, config.shutdownKey, false)
     if (await getShutdownFlag(logger, config.shutdownKey, true)) {
-      if (!wasShutdown) {
-        logger.info('Oracle sender was suspended via the remote shutdown process')
-      }
+      logger.info('Oracle sender was suspended via the remote shutdown process')
+      channel.close()
+      waitForUnsuspend(() => getShutdownFlag(logger, config.shutdownKey, true), unsuspend)
       return
     }
 
diff --git a/oracle/src/shutdownManager.js b/oracle/src/shutdownManager.js
index ba99ec31..9ffc13cb 100644
--- a/oracle/src/shutdownManager.js
+++ b/oracle/src/shutdownManager.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function fetchShutdownFlag() {
   }
 
   if (config.shutdownContractAddress) {
-    const shutdownSelector = web3Side.eth.abi.encodeEventSignature(config.shutdownMethod)
+    const shutdownSelector = web3Side.eth.abi.encodeFunctionSignature(config.shutdownMethod)
     logger.debug(
       { contract: config.shutdownContractAddress, method: config.shutdownMethod, data: shutdownSelector },
       'Fetching shutdown status from contract'
diff --git a/oracle/src/utils/utils.js b/oracle/src/utils/utils.js
index a7052d46..5e2fa3b3 100644
--- a/oracle/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/oracle/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -29,24 +29,30 @@ function checkHTTPS(ORACLE_ALLOW_HTTP_FOR_RPC, logger) {
   }
 }
 
+const promiseRetryForever = f => promiseRetry(f, { forever: true, factor: 1 })
+
 async function waitForFunds(web3, address, minimumBalance, cb, logger) {
-  promiseRetry(
-    async retry => {
-      logger.debug('Getting balance of validator account')
-      const newBalance = web3.utils.toBN(await web3.eth.getBalance(address))
-      if (newBalance.gte(web3.utils.toBN(minimumBalance.toString(10)))) {
-        logger.debug({ balance: newBalance, minimumBalance }, 'Validator has minimum necessary balance')
-        cb(newBalance)
-      } else {
-        logger.debug({ balance: newBalance, minimumBalance }, 'Balance of validator is still less than the minimum')
-        retry()
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      forever: true,
-      factor: 1
+  promiseRetryForever(async retry => {
+    logger.debug('Getting balance of validator account')
+    const newBalance = web3.utils.toBN(await web3.eth.getBalance(address))
+    if (newBalance.gte(web3.utils.toBN(minimumBalance.toString(10)))) {
+      logger.debug({ balance: newBalance, minimumBalance }, 'Validator has minimum necessary balance')
+      cb(newBalance)
+    } else {
+      logger.debug({ balance: newBalance, minimumBalance }, 'Balance of validator is still less than the minimum')
+      retry()
     }
-  )
+  })
+}
+
+async function waitForUnsuspend(getSuspendFlag, cb) {
+  promiseRetryForever(async retry => {
+    if (await getSuspendFlag()) {
+      retry()
+    } else {
+      cb()
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 function addExtraGas(gas, extraPercentage, maxGasLimit = Infinity) {
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ module.exports = {
   syncForEach,
   checkHTTPS,
   waitForFunds,
+  waitForUnsuspend,
   addExtraGas,
   setIntervalAndRun,
   watchdog,
diff --git a/oracle/src/watcher.js b/oracle/src/watcher.js
index 1127f86d..4e6e1cde 100644
--- a/oracle/src/watcher.js
+++ b/oracle/src/watcher.js
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ async function main({ sendToQueue, sendToWorker }) {
         logger.info('Oracle watcher was suspended via the remote shutdown process')
       }
       return
+    } else if (wasShutdown) {
+      logger.info(`Oracle watcher was unsuspended.`)
     }
 
     await checkConditions()