diff --git a/cashu/wallet/wallet.py b/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
index a7ce6ab..48bcf3c 100644
--- a/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/wallet.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class LedgerAPI:
         s = requests.Session()
         s.headers.update({"Client-version": VERSION})
         socks_host, socks_port = None, None
-        if TOR and TorProxy().check_platform():
+        if TOR and TorProxy(dont_start=True).check_platform():
             self.tor = TorProxy(keep_alive=True)
             self.tor.wait_until_startup(verbose=True)
             socks_host, socks_port = "localhost", 9050