diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
index 952fae0e53..2ed2096e35 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
             override val database: CordaPersistence,
             override val rpcOps: CordaRPCOps,
             flowStarter: FlowStarter,
-            internal val schedulerService: NodeSchedulerService) : StartedNode<N> {
+            override val notaryService: NotaryService?) : StartedNode<N> {
         override val services: StartedNodeServices = object : StartedNodeServices, ServiceHubInternal by services, FlowStarter by flowStarter {}
     }
 
@@ -181,10 +181,11 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
         readNetworkParameters()
         val schemaService = NodeSchemaService(cordappLoader)
         // Do all of this in a database transaction so anything that might need a connection has one.
-        val startedImpl = initialiseDatabasePersistence(schemaService) {
+        val (startedImpl, schedulerService) = initialiseDatabasePersistence(schemaService) {
             val transactionStorage = makeTransactionStorage()
             val stateLoader = StateLoaderImpl(transactionStorage)
             val services = makeServices(keyPairs, schemaService, transactionStorage, stateLoader)
+            val notaryService = makeNotaryService(services)
             smm = makeStateMachineManager()
             val flowStarter = FlowStarterImpl(serverThread, smm)
             val schedulerService = NodeSchedulerService(
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
             FlowLogicRefFactoryImpl.classloader = cordappLoader.appClassLoader
 
             runOnStop += network::stop
-            StartedNodeImpl(this, _services, info, checkpointStorage, smm, attachments, network, database, rpcOps, flowStarter, schedulerService)
+            Pair(StartedNodeImpl(this, _services, info, checkpointStorage, smm, attachments, network, database, rpcOps, flowStarter, notaryService), schedulerService)
         }
         // If we successfully  loaded network data from database, we set this future to Unit.
         services.networkMapCache.addNode(info)
@@ -500,7 +501,6 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
                 services.auditService, services.monitoringService, services.networkMapCache, services.schemaService,
                 services.transactionVerifierService, services.validatedTransactions, services.contractUpgradeService,
                 services, cordappProvider, this)
-        makeNetworkServices(tokenizableServices)
         return tokenizableServices
     }
 
@@ -555,14 +555,15 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
         }
     }
 
-    private fun makeNetworkServices(tokenizableServices: MutableList<Any>) {
-        configuration.notary?.let {
-            val notaryService = makeCoreNotaryService(it)
-            tokenizableServices.add(notaryService)
-            runOnStop += notaryService::stop
-            installCoreFlow(NotaryFlow.Client::class, notaryService::createServiceFlow)
-            log.info("Running core notary: ${notaryService.javaClass.name}")
-            notaryService.start()
+    private fun makeNotaryService(tokenizableServices: MutableList<Any>): NotaryService? {
+        return configuration.notary?.let {
+            makeCoreNotaryService(it).also {
+                tokenizableServices.add(it)
+                runOnStop += it::stop
+                installCoreFlow(NotaryFlow.Client::class, it::createServiceFlow)
+                log.info("Running core notary: ${it.javaClass.name}")
+                it.start()
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(val configuration: NodeConfiguration,
 
     protected open fun makeBFTCluster(notaryKey: PublicKey, bftSMaRtConfig: BFTSMaRtConfiguration): BFTSMaRt.Cluster {
         return object : BFTSMaRt.Cluster {
-            override fun waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized(notaryService: BFTNonValidatingNotaryService) {
+            override fun waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized() {
                 log.warn("A BFT replica may still be initializing, in which case the upcoming consensus change may cause it to spin.")
             }
         }
diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/StartedNode.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/StartedNode.kt
index fed9c073db..300e5a7d60 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/StartedNode.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/StartedNode.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import net.corda.core.flows.FlowLogic
 import net.corda.core.messaging.CordaRPCOps
 import net.corda.core.node.NodeInfo
 import net.corda.core.node.StateLoader
+import net.corda.core.node.services.NotaryService
 import net.corda.core.node.services.TransactionStorage
 import net.corda.node.services.api.CheckpointStorage
 import net.corda.node.services.api.StartedNodeServices
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ interface StartedNode<out N : AbstractNode> {
     val network: MessagingService
     val database: CordaPersistence
     val rpcOps: CordaRPCOps
+    val notaryService: NotaryService?
     fun dispose() = internals.stop()
     fun <T : FlowLogic<*>> registerInitiatedFlow(initiatedFlowClass: Class<T>) = internals.registerInitiatedFlow(initiatedFlowClass)
 }
diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/services/transactions/BFTSMaRt.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/services/transactions/BFTSMaRt.kt
index 96dd16f5b7..b1ea728694 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/services/transactions/BFTSMaRt.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/services/transactions/BFTSMaRt.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ object BFTSMaRt {
 
     interface Cluster {
         /** Avoid bug where a replica fails to start due to a consensus change during the BFT startup sequence. */
-        fun waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized(notaryService: BFTNonValidatingNotaryService)
+        fun waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized()
     }
 
     class Client(config: BFTSMaRtConfig, private val clientId: Int, private val cluster: Cluster, private val notaryService: BFTNonValidatingNotaryService) : SingletonSerializeAsToken() {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ object BFTSMaRt {
         fun commitTransaction(transaction: Any, otherSide: Party): ClusterResponse {
             require(transaction is FilteredTransaction || transaction is SignedTransaction) { "Unsupported transaction type: ${transaction.javaClass.name}" }
             awaitClientConnectionToCluster()
-            cluster.waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized(notaryService)
+            cluster.waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized()
             val requestBytes = CommitRequest(transaction, otherSide).serialize().bytes
             val responseBytes = proxy.invokeOrdered(requestBytes)
             return responseBytes.deserialize<ClusterResponse>()
diff --git a/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/MockNode.kt b/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/MockNode.kt
index 9e63ec1ab4..a79a7bcefc 100644
--- a/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/MockNode.kt
+++ b/testing/node-driver/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/testing/node/MockNode.kt
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ class MockNetwork(defaultParameters: MockNetworkParameters = MockNetworkParamete
 
         override fun makeBFTCluster(notaryKey: PublicKey, bftSMaRtConfig: BFTSMaRtConfiguration): BFTSMaRt.Cluster {
             return object : BFTSMaRt.Cluster {
-                override fun waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized(notaryService: BFTNonValidatingNotaryService) {
-                    val clusterNodes = mockNet.nodes.filter { notaryKey in it.started!!.info.legalIdentities.map { it.owningKey } }
+                override fun waitUntilAllReplicasHaveInitialized() {
+                    val clusterNodes = mockNet.nodes.map { it.started!! }.filter { notaryKey in it.info.legalIdentities.map { it.owningKey } }
                     if (clusterNodes.size != bftSMaRtConfig.clusterAddresses.size) {
                         throw IllegalStateException("Unable to enumerate all nodes in BFT cluster.")
                     }
                     clusterNodes.forEach {
-                        notaryService.waitUntilReplicaHasInitialized()
+                        (it.notaryService as BFTNonValidatingNotaryService).waitUntilReplicaHasInitialized()
                     }
                 }
             }