diff --git a/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go b/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go
index d3a98850c7..4a23de521e 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go
@@ -283,9 +283,11 @@ func (ac *accountCache) scanAccounts() error {
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	for _, path := range creates.ToSlice() {
+		ac.fileC.mu.Lock()
 		if a := readAccount(path); a != nil {
 			ac.add(*a)
 		}
+		ac.fileC.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 	for _, path := range deletes.ToSlice() {
 		ac.deleteByFile(path)
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/file_cache.go b/accounts/keystore/file_cache.go
index 63eb850374..390551a1f1 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/file_cache.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/file_cache.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type fileCache struct {
 func (fc *fileCache) scan(keyDir string) (mapset.Set[string], mapset.Set[string], mapset.Set[string], error) {
 	t0 := time.Now()
 
+	fc.mu.Lock()
+	defer fc.mu.Unlock()
 	// List all the files from the keystore folder
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(keyDir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -46,9 +48,6 @@ func (fc *fileCache) scan(keyDir string) (mapset.Set[string], mapset.Set[string]
 	}
 	t1 := time.Now()
 
-	fc.mu.Lock()
-	defer fc.mu.Unlock()
-
 	// Iterate all the files and gather their metadata
 	all := mapset.NewThreadUnsafeSet[string]()
 	mods := mapset.NewThreadUnsafeSet[string]()
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/keystore.go b/accounts/keystore/keystore.go
index 29c4bdf2ca..6ec81acfd2 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/keystore.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/keystore.go
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ func (ks *KeyStore) Accounts() []accounts.Account {
 // Delete deletes the key matched by account if the passphrase is correct.
 // If the account contains no filename, the address must match a unique key.
 func (ks *KeyStore) Delete(a accounts.Account, passphrase string) error {
+	ks.cache.fileC.mu.Lock()
+	defer ks.cache.fileC.mu.Unlock()
 	// Decrypting the key isn't really necessary, but we do
 	// it anyway to check the password and zero out the key
 	// immediately afterwards.
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go b/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
index f8922a3f3f..7f541ddfed 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package keystore
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
@@ -339,8 +340,8 @@ func TestWalletNotifications(t *testing.T) {
 	for ev := range updates {
 		events = append(events, walletEvent{ev, ev.Wallet.Accounts()[0]})
 	}
-	checkAccounts(t, live, ks.Wallets())
 	checkEvents(t, wantEvents, events)
+	checkAccounts(t, live, ks.Wallets())
 }
 
 // TestImportECDSA tests the import functionality of a keystore.
@@ -443,15 +444,12 @@ func checkAccounts(t *testing.T, live map[common.Address]accounts.Account, walle
 
 // checkEvents checks that all events in 'want' are present in 'have'. Events may be present multiple times.
 func checkEvents(t *testing.T, want []walletEvent, have []walletEvent) {
+	filter := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, haveEv := range have {
+		filter[fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", haveEv.a.Address.String(), haveEv.Kind)] = struct{}{}
+	}
 	for _, wantEv := range want {
-		nmatch := 0
-		for ; len(have) > 0; nmatch++ {
-			if have[0].Kind != wantEv.Kind || have[0].a != wantEv.a {
-				break
-			}
-			have = have[1:]
-		}
-		if nmatch == 0 {
+		if _, ok := filter[fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", wantEv.a.Address.String(), wantEv.Kind)]; !ok {
 			t.Fatalf("can't find event with Kind=%v for %x", wantEv.Kind, wantEv.a.Address)
 		}
 	}