diff --git a/packages/pegasus/src/courier.js b/packages/pegasus/src/courier.js
index 461fa7031c1..a940673bed5 100644
--- a/packages/pegasus/src/courier.js
+++ b/packages/pegasus/src/courier.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const getCourierPK = (key, keyToCourierPK) => {
  * @property {ContractFacet} zcf
  * @property {ERef<BoardDepositFacet>} board
  * @property {ERef<NameHub>} namesByAddress
- * @property {Denom} remoteDenom
+ * @property {Denom} sendDenom
  * @property {Brand} localBrand
  * @property {(zcfSeat: ZCFSeat, amounts: AmountKeywordRecord) => void} retain
  * @property {(zcfSeat: ZCFSeat, amounts: AmountKeywordRecord) => void} redeem
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const makeCourierMaker =
     zcf,
     board,
     namesByAddress,
-    remoteDenom,
+    sendDenom,
     localBrand,
     retain,
     redeem,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const makeCourierMaker =
         const amount = zcfSeat.getAmountAllocated('Transfer', localBrand);
         const transferPacket = await E(transferProtocol).makeTransferPacket({
           value: amount.value,
-          remoteDenom,
+          remoteDenom: sendDenom,
           depositAddress,
         });
 
diff --git a/packages/pegasus/src/pegasus.js b/packages/pegasus/src/pegasus.js
index f59b092189b..db4b3759085 100644
--- a/packages/pegasus/src/pegasus.js
+++ b/packages/pegasus/src/pegasus.js
@@ -117,18 +117,34 @@ const makePegasus = (zcf, board, namesByAddress) => {
 
     /** @type {PegasusConnectionActions} */
     const pegasusConnectionActions = Far('pegasusConnectionActions', {
-      async rejectStuckTransfers(receiveDenom) {
+      async rejectTransfersWaitingForPegRemote(remoteDenom) {
         checkAbort();
         const { receiveDenomToCourierPK } = localDenomState;
 
+        const { receiveDenom } = await E(
+          denomTransformer,
+        ).getDenomsForRemotePeg(
+          remoteDenom,
+          localDenomState.localAddr,
+          localDenomState.remoteAddr,
+        );
+        checkAbort();
+
         const { reject, promise } = receiveDenomToCourierPK.get(receiveDenom);
+
+        // Only continue if the promise isn't already resolved.
+        const raceWinner = await Promise.race([promise, null]);
+        checkAbort();
+
+        assert(!raceWinner, X`${receiveDenom} is already resolved`);
+
         // If rejected, the rejection is returned to our caller, so we have
         // handled it correctly and that flow doesn't need to trigger an
         // additional UnhandledRejectionWarning in our vat.
         promise.catch(() => {});
         reject(assert.error(X`${receiveDenom} is temporarily unavailable`));
 
-        // Allow new transfers to be initiated.
+        // Allow new transfers to be initiated after this rejection.
         receiveDenomToCourierPK.delete(receiveDenom);
       },
       async pegRemote(
@@ -165,7 +181,7 @@ const makePegasus = (zcf, board, namesByAddress) => {
           localBrand,
           board,
           namesByAddress,
-          remoteDenom: sendDenom,
+          sendDenom,
           retain: (zcfSeat, amounts) =>
             zcfMint.burnLosses(harden(amounts), zcfSeat),
           redeem: (zcfSeat, amounts) => {
@@ -241,7 +257,7 @@ const makePegasus = (zcf, board, namesByAddress) => {
           zcf,
           board,
           namesByAddress,
-          remoteDenom: sendDenom,
+          sendDenom,
           localBrand,
           retain: (transferSeat, amounts) =>
             transferAmountFrom(
diff --git a/packages/pegasus/src/types.js b/packages/pegasus/src/types.js
index 2d617373628..b0cec1fd4da 100644
--- a/packages/pegasus/src/types.js
+++ b/packages/pegasus/src/types.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @callback RejectStuckTransfers
+ * @callback RejectTransfersWaitingForPegRemote
  * Abort any in-progress receiveDenom transfers if there has not yet been a
  * pegRemote or pegLocal corresponding to it.
  *
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
  * @typedef {Object} PegasusConnectionActions
  * @property {PegLocal} pegLocal
  * @property {PegRemote} pegRemote
- * @property {RejectStuckTransfers} rejectStuckTransfers
+ * @property {RejectTransfersWaitingForPegRemote} rejectTransfersWaitingForPegRemote
  * @property {(reason?: any) => void} abort
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/pegasus/test/test-peg.js b/packages/pegasus/test/test-peg.js
index f5189ca7f04..f9b5dedb501 100644
--- a/packages/pegasus/test/test-peg.js
+++ b/packages/pegasus/test/test-peg.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ async function testRemotePeg(t) {
 
   // Wait for the packet to go through.
   t.deepEqual(await remoteDenomAit.next(), { done: false, value: 'umuon' });
-  E(pegConnActions).rejectStuckTransfers('umuon');
+  E(pegConnActions).rejectTransfersWaitingForPegRemote('umuon');
 
   const sendAckData3 = await sendAckData3P;
   const sendAck3 = JSON.parse(sendAckData3);