diff --git a/electrum/address_synchronizer.py b/electrum/address_synchronizer.py
index 4793074d4..a4e3bc776 100644
--- a/electrum/address_synchronizer.py
+++ b/electrum/address_synchronizer.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 
 from . import bitcoin
 from .bitcoin import COINBASE_MATURITY, TYPE_ADDRESS, TYPE_PUBKEY
-from .util import PrintError, profiler, bfh, VerifiedTxInfo, TxMinedStatus, aiosafe, CustomTaskGroup
+from .util import PrintError, profiler, bfh, VerifiedTxInfo, TxMinedStatus, aiosafe, SilentTaskGroup
 from .transaction import Transaction, TxOutput
 from .synchronizer import Synchronizer
 from .verifier import SPV
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class AddressSynchronizer(PrintError):
         self.verifier = SPV(self.network, self)
         self.synchronizer = synchronizer = Synchronizer(self)
         assert self.group is None, 'group already exists'
-        self.group = CustomTaskGroup()
+        self.group = SilentTaskGroup()
 
         async def job():
             async with self.group as group:
diff --git a/electrum/interface.py b/electrum/interface.py
index 52b54d7c5..d7383dd35 100644
--- a/electrum/interface.py
+++ b/electrum/interface.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 import aiorpcx
 from aiorpcx import ClientSession, Notification
 
-from .util import PrintError, aiosafe, bfh, AIOSafeSilentException, CustomTaskGroup
+from .util import PrintError, aiosafe, bfh, AIOSafeSilentException, SilentTaskGroup
 from . import util
 from . import x509
 from . import pem
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Interface(PrintError):
 
         # TODO combine?
         self.fut = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self.run())
-        self.group = CustomTaskGroup()
+        self.group = SilentTaskGroup()
 
         if proxy:
             username, pw = proxy.get('user'), proxy.get('password')
diff --git a/electrum/util.py b/electrum/util.py
index 1a79f7bd2..c9fbf72ea 100644
--- a/electrum/util.py
+++ b/electrum/util.py
@@ -868,10 +868,11 @@ def make_aiohttp_session(proxy):
         return aiohttp.ClientSession(headers={'User-Agent' : 'Electrum'}, timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10))
 
 
-class CustomTaskGroup(TaskGroup):
+class SilentTaskGroup(TaskGroup):
 
-    def spawn(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def spawn(self, *args, report_crash=None, **kwargs):
         # don't complain if group is already closed.
         if self._closed:
             raise asyncio.CancelledError()
-        return super().spawn(*args, **kwargs)
+        # ignore value of report_crash, and force it to False
+        return super().spawn(*args, **kwargs, report_crash=False)