3 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/utils/assertions.ts b/packages/contracts/test/utils/assertions.ts
index c8031c8a1..112a470f6 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/utils/assertions.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/utils/assertions.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ import { web3Wrapper } from './web3_wrapper';
 
 const expect = chai.expect;
 
+let nodeType: NodeType | undefined;
+
 // Represents the return value of a `sendTransaction` call. The Promise should
 // resolve with either a transaction receipt or a transaction hash.
 export type sendTransactionResult = Promise<TransactionReceipt | TransactionReceiptWithDecodedLogs | string>;
 
 async function _getGanacheOrGethError(ganacheError: string, gethError: string): Promise<string> {
-    const nodeType = await web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+    if (_.isUndefined(nodeType)) {
+        nodeType = await web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+    }
     switch (nodeType) {
         case NodeType.Ganache:
             return ganacheError;
@@ -68,7 +72,9 @@ export async function expectTransactionFailedAsync(p: sendTransactionResult, rea
         _.noop(e);
     });
 
-    const nodeType = await web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+    if (_.isUndefined(nodeType)) {
+        nodeType = await web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+    }
     switch (nodeType) {
         case NodeType.Ganache:
             return expect(p).to.be.rejectedWith(reason);
diff --git a/packages/dev-utils/src/blockchain_lifecycle.ts b/packages/dev-utils/src/blockchain_lifecycle.ts
index abca6d386..9bd65ee5d 100644
--- a/packages/dev-utils/src/blockchain_lifecycle.ts
+++ b/packages/dev-utils/src/blockchain_lifecycle.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { logUtils } from '@0xproject/utils';
 import { NodeType, Web3Wrapper } from '@0xproject/web3-wrapper';
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
 // HACK(albrow): 🐉 We have to do this so that debug.setHead works correctly.
 // (Geth does not seem to like debug.setHead(0), so by sending some transactions
@@ -12,12 +13,13 @@ export class BlockchainLifecycle {
     private _web3Wrapper: Web3Wrapper;
     private _snapshotIdsStack: number[];
     private _addresses: string[] = [];
+    private _nodeType: NodeType | undefined;
     constructor(web3Wrapper: Web3Wrapper) {
         this._web3Wrapper = web3Wrapper;
         this._snapshotIdsStack = [];
     }
     public async startAsync(): Promise<void> {
-        const nodeType = await this._web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+        const nodeType = await this._getNodeTypeAsync();
         switch (nodeType) {
             case NodeType.Ganache:
                 const snapshotId = await this._web3Wrapper.takeSnapshotAsync();
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ export class BlockchainLifecycle {
         }
     }
     public async revertAsync(): Promise<void> {
-        const nodeType = await this._web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+        const nodeType = await this._getNodeTypeAsync();
         switch (nodeType) {
             case NodeType.Ganache:
                 const snapshotId = this._snapshotIdsStack.pop() as number;
@@ -76,4 +78,10 @@ export class BlockchainLifecycle {
         }
         logUtils.warn('Done mining the minimum number of blocks.');
     }
+    private async _getNodeTypeAsync(): Promise<NodeType> {
+        if (_.isUndefined(this._nodeType)) {
+            this._nodeType = await this._web3Wrapper.getNodeTypeAsync();
+        }
+        return this._nodeType;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts b/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts
index c2754a13e..b79ade278 100644
--- a/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/web3-wrapper/src/web3_wrapper.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export class Web3Wrapper {
     private _web3: Web3;
     private _txDefaults: Partial<TxData>;
     private _jsonRpcRequestId: number;
-    private _nodeType: NodeType | undefined;
     /**
      * Check if an address is a valid Ethereum address
      * @param address Address to check
@@ -498,19 +497,13 @@ export class Web3Wrapper {
     }
     /**
      * Returns either NodeType.Geth or NodeType.Ganache depending on the type of
-     * the backing Ethereum node. Throws for any other type of node. This
-     * function caches the result and so subsequent calls are fast.
+     * the backing Ethereum node. Throws for any other type of node.
      */
     public async getNodeTypeAsync(): Promise<NodeType> {
-        if (!_.isUndefined(this._nodeType)) {
-            return this._nodeType;
-        }
         const version = await this.getNodeVersionAsync();
         if (_.includes(version, uniqueVersionIds.geth)) {
-            this._nodeType = NodeType.Geth;
             return NodeType.Geth;
         } else if (_.includes(version, uniqueVersionIds.ganache)) {
-            this._nodeType = NodeType.Ganache;
             return NodeType.Ganache;
         } else {
             throw new Error(`Unknown client version: ${version}`);