diff --git a/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer.go b/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer.go
index d9d24c01f01..c447dad6f46 100644
--- a/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer.go
+++ b/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type committer struct {
 	acks          *ackTracker
 	cursorTracker *commitCursorTracker
 	pollCommits   *periodicTask
+	enableCommits bool
 
 	abstractService
 }
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ func (c *committer) onStreamStatusChange(status streamStatus) {
 
 	switch status {
 	case streamConnected:
+		c.enableCommits = true
 		c.unsafeUpdateStatus(serviceActive, nil)
 		// Once the stream connects, clear unconfirmed commits and immediately send
 		// the latest desired commit offset.
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ func (c *committer) onStreamStatusChange(status streamStatus) {
 		c.pollCommits.Start()
 
 	case streamReconnecting:
+		// Ensure there are no commits until streamConnected has been handled above.
+		c.enableCommits = false
 		c.pollCommits.Stop()
 
 	case streamTerminated:
@@ -185,6 +189,9 @@ func (c *committer) commitOffsetToStream() {
 }
 
 func (c *committer) unsafeCommitOffsetToStream() {
+	if !c.enableCommits {
+		return
+	}
 	nextOffset := c.cursorTracker.NextOffset()
 	if nextOffset == nilCursorOffset {
 		return
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ func (c *committer) unsafeCommitOffsetToStream() {
 
 func (c *committer) unsafeInitiateShutdown(targetStatus serviceStatus, err error) {
 	if !c.unsafeUpdateStatus(targetStatus, wrapError("committer", c.subscription.String(), err)) {
+		c.unsafeCheckDone()
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer_test.go b/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer_test.go
index 59a0b5d6b7f..7fe864b9820 100644
--- a/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer_test.go
+++ b/pubsublite/internal/wire/committer_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,33 @@ func TestCommitterTerminateDiscardsOutstandingAcks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCommitterStopThenTerminateDiscardsOutstandingAcks(t *testing.T) {
+	subscription := subscriptionPartition{"projects/123456/locations/us-central1-b/subscriptions/my-subs", 0}
+	ack := newAckConsumer(33, 0, nil)
+	acks := newAckTracker()
+	acks.Push(ack)
+
+	verifiers := test.NewVerifiers(t)
+	stream := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
+	stream.Push(initCommitReq(subscription), initCommitResp(), nil)
+	// No commits expected.
+	verifiers.AddCommitStream(subscription.Path, subscription.Partition, stream)
+
+	mockServer.OnTestStart(verifiers)
+	defer mockServer.OnTestEnd()
+
+	cmt := newTestCommitter(t, subscription, acks)
+	if gotErr := cmt.StartError(); gotErr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Start() got err: (%v)", gotErr)
+	}
+
+	cmt.Stop()      // Stop waits for outstanding acks
+	cmt.Terminate() // Terminate should discard all outstanding acks
+	if gotErr := cmt.FinalError(); gotErr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Final err: (%v), want: <nil>", gotErr)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCommitterPermanentStreamError(t *testing.T) {
 	subscription := subscriptionPartition{"projects/123456/locations/us-central1-b/subscriptions/my-subs", 0}
 	acks := newAckTracker()
diff --git a/pubsublite/internal/wire/subscriber_test.go b/pubsublite/internal/wire/subscriber_test.go
index 135cacd1ac2..5b4116a22be 100644
--- a/pubsublite/internal/wire/subscriber_test.go
+++ b/pubsublite/internal/wire/subscriber_test.go
@@ -983,31 +983,20 @@ func TestAssigningSubscriberIgnoreOutstandingAcks(t *testing.T) {
 	// Assignment stream
 	asnStream := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
 	asnStream.Push(initAssignmentReq(subscription, fakeUUID[:]), assignmentResp([]int64{1}), nil)
-	assignmentBarrier1 := asnStream.PushWithBarrier(assignmentAckReq(), assignmentResp([]int64{2}), nil)
+	assignmentBarrier1 := asnStream.PushWithBarrier(assignmentAckReq(), assignmentResp([]int64{}), nil)
 	assignmentBarrier2 := asnStream.PushWithBarrier(assignmentAckReq(), nil, nil)
 	verifiers.AddAssignmentStream(subscription, asnStream)
 
 	// Partition 1
-	subStream1 := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
-	subStream1.Push(initSubReq(subscriptionPartition{Path: subscription, Partition: 1}), initSubResp(), nil)
-	subStream1.Push(initFlowControlReq(), msgSubResp(msg1), nil)
-	verifiers.AddSubscribeStream(subscription, 1, subStream1)
-
-	cmtStream1 := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
-	commitBarrier := cmtStream1.PushWithBarrier(initCommitReq(subscriptionPartition{Path: subscription, Partition: 1}), initCommitResp(), nil)
-	// Note: no commit expected.
-	verifiers.AddCommitStream(subscription, 1, cmtStream1)
-
-	// Partition 2
-	subStream2 := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
-	subStream2.Push(initSubReq(subscriptionPartition{Path: subscription, Partition: 2}), initSubResp(), nil)
-	subStream2.Push(initFlowControlReq(), msgSubResp(msg2), nil)
-	verifiers.AddSubscribeStream(subscription, 2, subStream2)
+	subStream := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
+	subStream.Push(initSubReq(subscriptionPartition{Path: subscription, Partition: 1}), initSubResp(), nil)
+	subStream.Push(initFlowControlReq(), msgSubResp(msg1, msg2), nil)
+	verifiers.AddSubscribeStream(subscription, 1, subStream)
 
-	cmtStream2 := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
-	cmtStream2.Push(initCommitReq(subscriptionPartition{Path: subscription, Partition: 2}), initCommitResp(), nil)
-	cmtStream2.Push(commitReq(23), commitResp(1), nil)
-	verifiers.AddCommitStream(subscription, 2, cmtStream2)
+	cmtStream := test.NewRPCVerifier(t)
+	cmtStream.Push(initCommitReq(subscriptionPartition{Path: subscription, Partition: 1}), initCommitResp(), nil)
+	cmtStream.Push(commitReq(12), commitResp(1), nil)
+	verifiers.AddCommitStream(subscription, 1, cmtStream)
 
 	mockServer.OnTestStart(verifiers)
 	defer mockServer.OnTestEnd()
@@ -1018,18 +1007,15 @@ func TestAssigningSubscriberIgnoreOutstandingAcks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Partition assignments are initially {1}.
-	ack1 := receiver.ValidateMsg(msg1)
+	receiver.ValidateMsg(msg1).Ack()
+	ack2 := receiver.ValidateMsg(msg2)
 
-	// Partition assignments will now be {2}.
+	// Partition assignments will now be {}.
 	assignmentBarrier1.Release()
-	receiver.ValidateMsg(msg2).Ack()
+	assignmentBarrier2.Release() // Wait for ack to ensure the test is deterministic
 
-	// These barriers ensure that this test is deterministic by ensuring that the
-	// server has received expected requests before proceeding.
-	commitBarrier.Release()
-	assignmentBarrier2.Release()
 	// Partition 1 has already been unassigned, so this ack is discarded.
-	ack1.Ack()
+	ack2.Ack()
 
 	sub.Stop()
 	if gotErr := sub.WaitStopped(); gotErr != nil {