diff --git a/examples/src/tokenBridge.ts b/examples/src/tokenBridge.ts
index 3a9ce5edcb..84079f1af0 100644
--- a/examples/src/tokenBridge.ts
+++ b/examples/src/tokenBridge.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import "@wormhole-foundation/connect-sdk-algorand-tokenbridge";
   const rcvChain = wh.getChain("Solana");
 
   // Shortcut to allow transferring native gas token
-  //const token: TokenId | "native" = "native";
+  const token: TokenId | "native" = "native";
 
   // A TokenId is just a `{chain, address}` pair and an alias for ChainAddress
   // The `address` field must be a parsed address.
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ import "@wormhole-foundation/connect-sdk-algorand-tokenbridge";
   // e.g.
   // wAvax on Solana
   // const token = Wormhole.chainAddress("Solana", "3Ftc5hTz9sG4huk79onufGiebJNDMZNL8HYgdMJ9E7JR");
-
   // wSol on Avax
-  const token = Wormhole.chainAddress("Avalanche", "0xb10563644a6AB8948ee6d7f5b0a1fb15AaEa1E03");
+  // const token = Wormhole.chainAddress("Avalanche", "0xb10563644a6AB8948ee6d7f5b0a1fb15AaEa1E03");
 
   // Normalized given token decimals later but can just pass bigints as base units
   // Note: The Token bridge will dedust past 8 decimals
diff --git a/platforms/solana/protocols/tokenBridge/src/tokenBridge.ts b/platforms/solana/protocols/tokenBridge/src/tokenBridge.ts
index 3cd60ec43a..e876389543 100644
--- a/platforms/solana/protocols/tokenBridge/src/tokenBridge.ts
+++ b/platforms/solana/protocols/tokenBridge/src/tokenBridge.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  Platform,
   Chain,
   ChainAddress,
   ChainId,
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ import {
   TransactionInstruction,
 } from '@solana/web3.js';
 
-import { Platform } from '@wormhole-foundation/sdk-base/src';
 import { TokenBridge as TokenBridgeContract } from './tokenBridgeType';
 import {
   createApproveAuthoritySignerInstruction,
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
     payer?: AnySolanaAddress,
   ): AsyncGenerator<SolanaUnsignedTransaction<N, C>> {
     if (!payer) throw new Error('Payer required to create attestation');
+
+    const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
     const senderAddress = new SolanaAddress(payer).unwrap();
     // TODO: createNonce().readUInt32LE(0);
     const nonce = 0;
@@ -231,7 +233,6 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
     );
 
     const transaction = new Transaction().add(transferIx, attestIx);
-    const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
     transaction.recentBlockhash = blockhash;
     transaction.feePayer = senderAddress;
     transaction.partialSign(messageKey);
@@ -244,9 +245,9 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
     payer?: AnySolanaAddress,
   ): AsyncGenerator<SolanaUnsignedTransaction<N, C>> {
     if (!payer) throw new Error('Payer required to create attestation');
-    const senderAddress = new SolanaAddress(payer).unwrap();
 
     const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
+    const senderAddress = new SolanaAddress(payer).unwrap();
 
     // Yield transactions to verify sigs and post the VAA
     yield* this.coreBridge.postVaa(senderAddress, vaa, blockhash);
@@ -275,7 +276,9 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
   ): Promise<SolanaUnsignedTransaction<N, C>> {
     //  https://github.com/wormhole-foundation/wormhole-connect/blob/development/sdk/src/contexts/solana/context.ts#L245
 
+    const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
     const senderAddress = new SolanaAddress(sender).unwrap();
+
     // TODO: the payer can actually be different from the sender. We need to allow the user to pass in an optional payer
     const payerPublicKey = senderAddress;
 
@@ -362,7 +365,6 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
       payerPublicKey, //authority
     );
 
-    const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
     const transaction = new Transaction();
     transaction.recentBlockhash = blockhash;
     transaction.feePayer = payerPublicKey;
@@ -393,8 +395,8 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
       return;
     }
 
+    const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
     const tokenAddress = new SolanaAddress(token).unwrap();
-
     const senderAddress = new SolanaAddress(sender).unwrap();
     const senderTokenAddress = await getAssociatedTokenAddress(
       tokenAddress,
@@ -493,7 +495,6 @@ export class SolanaTokenBridge<N extends Network, C extends SolanaChains>
       tokenBridgeTransferIx,
     );
 
-    const { blockhash } = await SolanaPlatform.latestBlock(this.connection);
     transaction.recentBlockhash = blockhash;
     transaction.feePayer = senderAddress;
     transaction.partialSign(message);
diff --git a/platforms/solana/src/platform.ts b/platforms/solana/src/platform.ts
index 70c1e2f600..04416b0e55 100644
--- a/platforms/solana/src/platform.ts
+++ b/platforms/solana/src/platform.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import { SolanaChain } from './chain';
 
 import { TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID } from '@solana/spl-token';
 import {
-  BlockheightBasedTransactionConfirmationStrategy,
   Commitment,
   Connection,
   ParsedAccountData,
   PublicKey,
+  SendOptions,
 } from '@solana/web3.js';
 import { SolanaAddress, SolanaZeroAddress } from './address';
 import {
@@ -164,23 +164,30 @@ export class SolanaPlatform<N extends Network> extends PlatformContext<
     chain: Chain,
     rpc: Connection,
     stxns: SignedTx[],
+    opts?: SendOptions,
   ): Promise<TxHash[]> {
     const { blockhash, lastValidBlockHeight } = await this.latestBlock(rpc);
 
+    // Set the commitment level to match the rpc commitment level
+    // otherwise, it defaults to finalized
+    if (!opts) opts = { preflightCommitment: rpc.commitment };
+
     const txhashes = await Promise.all(
       stxns.map((stxn) => {
-        return rpc.sendRawTransaction(stxn);
+        return rpc.sendRawTransaction(stxn, opts);
       }),
     );
 
     await Promise.all(
-      txhashes.map((txid) => {
-        const bhs: BlockheightBasedTransactionConfirmationStrategy = {
-          signature: txid,
-          blockhash,
-          lastValidBlockHeight,
-        };
-        return rpc.confirmTransaction(bhs, rpc.commitment);
+      txhashes.map((signature) => {
+        return rpc.confirmTransaction(
+          {
+            signature,
+            blockhash,
+            lastValidBlockHeight,
+          },
+          rpc.commitment,
+        );
       }),
     );