diff --git a/ui/pages/bridge/hooks/useSubmitBridgeTransaction.ts b/ui/pages/bridge/hooks/useSubmitBridgeTransaction.ts
index 6f8ec559a6a5..eb9cd3c440d8 100644
--- a/ui/pages/bridge/hooks/useSubmitBridgeTransaction.ts
+++ b/ui/pages/bridge/hooks/useSubmitBridgeTransaction.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ export default function useSubmitBridgeTransaction() {
           CHAIN_IDS.LINEA_GOERLI,
           CHAIN_IDS.LINEA_SEPOLIA,
         ] as Hex[]
-      ).includes(srcChainId)
+      ).includes(srcChainId) &&
+      quoteResponse?.approval
     ) {
       debugLog(
         'Delaying submitting bridge tx to make Linea confirmation more likely',
diff --git a/ui/pages/bridge/prepare/bridge-cta-button.tsx b/ui/pages/bridge/prepare/bridge-cta-button.tsx
index 8812e26eb099..97e6c6680d9f 100644
--- a/ui/pages/bridge/prepare/bridge-cta-button.tsx
+++ b/ui/pages/bridge/prepare/bridge-cta-button.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export const BridgeCTAButton = () => {
       variant={TextVariant.bodyMd}
       data-testid="bridge-cta-button"
       style={{ boxShadow: 'none' }}
-      onClick={() => {
+      onClick={async () => {
         if (activeQuote && isTxSubmittable && !isSubmitting) {
           try {
             // We don't need to worry about setting to false if the tx submission succeeds
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export const BridgeCTAButton = () => {
                   ...tradeProperties,
                 },
               });
-            submitBridgeTransaction(activeQuote);
+            await submitBridgeTransaction(activeQuote);
           } finally {
             setIsSubmitting(false);
           }