diff --git a/src/handlers/evm/index.ts b/src/handlers/evm/index.ts
index 94ad4bb..b6f5302 100644
--- a/src/handlers/evm/index.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/evm/index.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class EvmHandler extends Utils {
   }: {
     data: ExecuteRoute;
     params: RouteParamsPopulated;
-  }): Promise<boolean> {
+  }): Promise<TransactionResponse | null> {
     const {
       route: { transactionRequest },
       executionSettings,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export class EvmHandler extends Utils {
     const fromTokenContract = params.fromTokenContract as Contract;
 
     if (fromIsNative) {
-      return true;
+      return null;
     }
 
     let amountToApprove = BigInt(uint256MaxValue);
@@ -175,15 +175,11 @@ export class EvmHandler extends Utils {
       amountToApprove,
     ]);
 
-    const approveTx = await (data.signer as EvmWallet).sendTransaction({
+    return (data.signer as EvmWallet).sendTransaction({
       to: params.preHook ? params.preHook.fundToken : params.fromToken.address,
       data: approveData,
       ...overrides,
     });
-
-    await approveTx.wait();
-
-    return true;
   }
 
   async isRouteApproved({
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 841bd3e..97089d6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import {
   CosmosAddress,
   CosmosBalance,
   DepositAddressResponse,
+  Config,
+  ExecuteRoute,
+  GetStatus,
+  TransactionResponses,
   EvmWallet,
   OnChainExecutionData,
   RouteRequest,
@@ -13,10 +17,10 @@ import {
   StatusResponse,
   Token,
   TokenBalance,
+  TransactionResponse,
 } from "./types";
 
 import HttpAdapter from "./adapter/HttpAdapter";
-import { Config, ExecuteRoute, GetStatus, TransactionResponses } from "./types";
 
 import { CosmosHandler, EvmHandler, SolanaHandler } from "./handlers";
 import { TokensChains } from "./utils/TokensChains";
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ export class Squid extends TokensChains {
     }
   }
 
-  async approveRoute(data: ExecuteRoute): Promise<boolean> {
+  async approveRoute(data: ExecuteRoute): Promise<TransactionResponse | null> {
     this.validateInit();
     this.validateTransactionRequest(data.route);
 
diff --git a/src/types/ethers.ts b/src/types/ethers.ts
index dbbd536..db76082 100644
--- a/src/types/ethers.ts
+++ b/src/types/ethers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { TransactionResponse as TransactionResponseV5 } from "@ethersproject/abstract-provider";
 import { Signer } from "@ethersproject/abstract-signer";
 import { Wallet } from "@ethersproject/wallet";
 import { ethers } from "ethers";
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export type WalletV6 = ethers.Signer | ethers.Wallet;
 export type EvmWallet = WalletV6 | WalletV5;
 
 export type Transaction = ethers.Transaction;
-export type TransactionResponse = ethers.TransactionResponse;
+export type TransactionResponse = ethers.TransactionResponse | TransactionResponseV5;
 export type TransactionRequest = ethers.TransactionRequest;
 
 export type GasData = {