diff --git a/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go b/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go
index e46ac92ba2..1980d85761 100644
--- a/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go
+++ b/client/asset/dcr/dcr.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ const (
 
 	walletTypeDcrwRPC = "dcrwalletRPC"
 	walletTypeLegacy  = "" // dcrwallet RPC prior to wallet types
+
+	// confCheckTimeout is the amount of time allowed to check for
+	// confirmations.
+	confCheckTimeout = 2 * time.Second
 )
 
 var (
@@ -2609,6 +2613,9 @@ func (dcr *ExchangeWallet) SwapConfirmations(ctx context.Context, coinID, contra
 		return 0, false, err
 	}
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, confCheckTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	// Check if we can find the contract onchain without using cfilters.
 	_, confs, spent, err = dcr.lookupTxOutput(ctx, txHash, vout)
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/client/asset/eth/contractor.go b/client/asset/eth/contractor.go
index 28e04ec48f..5c7a9b9b9f 100644
--- a/client/asset/eth/contractor.go
+++ b/client/asset/eth/contractor.go
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ func (c *contractorV0) redeem(txOpts *bind.TransactOpts, redemptions []*asset.Re
 
 func (c *contractorV0) swap(ctx context.Context, secretHash [32]byte) (*dexeth.SwapState, error) {
 	callOpts := &bind.CallOpts{
-		Pending: true,
 		From:    c.acctAddr,
 		Context: ctx,
 	}
diff --git a/client/asset/eth/eth.go b/client/asset/eth/eth.go
index bbff1593dc..6de7312b23 100644
--- a/client/asset/eth/eth.go
+++ b/client/asset/eth/eth.go
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ const (
 	defaultSendGasLimit = 21_000
 
 	walletTypeGeth = "geth"
+
+	// confCheckTimeout is the amount of time allowed to check for
+	// confirmations. Testing on testnet has shown spikes up to 2.5
+	// seconds. This value may need to be adjusted in the future.
+	confCheckTimeout = 4 * time.Second
 )
 
 var (
@@ -1281,6 +1286,9 @@ func (eth *ExchangeWallet) SwapConfirmations(ctx context.Context, _ dex.Bytes, c
 		return 0, false, err
 	}
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, confCheckTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	hdr, err := eth.node.bestHeader(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, false, fmt.Errorf("error fetching best header: %w", err)
diff --git a/client/asset/eth/eth_test.go b/client/asset/eth/eth_test.go
index fbcd5a000a..20e7326843 100644
--- a/client/asset/eth/eth_test.go
+++ b/client/asset/eth/eth_test.go
@@ -2080,8 +2080,11 @@ func TestSwapConfirmation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ver := uint32(0)
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
 	checkResult := func(expErr bool, expConfs uint32, expSpent bool) {
-		confs, spent, err := eth.SwapConfirmations(nil, nil, dexeth.EncodeContractData(ver, secretHash), time.Time{})
+		confs, spent, err := eth.SwapConfirmations(ctx, nil, dexeth.EncodeContractData(ver, secretHash), time.Time{})
 		if err != nil {
 			if expErr {
 				return
@@ -2115,7 +2118,7 @@ func TestSwapConfirmation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// ErrSwapNotInitiated
 	state.State = dexeth.SSNone
-	_, _, err := eth.SwapConfirmations(nil, nil, dexeth.EncodeContractData(0, secretHash), time.Time{})
+	_, _, err := eth.SwapConfirmations(ctx, nil, dexeth.EncodeContractData(0, secretHash), time.Time{})
 	if !errors.Is(err, asset.ErrSwapNotInitiated) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected ErrSwapNotInitiated, got %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/client/core/trade.go b/client/core/trade.go
index 8c70a78963..e2e64f5a4f 100644
--- a/client/core/trade.go
+++ b/client/core/trade.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"decred.org/dcrdex/dex/wait"
 )
 
-const confCheckTimeout = 2 * time.Second
-
 // ExpirationErr indicates that the wait.TickerQueue has expired a waiter, e.g.
 // a reported coin was not found before the set expiration time.
 type ExpirationErr string
diff --git a/client/core/wallet.go b/client/core/wallet.go
index 5ed05bada6..16e409417f 100644
--- a/client/core/wallet.go
+++ b/client/core/wallet.go
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ func (w *xcWallet) LogFilePath() (string, error) {
 // returned. If the coin is located, but recognized as spent, no error is
 // returned.
 func (w *xcWallet) SwapConfirmations(ctx context.Context, coinID []byte, contract []byte, matchTime uint64) (uint32, bool, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, confCheckTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
 	return w.Wallet.SwapConfirmations(ctx, coinID, contract, encode.UnixTimeMilli(int64(matchTime)))
 }