diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index c48637e..3a85a6e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ allprojects {
     }
 
     group = "org.onflow.flow"
-    val defaultVersion = "0.0.25"
+    val defaultVersion = "0.0.26"
     version = System.getenv("GITHUB_REF")?.split('/')?.last() ?: defaultVersion
 }
 
diff --git a/flow/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/onflow/flow/apis/TransactionsApi.kt b/flow/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/onflow/flow/apis/TransactionsApi.kt
index 567b320..c269f10 100644
--- a/flow/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/onflow/flow/apis/TransactionsApi.kt
+++ b/flow/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/onflow/flow/apis/TransactionsApi.kt
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ internal class TransactionsApi(val baseUrl: String) : ApiBase() {
             try {
                 val result = getTransactionResult(transactionId)
                 when (result.status ?: TransactionStatus.EMPTY) {
-                    TransactionStatus.FINALIZED -> {
-                        // Transaction is finalized, return immediately without checking for errors
-                        // since finalized transactions haven't been executed yet
-                        return result
-                    }
                     TransactionStatus.EXECUTED -> {
                         // Transaction is executed, return result
                         return result
@@ -114,7 +109,7 @@ internal class TransactionsApi(val baseUrl: String) : ApiBase() {
                         return result
                     }
                     TransactionStatus.EXPIRED -> throw RuntimeException("Transaction expired")
-                    TransactionStatus.EMPTY, TransactionStatus.UNKNOWN, TransactionStatus.PENDING -> {
+                    TransactionStatus.EMPTY, TransactionStatus.UNKNOWN, TransactionStatus.PENDING, TransactionStatus.FINALIZED -> {
                         // Treat empty/unknown/pending status as still processing, continue polling
                         attempts++
                         // Use exponential backoff with jitter for first few attempts, then stabilize