diff --git a/demo/pages/sdk/actions/bridge.tsx b/demo/pages/sdk/actions/bridge.tsx
index 048dc330..7031db83 100644
--- a/demo/pages/sdk/actions/bridge.tsx
+++ b/demo/pages/sdk/actions/bridge.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const BridgeActionPage: NextPage = () => {
   const [amount, setAmount] = useState<string>("")
   const [currency, setCurrency] =useState<BridgeActionParameters['currency']>('eth')
   const [usePermit, setUsePermit] = useState(false)
+  const [canonical, setCanonical] = useState(false)
   const [toChainId, setToChainId] = useState<number>(zora.id)
   const [fromChainId, setFromChainId] = useState<number>(base.id)
   const [depositGasLimit, setDepositGasLimit] = useState("")
@@ -70,26 +71,24 @@ const BridgeActionPage: NextPage = () => {
 
       <div>
         <label>Use Permit: </label>
-        <div>
-          <input 
-            type="radio" 
-            value="usePermit-true" 
-            name="usePermit" 
-            checked={usePermit === true} 
-            onChange={(e) => setUsePermit(true)} 
-          />
-          <label>True</label>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <input 
-            type="radio" 
-            value="usePermit-false" 
-            name="usePermit" 
-            checked={usePermit === false} 
-            onChange={(e) => setUsePermit(false)} 
-          />
-          <label>False</label>
-        </div>
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          checked={usePermit}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setUsePermit(e.target.checked)
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <label>Canonical: </label>
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          checked={canonical}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setCanonical(e.target.checked)
+          }}
+        />
       </div>
 
       <div>
@@ -132,7 +131,8 @@ const BridgeActionPage: NextPage = () => {
             recipient: recipient ? recipient as Address : undefined,
             depositGasLimit,
             options: {
-              usePermit: usePermit
+              usePermit: usePermit,
+              useExternalLiquidity: canonical
             },
             onProgress: (steps, fees, currentStep, currentStepItem, txHashes) => {
               console.log(steps, fees, currentStep, currentStepItem, txHashes)
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/utils/executeSteps.ts b/packages/sdk/src/utils/executeSteps.ts
index a93bfc49..2fbec86d 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/executeSteps.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/executeSteps.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ export async function executeSteps(
   setState: (
     steps: Execute['steps'],
     fees?: Execute['fees'],
-    breakdown?: Execute['breakdown']
+    breakdown?: Execute['breakdown'],
   ) => any,
   newJson?: Execute,
   stepOptions?: {
     [stepId: string]: {
       gasLimit?: string
     }
-  }
+  },
 ) {
   const client = getClient()
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
       }
 
       incompleteStepItemIndex = step.items.findIndex(
-        (item) => item.status == 'incomplete'
+        (item) => item.status == 'incomplete',
       )
       if (incompleteStepItemIndex !== -1) {
         incompleteStepIndex = i
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
     if (!stepItems) {
       client.log(
         ['Execute Steps: skipping step, no items in step'],
-        LogLevel.Verbose
+        LogLevel.Verbose,
       )
       return
     }
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ export async function executeSteps(
     if (!stepItem.data) {
       client.log(
         ['Execute Steps: step item data is missing, begin polling'],
-        LogLevel.Verbose
+        LogLevel.Verbose,
       )
       json = (await pollUntilHasData(request, (json) => {
         client.log(
           ['Execute Steps: step item data is missing, polling', json],
-          LogLevel.Verbose
+          LogLevel.Verbose,
         )
         const data = json as Execute
         // An item is ready if:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
     }
     client.log(
       [`Execute Steps: Begin processing step items for: ${step.action}`],
-      LogLevel.Verbose
+      LogLevel.Verbose,
     )
 
     const promises = stepItems
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                     [
                       'Execute Steps: Begin transaction step for, sending transaction',
                     ],
-                    LogLevel.Verbose
+                    LogLevel.Verbose,
                   )
 
                   // if chainId is present in the tx data field then you should relay the tx on that chain
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                           'Execute Steps: Transaction step, got transactions',
                           txHashes,
                         ],
-                        LogLevel.Verbose
+                        LogLevel.Verbose,
                       )
                       stepItem.txHashes = txHashes
                       if (json) {
                         setState(
                           [...json.steps],
                           { ...json?.fees },
-                          json?.breakdown
+                          json?.breakdown,
                         )
                       }
                     },
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                         setState(
                           [...json.steps],
                           { ...json?.fees },
-                          json?.breakdown
+                          json?.breakdown,
                         )
                       }
                     },
                     request,
                     undefined,
-                    crossChainIntentChainId
+                    crossChainIntentChainId,
                   )
                 } catch (e) {
                   throw e
@@ -250,12 +250,12 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                 const postData = stepData['post']
                 client.log(
                   ['Execute Steps: Begin signature step'],
-                  LogLevel.Verbose
+                  LogLevel.Verbose,
                 )
                 if (signData) {
                   signature = await wallet.handleSignMessageStep(
                     stepItem as SignatureStepItem,
-                    step
+                    step,
                   )
 
                   if (signature) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                 if (postData) {
                   client.log(['Execute Steps: Posting order'], LogLevel.Verbose)
                   const postOrderUrl = new URL(
-                    `${request.baseURL}${postData.endpoint}`
+                    `${request.baseURL}${postData.endpoint}`,
                   )
                   const headers = {
                     'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                       setState(
                         [...json?.steps],
                         { ...json?.fees },
-                        json?.breakdown
+                        json?.breakdown,
                       )
 
                       await pollUntilOk(
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                               `Execute Steps: Polling execute status to check if indexed`,
                               res,
                             ],
-                            LogLevel.Verbose
+                            LogLevel.Verbose,
                           )
                           if (
                             res?.data?.status === 'success' &&
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                                   chainId:
                                     res.data.destinationChainId ?? chain?.id,
                                 }
-                              }
+                              },
                             )
 
                             if (res?.data?.inTxHashes) {
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                                     chainId:
                                       res.data.destinationChainId ?? chain?.id,
                                   }
-                                }
+                                },
                               )
                               stepItem.internalTxHashes = chainInTxHashes
                             }
@@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                             return true
                           } else if (res?.data?.status === 'failure') {
                             throw Error(
-                              res?.data?.details || 'Transaction failed'
+                              res?.data?.details || 'Transaction failed',
                             )
                           }
                           return false
                         },
                         maximumAttempts,
                         0,
-                        pollingInterval
+                        pollingInterval,
                       )
                     }
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export async function executeSteps(
                     setState(
                       [...json?.steps],
                       { ...json?.fees },
-                      json?.breakdown
+                      json?.breakdown,
                     )
                   } catch (err) {
                     throw err
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@ export async function executeSteps(
     } catch (blockError) {
       client.log(
         ['Execute Steps: Failed to get block number', blockError],
-        LogLevel.Error
+        LogLevel.Error,
       )
     }
     client.log(
       ['Execute Steps: An error occurred', err, 'Block Number:', blockNumber],
-      LogLevel.Error
+      LogLevel.Error,
     )
 
     if (json) {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/utils/transaction.ts b/packages/sdk/src/utils/transaction.ts
index 69848f16..790f365c 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/transaction.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/transaction.ts
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ export async function sendTransactionSafely(
     !transactionCancelled
   ) {
     let res
-
-    if (item?.check?.endpoint) {
+    if (item?.check?.endpoint && !request.data.useExternalLiquidity) {
       res = await axios.request({
         url: `${request.baseURL}${item?.check?.endpoint}`,
         method: item?.check?.method,