diff --git a/.changeset/dry-donkeys-cheat.md b/.changeset/dry-donkeys-cheat.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5fe900d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dry-donkeys-cheat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@reservoir0x/relay-kit-ui': patch
+---
+
+Fix ux issues with canonical route selector
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/FeeBreakdown.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/FeeBreakdown.tsx
index 5c3d0a1a..b2e330b7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/FeeBreakdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/FeeBreakdown.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Props = Pick<
   | 'supportsExternalLiquidity'
   | 'useExternalLiquidity'
   | 'setUseExternalLiquidity'
+  | 'canonicalTimeEstimate'
 > & {
   toChain?: RelayChain
 }
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ const FeeBreakdown: FC<Props> = ({
   supportsExternalLiquidity,
   useExternalLiquidity,
   setUseExternalLiquidity,
-  timeEstimate
+  timeEstimate,
+  canonicalTimeEstimate
 }) => {
   const swapRate = price?.details?.rate
   const originGasFee = feeBreakdown?.breakdown?.find(
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ const FeeBreakdown: FC<Props> = ({
         onExternalLiquidityChange={(selected) => {
           setUseExternalLiquidity(selected)
         }}
+        canonicalTimeEstimate={canonicalTimeEstimate?.formattedTime}
       />
       <Box css={{ height: 1, background: 'gray5', width: '100%' }} />
       <Flex
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapRouteSelector.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapRouteSelector.tsx
index 8cf205fc..56af5bc2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapRouteSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapRouteSelector.tsx
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@ type Props = {
   externalLiquidtySelected: boolean
   onExternalLiquidityChange: (externalLiquiditySelected: boolean) => void
   chain?: RelayChain
+  canonicalTimeEstimate?: string
 }
 
 const SwapRouteSelector: FC<Props> = ({
   supportsExternalLiquidity,
   externalLiquidtySelected,
   onExternalLiquidityChange,
-  chain
+  chain,
+  canonicalTimeEstimate
 }) => {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
-  const chainName = chain?.displayName ?? ''
   return (
     <Dropdown
       open={open}
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const SwapRouteSelector: FC<Props> = ({
         }
       }}
       contentProps={{
-        sideOffset: 12,
+        sideOffset: 8,
         align: 'end',
         css: {
           maxWidth: 248,
@@ -49,12 +50,12 @@ const SwapRouteSelector: FC<Props> = ({
             justifyContent: 'space-between',
             flexDirection: 'row',
             alignItems: 'center',
-            backgroundColor: 'transparent',
             gap: '3',
             px: '4',
             py: '3',
             borderRadius: 'widget-card-border-radius',
             border: 'widget-card-border',
+
             '&:disabled': {
               cursor: 'default',
               backgroundColor: 'transparent',
@@ -150,7 +151,9 @@ const SwapRouteSelector: FC<Props> = ({
             <Flex direction="column">
               <Text style="subtitle2">Native</Text>
               <Text style="body3" color="subtle">
-                Standard time (&#62;2m), unlimited transaction capacity
+                {canonicalTimeEstimate
+                  ? `Standard time ~${canonicalTimeEstimate}, unlimited transaction capacity`
+                  : 'Unlimited transaction capacity'}
               </Text>
             </Flex>
           </DropdownMenuItem>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidget/index.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidget/index.tsx
index 640b3b14..77a783bc 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidget/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidget/index.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import type { AdaptedWallet } from '@reservoir0x/relay-sdk'
 import { evmDeadAddress, solDeadAddress } from '../../../constants/address.js'
 import { MultiWalletDropdown } from '../../common/MultiWalletDropdown.js'
 import { findSupportedWallet } from '../../../utils/solana.js'
+import SwapRouteSelector from '../SwapRouteSelector.js'
 
 type BaseSwapWidgetProps = {
   defaultFromToken?: Token
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
         hasInsufficientBalance,
         isInsufficientLiquidityError,
         isCapacityExceededError,
+        isCouldNotExecuteError,
         maxCapacityFormatted,
         ctaCopy,
         isFromNative,
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
         isValidToAddress,
         supportsExternalLiquidity,
         useExternalLiquidity,
+        canonicalTimeEstimate,
         setUseExternalLiquidity,
         setDetails,
         setSwapError,
@@ -223,6 +226,10 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
           isValidFromAddress
         ])
 
+        const promptSwitchRoute =
+          (isCapacityExceededError || isCouldNotExecuteError) &&
+          supportsExternalLiquidity
+
         return (
           <WidgetContainer
             transactionModalOpen={transactionModalOpen}
@@ -798,6 +805,28 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
                       </Flex>
                     </Flex>
                   </TokenSelectorContainer>
+                  {error && !isFetchingPrice ? (
+                    <Box
+                      css={{
+                        borderRadius: 'widget-card-border-radius',
+                        backgroundColor: 'widget-background',
+                        overflow: 'hidden',
+                        mb: '6px'
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      <SwapRouteSelector
+                        chain={toChain}
+                        supportsExternalLiquidity={supportsExternalLiquidity}
+                        externalLiquidtySelected={useExternalLiquidity}
+                        canonicalTimeEstimate={
+                          canonicalTimeEstimate?.formattedTime
+                        }
+                        onExternalLiquidityChange={(selected) => {
+                          setUseExternalLiquidity(selected)
+                        }}
+                      />
+                    </Box>
+                  ) : null}
                   <FeeBreakdown
                     feeBreakdown={feeBreakdown}
                     isFetchingPrice={isFetchingPrice}
@@ -814,6 +843,7 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
                         route: enabled ? 'canonical' : 'relay'
                       })
                     }}
+                    canonicalTimeEstimate={canonicalTimeEstimate}
                   />
                   <WidgetErrorWell
                     hasInsufficientBalance={hasInsufficientBalance}
@@ -822,6 +852,7 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
                     currency={toToken}
                     isHighRelayerServiceFee={highRelayerServiceFee}
                     isCapacityExceededError={isCapacityExceededError}
+                    isCouldNotExecuteError={isCouldNotExecuteError}
                     maxCapacity={maxCapacityFormatted}
                     relayerFeeProportion={relayerFeeProportion}
                     supportsExternalLiquidity={supportsExternalLiquidity}
@@ -829,7 +860,7 @@ const SwapWidget: FC<SwapWidgetProps> = ({
                       mb: '6px'
                     }}
                   />
-                  {error && supportsExternalLiquidity ? (
+                  {promptSwitchRoute ? (
                     <Flex css={{ mt: '6px', gap: '3' }}>
                       {isCapacityExceededError &&
                       maxCapacityFormatted != '0' ? (
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidgetRenderer.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidgetRenderer.tsx
index 92f5b0d6..4002f7b7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidgetRenderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/SwapWidgetRenderer.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export type ChildrenProps = {
   hasInsufficientBalance: boolean
   isInsufficientLiquidityError?: boolean
   isCapacityExceededError?: boolean
+  isCouldNotExecuteError?: boolean
   maxCapacityWei?: string
   maxCapacityFormatted?: string
   ctaCopy: string
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export type ChildrenProps = {
   useExternalLiquidity: boolean
   supportsExternalLiquidity: boolean
   timeEstimate?: { time: number; formattedTime: string }
+  canonicalTimeEstimate?: { time: number; formattedTime: string }
   fetchingExternalLiquiditySupport: boolean
   isSvmSwap: boolean
   isValidFromAddress: boolean
@@ -502,9 +504,14 @@ const SwapWidgetRenderer: FC<SwapWidgetRendererProps> = ({
   const isCapacityExceededError = fetchQuoteDataErrorMessage?.includes(
     'Amount is higher than the available liquidity'
   )
+  const isCouldNotExecuteError =
+    fetchQuoteDataErrorMessage?.includes('Could not execute')
   const highRelayerServiceFee = isHighRelayerServiceFeeUsd(price)
   const relayerFeeProportion = calculateRelayerFeeProportionUsd(price)
   const timeEstimate = calculatePriceTimeEstimate(price?.details)
+  const canonicalTimeEstimate = calculatePriceTimeEstimate(
+    externalLiquiditySupport.data?.details
+  )
 
   const isFromNative = fromToken?.address === fromChain?.currency?.address
 
@@ -639,6 +646,7 @@ const SwapWidgetRenderer: FC<SwapWidgetRendererProps> = ({
         hasInsufficientBalance,
         isInsufficientLiquidityError,
         isCapacityExceededError,
+        isCouldNotExecuteError,
         maxCapacityFormatted,
         maxCapacityWei,
         ctaCopy,
@@ -646,6 +654,7 @@ const SwapWidgetRenderer: FC<SwapWidgetRendererProps> = ({
         useExternalLiquidity,
         supportsExternalLiquidity,
         timeEstimate,
+        canonicalTimeEstimate,
         fetchingExternalLiquiditySupport: externalLiquiditySupport.isFetching,
         isSvmSwap,
         isValidFromAddress,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/WidgetErrorWell.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/WidgetErrorWell.tsx
index a50bf340..c5955175 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/WidgetErrorWell.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/widgets/WidgetErrorWell.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Props = {
   relayerFeeProportion?: bigint | 0
   isHighRelayerServiceFee?: boolean
   isCapacityExceededError?: boolean
+  isCouldNotExecuteError?: boolean
   maxCapacity?: string
   supportsExternalLiquidity?: boolean
   containerCss?: Styles
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const WidgetErrorWell: FC<Props> = ({
   relayerFeeProportion,
   isHighRelayerServiceFee,
   isCapacityExceededError,
+  isCouldNotExecuteError,
   maxCapacity,
   supportsExternalLiquidity,
   containerCss
@@ -75,7 +77,11 @@ export const WidgetErrorWell: FC<Props> = ({
           </Text>
         </Flex>
       )
-    } else if (supportsExternalLiquidity && currency) {
+    } else if (
+      supportsExternalLiquidity &&
+      isCouldNotExecuteError &&
+      currency
+    ) {
       return (
         <Flex
           align="center"