diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/@/constants/thirdweb.server.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/@/constants/thirdweb.server.ts
index 5686e5d1acc..67e151e4c92 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/@/constants/thirdweb.server.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/@/constants/thirdweb.server.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ import {
   THIRDWEB_STORAGE_DOMAIN,
 } from "constants/urls";
 import { createThirdwebClient } from "thirdweb";
-import { getChainMetadata } from "thirdweb/chains";
 import { populateEip712Transaction } from "thirdweb/transaction";
 import {
   getTransactionDecorator,
-  isZkSyncChain,
   setThirdwebDomains,
   setTransactionDecorator,
 } from "thirdweb/utils";
@@ -39,43 +37,32 @@ export function getThirdwebClient(jwt?: string) {
 
   if (!getTransactionDecorator()) {
     setTransactionDecorator(async ({ account, transaction }) => {
-      // use paymaster for zk chains on testnets
-      const chainMeta = await getChainMetadata(transaction.chain);
-      if (chainMeta.testnet) {
-        const isZkChain = await isZkSyncChain(transaction.chain);
-        if (isZkChain) {
-          const serializedTx = await populateEip712Transaction({
-            transaction,
-            account,
-          });
-          const pmData = await getZkPaymasterData({
-            options: {
-              client: transaction.client,
-              chain: transaction.chain,
+      // special override for sophon testnet (zk chain)
+      // sophon only allows transactions through their paymaster
+      // so always use eip712 tx + paymaster
+      if (transaction.chain.id === 531050104) {
+        const serializedTx = await populateEip712Transaction({
+          transaction,
+          account,
+        });
+        const pmData = await getZkPaymasterData({
+          options: {
+            client: transaction.client,
+            chain: transaction.chain,
+          },
+          transaction: serializedTx,
+        });
+        return {
+          account,
+          transaction: {
+            ...transaction,
+            eip712: {
+              ...transaction.eip712,
+              paymaster: pmData.paymaster,
+              paymasterInput: pmData.paymasterInput,
             },
-            transaction: serializedTx,
-          }).catch((e) => {
-            console.warn(
-              "No zk paymaster data available on chain ",
-              transaction.chain.id,
-              e,
-            );
-            return undefined;
-          });
-          return {
-            account,
-            transaction: {
-              ...transaction,
-              eip712: pmData
-                ? {
-                    ...transaction.eip712,
-                    paymaster: pmData.paymaster,
-                    paymasterInput: pmData.paymasterInput,
-                  }
-                : transaction.eip712,
-            },
-          };
-        }
+          },
+        };
       }
       return { account, transaction };
     });