diff --git a/apps/web/src/views/checkout.ejs b/apps/web/src/views/checkout.ejs
index 67bd38b..51fb5a7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/views/checkout.ejs
+++ b/apps/web/src/views/checkout.ejs
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@
     watchedAddress = address;
     watchedTxids = [];
 
-    // Raw SSE — no query filter at all
     eventSource = new EventSource(`${SOCK_API}/sse`);
     console.log('SSE: connected, watching for', address);
 
@@ -289,7 +288,6 @@
         <span class="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-blue-500 animate-pulse"></span>
         <span class="text-blue-400">Transaction detected, waiting for confirmation...</span>
       `;
-      pollStatus();
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -299,7 +297,12 @@
     const blockTxs = event.data?.tx ?? [];
     if (watchedTxids.some(t => blockTxs.includes(t))) {
       console.log('SSE: block confirmed our tx');
-      pollStatus();
+      // Show confirmed immediately, poll will finalize with backend
+      clearInterval(countdownInterval);
+      if (eventSource) { eventSource.close(); eventSource = null; }
+      document.getElementById('pay-status-section').classList.add('hidden');
+      document.getElementById('pay-success').classList.remove('hidden');
+      setTimeout(() => { window.location.href = '/dashboard/settings'; }, 3000);
     }
   }