diff --git a/smart-contracts/contracts/periphery/TokenManagerV5/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5.sol b/smart-contracts/contracts/periphery/TokenManagerV5/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5.sol
index d738a34..522ff03 100644
--- a/smart-contracts/contracts/periphery/TokenManagerV5/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5.sol
+++ b/smart-contracts/contracts/periphery/TokenManagerV5/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5.sol
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ contract LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5 is
     ILockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManager,
     TokenManagerUpgradeableV4
 {
+    using SafeERC20 for IERC20;
+    
     address public constant NATIVE_ASSET_HASH = address(0);
 
     /// @custom:oz-upgrades-unsafe-allow constructor
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ contract LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5 is
         (bool success, ) = payable(this).call{ value: amount }("");
         require(success, "Native asset transfer failed");
       } else {
-        IERC20(token).transferFrom(from, address(this), amount);
+        IERC20(token).safeTransferFrom(from, address(this), amount);
       }
       emit Locked(token, from, amount);
     }
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ contract LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV5 is
         (bool success, ) = recipient.call{value: amount}("");
         require(success, "Native asset transfer failed");
       } else {
-        IERC20(token).transfer(recipient, amount);
+        IERC20(token).safeTransfer(recipient, amount);
       }
       emit Released(token, recipient, amount);
     }
diff --git a/smart-contracts/test/periphery/TokenManagerDeployers/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerDeployer.sol b/smart-contracts/test/periphery/TokenManagerDeployers/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerDeployer.sol
index 8f698ad..4a3292f 100644
--- a/smart-contracts/test/periphery/TokenManagerDeployers/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerDeployer.sol
+++ b/smart-contracts/test/periphery/TokenManagerDeployers/LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerDeployer.sol
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ abstract contract LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerDeployer is
         return LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV3(payable(address(proxy)));
     }
 
-    function deployLockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerV4(
+    // Named like this to prevent those who we don't want to have access constructing one.
+    // You should be using V5.
+    function deployLockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerV4x(
         address chainGateway,
         uint fees
      ) public returns (LockAndReleaseOrNativeTokenManagerUpgradeableV4) {
diff --git a/smart-contracts/test/zilbridge/TokenManager.tether.t.sol b/smart-contracts/test/zilbridge/TokenManager.tether.t.sol
index c9f3a66..1492c6f 100644
--- a/smart-contracts/test/zilbridge/TokenManager.tether.t.sol
+++ b/smart-contracts/test/zilbridge/TokenManager.tether.t.sol
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ contract TokenManagerTetherTest is Tester, IRelayerEvents, LockAndReleaseOrNativ
       console.log("balance ", address(this).balance);
       tokenManager.transfer{value: fees}( address(tetherToken), remoteChainId, remoteUser, AMOUNT);
       assertEq(tetherToken.balanceOf(address(tokenManager)), AMOUNT);
-      assertEq(tetherToken.balanceOf(sourceUser), 0);
+      assertEq(tetherToken.balanceOf(sourceUser), SUPPLY-AMOUNT);
       assertEq(address(tokenManager).balance, fees);
       vm.stopPrank();
     }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ contract TokenManagerTetherTest is Tester, IRelayerEvents, LockAndReleaseOrNativ
                             address(tokenManager),
                             data,
                             1_000_000, 0, signatures);
-      assertEq(tetherToken.balanceOf(sourceUser), AMOUNT);
+      assertEq(tetherToken.balanceOf(sourceUser), SUPPLY);
       assertEq(tetherToken.balanceOf(address(tokenManager)), 0);
       vm.stopPrank();
     }