diff --git a/sdk/src/driftClient.ts b/sdk/src/driftClient.ts
index 8151c5355..bc84926b4 100644
--- a/sdk/src/driftClient.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/driftClient.ts
@@ -243,9 +243,12 @@ export class DriftClient {
 		this.wallet = config.wallet;
 		this.opts = config.opts || {
 			...DEFAULT_CONFIRMATION_OPTS,
-			commitment: config?.connection?.commitment,
-			preflightCommitment: config?.connection?.commitment, // At the moment this ensures that our transaction simulations (which use Connection object) will use the same commitment level as our Transaction blockhashes (which use these opts)
 		};
+		if (config?.connection?.commitment) {
+			// At the moment this ensures that our transaction simulations (which use Connection object) will use the same commitment level as our Transaction blockhashes (which use these opts)
+			this.opts.commitment = config.connection.commitment;
+			this.opts.preflightCommitment = config.connection.commitment;
+		}
 		this.provider = new AnchorProvider(
 			config.connection,
 			// @ts-ignore