diff --git a/token-lending/program/src/processor.rs b/token-lending/program/src/processor.rs
index 1b8e1b86bde..9eb5549bd68 100644
--- a/token-lending/program/src/processor.rs
+++ b/token-lending/program/src/processor.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ use solana_program::{
     },
 };
 use solend_sdk::{
-    oracles::{get_oracle_type, validate_pyth_price_account_info, OracleType},
+    oracles::{
+        get_oracle_type, get_pyth_price_unchecked, validate_pyth_price_account_info, OracleType,
+    },
     state::{LendingMarketMetadata, RateLimiter, RateLimiterConfig, ReserveType},
 };
 use solend_sdk::{switchboard_v2_devnet, switchboard_v2_mainnet};
@@ -578,10 +580,12 @@ fn _refresh_reserve<'a>(
                 }
 
                 match get_oracle_type(extra_oracle_account_info)? {
-                    OracleType::Pyth => Some(get_pyth_price(extra_oracle_account_info, clock)?.0),
-                    OracleType::Switchboard => {
-                        Some(get_switchboard_price_v2(extra_oracle_account_info, clock)?)
-                    }
+                    OracleType::Pyth => Some(get_pyth_price_unchecked(extra_oracle_account_info)?),
+                    OracleType::Switchboard => Some(get_switchboard_price_v2(
+                        extra_oracle_account_info,
+                        clock,
+                        false,
+                    )?),
                 }
             }
             None => {
@@ -3074,7 +3078,7 @@ fn get_switchboard_price(
     if switchboard_feed_info.owner == &switchboard_v2_mainnet::id()
         || switchboard_feed_info.owner == &switchboard_v2_devnet::id()
     {
-        return get_switchboard_price_v2(switchboard_feed_info, clock);
+        return get_switchboard_price_v2(switchboard_feed_info, clock, true);
     }
 
     let account_buf = switchboard_feed_info.try_borrow_data()?;
@@ -3113,6 +3117,7 @@ fn get_switchboard_price(
 fn get_switchboard_price_v2(
     switchboard_feed_info: &AccountInfo,
     clock: &Clock,
+    check_staleness: bool,
 ) -> Result<Decimal, ProgramError> {
     const STALE_AFTER_SLOTS_ELAPSED: u64 = 240;
     let data = &switchboard_feed_info.try_borrow_data()?;
@@ -3122,7 +3127,7 @@ fn get_switchboard_price_v2(
         .slot
         .checked_sub(feed.latest_confirmed_round.round_open_slot)
         .ok_or(LendingError::MathOverflow)?;
-    if slots_elapsed >= STALE_AFTER_SLOTS_ELAPSED {
+    if check_staleness && slots_elapsed >= STALE_AFTER_SLOTS_ELAPSED {
         msg!("Switchboard oracle price is stale");
         return Err(LendingError::InvalidOracleConfig.into());
     }
diff --git a/token-lending/program/tests/refresh_reserve.rs b/token-lending/program/tests/refresh_reserve.rs
index 8710d038d5f..9e16c0ff22a 100644
--- a/token-lending/program/tests/refresh_reserve.rs
+++ b/token-lending/program/tests/refresh_reserve.rs
@@ -293,6 +293,20 @@ async fn test_success_pyth_price_stale_switchboard_valid() {
         wsol_reserve_post.account.liquidity.smoothed_market_price,
         Decimal::from(11u64)
     );
+
+    test.advance_clock_by_slots(241).await;
+    let err = lending_market
+        .refresh_reserve(&mut test, &wsol_reserve)
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        err,
+        TransactionError::InstructionError(
+            1,
+            InstructionError::Custom(LendingError::InvalidOracleConfig as u32)
+        )
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -676,19 +690,11 @@ async fn test_use_extra_oracle_bad_cases() {
 
     let mut msol_reserve = test.load_account::<Reserve>(reserves[0].pubkey).await;
 
-    // this should fail because the extra oracle is stale
-    let err = lending_market
+    // this no longer fails because the extra oracle is not checked for staleness/variance
+    lending_market
         .refresh_reserve(&mut test, &msol_reserve)
         .await
-        .unwrap_err()
         .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(
-        err,
-        TransactionError::InstructionError(
-            1,
-            InstructionError::Custom(LendingError::InvalidOracleConfig as u32)
-        )
-    );
 
     msol_reserve.account.config.extra_oracle_pubkey =
         Some(msol_reserve.account.liquidity.pyth_oracle_pubkey);
diff --git a/token-lending/sdk/src/oracles.rs b/token-lending/sdk/src/oracles.rs
index 7688a5feb82..aaeb7c53973 100644
--- a/token-lending/sdk/src/oracles.rs
+++ b/token-lending/sdk/src/oracles.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ pub fn validate_pyth_price_account_info(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// get pyth price without caring about staleness or variance. only used
+pub fn get_pyth_price_unchecked(pyth_price_info: &AccountInfo) -> Result<Decimal, ProgramError> {
+    if *pyth_price_info.key == solend_program::NULL_PUBKEY {
+        return Err(LendingError::NullOracleConfig.into());
+    }
+
+    let data = &pyth_price_info.try_borrow_data()?;
+    let price_account = pyth_sdk_solana::state::load_price_account(data).map_err(|e| {
+        msg!("Couldn't load price feed from account info: {:?}", e);
+        LendingError::InvalidOracleConfig
+    })?;
+
+    let price_feed = price_account.to_price_feed(pyth_price_info.key);
+    let price = price_feed.get_price_unchecked();
+    pyth_price_to_decimal(&price)
+}
+
 pub fn get_pyth_price(
     pyth_price_info: &AccountInfo,
     clock: &Clock,
@@ -453,4 +470,47 @@ mod test {
             );
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pyth_price_unchecked_test_cases() {
+        let mut price_account = PriceAccount {
+            magic: MAGIC,
+            ver: VERSION_2,
+            atype: AccountType::Price as u32,
+            ptype: PriceType::Price,
+            expo: 1,
+            timestamp: 1,
+            ema_price: Rational {
+                val: 11,
+                numer: 110,
+                denom: 10,
+            },
+            agg: PriceInfo {
+                price: 200,
+                conf: 40,
+                status: PriceStatus::Trading,
+                corp_act: CorpAction::NoCorpAct,
+                pub_slot: 0,
+            },
+            ..PriceAccount::default()
+        };
+
+        let mut lamports = 20;
+        let pubkey = Pubkey::new_unique();
+        let account_info = AccountInfo::new(
+            &pubkey,
+            false,
+            false,
+            &mut lamports,
+            bytes_of_mut(&mut price_account),
+            &pubkey,
+            false,
+            0,
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            get_pyth_price_unchecked(&account_info),
+            Ok(Decimal::from(2000_u64))
+        );
+    }
 }