diff --git a/lib/client/client.ts b/lib/client/client.ts
index 35382df..c41bf4e 100644
--- a/lib/client/client.ts
+++ b/lib/client/client.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ export interface FutarchyBalancesClient {
     passTokenUrl?: string,
     failTokenUrl?: string
   ): Promise<TokenWithBalancePDAAndProposal[]>;
-  watchTokenBalance(tokenWithPDA: TokenWithPDA): Observable<TokenWithBalance>;
+  watchTokenBalance(
+    tokenWithPDA: TokenWithPDA,
+    authToken?: string
+  ): Observable<TokenWithBalance>;
 }
 
 export interface FutarchyMarketsClient {
diff --git a/lib/client/indexer/balances.ts b/lib/client/indexer/balances.ts
index 0c2a61d..817e8a3 100644
--- a/lib/client/indexer/balances.ts
+++ b/lib/client/indexer/balances.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   ProposalState
 } from "@/types/proposals";
 import { FutarchyRPCBalancesClient } from "../rpc";
-import { Observable, catchError, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
+import { Observable, catchError, from, of, switchMap } from "rxjs";
 import { Client as GQLWebSocketClient } from "graphql-ws";
 import { Client as IndexerGraphQLClient } from "./__generated__";
 import {
@@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ export class FutarchyIndexerBalancesClient implements FutarchyBalancesClient {
   private rpcBalancesClient: FutarchyRPCBalancesClient;
   private graphqlWSClient: GQLWebSocketClient;
   private graphqlClient: IndexerGraphQLClient;
+  private balancesApiURL: string;
   constructor(
     rpcBalancesClient: FutarchyRPCBalancesClient,
     graphqlWSClient: GQLWebSocketClient,
-    graphqlClient: IndexerGraphQLClient
+    graphqlClient: IndexerGraphQLClient,
+    balancesApiURL: string
   ) {
     this.rpcBalancesClient = rpcBalancesClient;
     this.graphqlWSClient = graphqlWSClient;
     this.graphqlClient = graphqlClient;
+    this.balancesApiURL = balancesApiURL;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -230,25 +233,68 @@ export class FutarchyIndexerBalancesClient implements FutarchyBalancesClient {
     return this.rpcBalancesClient.fetchTokenBalance(pda, token);
   }
 
-  watchTokenBalance(tokenWithPDA: TokenWithPDA): Observable<TokenWithBalance> {
-    // how do we initially fetch from RPC and then
-    const indexerObservable = this.watchTokenAcctForArgs(
-      {
-        where: {
-          token_acct: { _eq: tokenWithPDA.pda.toBase58() }
+  watchTokenBalance(
+    tokenWithPDA: TokenWithPDA,
+    authToken: string
+  ): Observable<TokenWithBalance> {
+    const url = `${this.balancesApiURL}/watch-token-balance`;
+
+    const postData = {
+      tokenAcct: tokenWithPDA.pda.toBase58()
+    };
+
+    const headers = {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${authToken}`
+    };
+
+    // Make the POST request using fetch and convert the promise to an observable
+    const apiCall$ = from(
+      fetch(url, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: headers,
+        body: JSON.stringify(postData)
+      }).then((response) => {
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          throw new Error(
+            "balances API (asset-watcher) returned an error for trying to watch this balance... " +
+              response.text() +
+              " " +
+              response.statusText
+          );
         }
-      },
-      tokenWithPDA.token
+        return response.json();
+      })
     );
 
-    return indexerObservable.pipe(
-      catchError((_) => {
-        const rpcObservable =
-          this.rpcBalancesClient.watchTokenBalance(tokenWithPDA);
-        return rpcObservable;
+    // Call the initial API to trigger watching on account
+    return apiCall$.pipe(
+      catchError((error) => {
+        console.error("Error triggering watch on account:", error);
+        // Fallback to RPC observable in case of an error
+        return this.rpcBalancesClient.watchTokenBalance(tokenWithPDA);
       }),
-      switchMap((value) => {
-        return of(value);
+      switchMap(() => {
+        // After triggering the watch, fetch from RPC
+        const indexerObservable = this.watchTokenAcctForArgs(
+          {
+            where: {
+              token_acct: { _eq: tokenWithPDA.pda.toBase58() }
+            }
+          },
+          tokenWithPDA.token
+        );
+
+        return indexerObservable.pipe(
+          catchError((_) => {
+            const rpcObservable =
+              this.rpcBalancesClient.watchTokenBalance(tokenWithPDA);
+            return rpcObservable;
+          }),
+          switchMap((value) => {
+            return of(value);
+          })
+        );
       })
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/client/indexer/indexerClient.ts b/lib/client/indexer/indexerClient.ts
index 26c0856..665ddd1 100644
--- a/lib/client/indexer/indexerClient.ts
+++ b/lib/client/indexer/indexerClient.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export class FutarchyIndexerClient implements FutarchyClient {
   constructor(
     rpcClient: FutarchyRPCClient,
     indexerURL: string,
-    indexerWSURL: string
+    indexerWSURL: string,
+    balancesApiURL: string
   ) {
     // TODO how can we batch these queries??
     const options = {
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ export class FutarchyIndexerClient implements FutarchyClient {
     this.balances = new FutarchyIndexerBalancesClient(
       rpcClient.balances,
       this.wsClient,
-      graphqlClient
+      graphqlClient,
+      balancesApiURL
     );
     this.markets = new FutarchyIndexerMarketsClient(
       rpcClient.markets.openbook,
@@ -110,8 +112,14 @@ export class FutarchyIndexerClient implements FutarchyClient {
   static make(
     rpcClient: FutarchyRPCClient,
     indexerURL: string,
-    indexerWSURL: string
+    indexerWSURL: string,
+    balancesApiURL: string
   ) {
-    return new FutarchyIndexerClient(rpcClient, indexerURL, indexerWSURL);
+    return new FutarchyIndexerClient(
+      rpcClient,
+      indexerURL,
+      indexerWSURL,
+      balancesApiURL
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/client/rpc/dao.ts b/lib/client/rpc/dao.ts
index 101792a..2a56a05 100644
--- a/lib/client/rpc/dao.ts
+++ b/lib/client/rpc/dao.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { enrichTokenMetadata } from "@/tokens";
 import { PublicKey } from "@solana/web3.js";
 import { createSlug } from "@/utils";
 import { Autocrat, IDL as AUTOCRAT_V0_3_IDL } from "@/idl/autocrat_v0.3";
+import { AUTOCRAT_PROGRAM_ID } from "@metadaoproject/futarchy";
 
 export class FutarchyRPCDaoClient implements FutarchyDaoClient {
   private futarchyProtocols: FutarchyProtocol[];
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ export class FutarchyRPCDaoClient implements FutarchyDaoClient {
   ): Promise<{ base: BN; quote: BN } | undefined> {
     const autocrat = new Program<Autocrat>(
       AUTOCRAT_V0_3_IDL,
-      "autoQP9RmUNkzzKRXsMkWicDVZ3h29vvyMDcAYjCxxg    ",
+      AUTOCRAT_PROGRAM_ID,
       this.rpcProvider
     );
     const currentDao = daoAggregate.daos
@@ -173,17 +174,21 @@ export class FutarchyRPCDaoClient implements FutarchyDaoClient {
       );
 
     const tokens = await Promise.all(
-      tokenAccounts.value.map(async (accountInfo) => {
-        const tokenAmount = accountInfo.account.data.parsed.info.tokenAmount;
-        const token = await enrichTokenMetadata(
-          accountInfo.account.data.parsed.info.mint,
-          this.rpcProvider
-        );
-        return {
-          token: token,
-          balance: tokenAmount.uiAmount
-        };
-      })
+      tokenAccounts.value
+        .filter((accountInfo) =>
+          PublicKey.isOnCurve(accountInfo.account.data.parsed.info.mint)
+        )
+        .map(async (accountInfo) => {
+          const tokenAmount = accountInfo.account.data.parsed.info.tokenAmount;
+          const token = await enrichTokenMetadata(
+            new PublicKey(accountInfo.account.data.parsed.info.mint),
+            this.rpcProvider
+          );
+          return {
+            token: token,
+            balance: tokenAmount.uiAmount
+          };
+        })
     );
 
     return {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ccb48f2..aca05c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@metadaoproject/futarchy-sdk",
-  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.15",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha.16",
   "main": "dist",
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",