diff --git a/btcclient/client_wallet.go b/btcclient/client_wallet.go
index d591bbf..4fa3c1e 100644
--- a/btcclient/client_wallet.go
+++ b/btcclient/client_wallet.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package btcclient
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	notifier "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
@@ -15,6 +16,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/babylonlabs-io/vigilante/netparams"
 )
 
+type TxStatus int
+
+const (
+	TxNotFound TxStatus = iota
+	TxInMemPool
+	TxInChain
+)
+const (
+	txNotFoundErrMsgBitcoind = "No such mempool or blockchain transaction"
+)
+
 // NewWallet creates a new BTC wallet
 // used by vigilant submitter
 // a wallet is essentially a BTC client
@@ -125,3 +137,42 @@ func (c *Client) SignRawTransactionWithWallet(tx *wire.MsgTx) (*wire.MsgTx, bool
 func (c *Client) GetRawTransaction(txHash *chainhash.Hash) (*btcutil.Tx, error) {
 	return c.Client.GetRawTransaction(txHash)
 }
+
+func notifierStateToWalletState(state notifier.TxConfStatus) TxStatus {
+	switch state {
+	case notifier.TxNotFoundIndex:
+		return TxNotFound
+	case notifier.TxFoundMempool:
+		return TxInMemPool
+	case notifier.TxFoundIndex:
+		return TxInChain
+	case notifier.TxNotFoundManually:
+		return TxNotFound
+	case notifier.TxFoundManually:
+		return TxInChain
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown notifier state: %s", state))
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) getTxDetails(req notifier.ConfRequest, msg string) (*notifier.TxConfirmation, TxStatus, error) {
+	res, state, err := notifier.ConfDetailsFromTxIndex(c.Client, req, msg)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, TxNotFound, err
+	}
+
+	return res, notifierStateToWalletState(state), nil
+}
+
+// TxDetails Fetch info about transaction from mempool or blockchain, requires node to have enabled  transaction index
+func (c *Client) TxDetails(txHash *chainhash.Hash, pkScript []byte) (*notifier.TxConfirmation, TxStatus, error) {
+	req, err := notifier.NewConfRequest(txHash, pkScript)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, TxNotFound, err
+	}
+
+	return c.getTxDetails(req, txNotFoundErrMsgBitcoind)
+
+}
diff --git a/btcclient/interface.go b/btcclient/interface.go
index 5324dea..58e42ff 100644
--- a/btcclient/interface.go
+++ b/btcclient/interface.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
+	notifier "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
 
 	"github.com/babylonlabs-io/vigilante/config"
 	"github.com/babylonlabs-io/vigilante/types"
@@ -39,4 +40,5 @@ type BTCWallet interface {
 	FundRawTransaction(tx *wire.MsgTx, opts btcjson.FundRawTransactionOpts, isWitness *bool) (*btcjson.FundRawTransactionResult, error)
 	SignRawTransactionWithWallet(tx *wire.MsgTx) (*wire.MsgTx, bool, error)
 	GetRawTransaction(txHash *chainhash.Hash) (*btcutil.Tx, error)
+	TxDetails(txHash *chainhash.Hash, pkScript []byte) (*notifier.TxConfirmation, TxStatus, error)
 }
diff --git a/submitter/relayer/relayer.go b/submitter/relayer/relayer.go
index ade1cc2..42733e5 100644
--- a/submitter/relayer/relayer.go
+++ b/submitter/relayer/relayer.go
@@ -253,13 +253,16 @@ func (rl *Relayer) calculateBumpedFee(ckptInfo *types.CheckpointInfo) btcutil.Am
 
 // resendSecondTxOfCheckpointToBTC resends the second tx of the checkpoint with bumpedFee
 func (rl *Relayer) resendSecondTxOfCheckpointToBTC(tx2 *types.BtcTxInfo, bumpedFee btcutil.Amount) (*types.BtcTxInfo, error) {
-	found, err := rl.inMempool()
+	_, status, err := rl.TxDetails(rl.lastSubmittedCheckpoint.Tx2.TxId,
+		rl.lastSubmittedCheckpoint.Tx2.Tx.TxOut[changePosition].PkScript)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// No need to resend, transaction already confirmed
-	if !found {
+	if status != btcclient.TxInMemPool && status != btcclient.TxNotFound {
+		rl.logger.Debugf("Transaction %v is already confirmed or has an unexpected state: %v",
+			rl.lastSubmittedCheckpoint.Tx2.TxId, status)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/testutil/mocks/btcclient.go b/testutil/mocks/btcclient.go
index 105f29f..b8a6a07 100644
--- a/testutil/mocks/btcclient.go
+++ b/testutil/mocks/btcclient.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package mocks
 import (
 	reflect "reflect"
 
+	btcclient "github.com/babylonlabs-io/vigilante/btcclient"
 	config "github.com/babylonlabs-io/vigilante/config"
 	types "github.com/babylonlabs-io/vigilante/types"
 	btcjson "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	chainhash "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	wire "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	gomock "github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	chainntnfs "github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/chainntnfs"
 )
 
 // MockBTCClient is a mock of BTCClient interface.
@@ -399,6 +401,22 @@ func (mr *MockBTCWalletMockRecorder) Stop() *gomock.Call {
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Stop", reflect.TypeOf((*MockBTCWallet)(nil).Stop))
 }
 
+// TxDetails mocks base method.
+func (m *MockBTCWallet) TxDetails(txHash *chainhash.Hash, pkScript []byte) (*chainntnfs.TxConfirmation, btcclient.TxStatus, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "TxDetails", txHash, pkScript)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(*chainntnfs.TxConfirmation)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(btcclient.TxStatus)
+	ret2, _ := ret[2].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1, ret2
+}
+
+// TxDetails indicates an expected call of TxDetails.
+func (mr *MockBTCWalletMockRecorder) TxDetails(txHash, pkScript interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "TxDetails", reflect.TypeOf((*MockBTCWallet)(nil).TxDetails), txHash, pkScript)
+}
+
 // WalletPassphrase mocks base method.
 func (m *MockBTCWallet) WalletPassphrase(passphrase string, timeoutSecs int64) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()