diff --git a/src/actions/placeBid.ts b/src/actions/placeBid.ts
index 5bb0400..d57c3bd 100644
--- a/src/actions/placeBid.ts
+++ b/src/actions/placeBid.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Wallet } from '../wallet';
 import { Connection } from '../Connection';
 import { sendTransaction } from './transactions';
 import {
+  AuctionProgram,
   AuctionExtended,
   BidderMetadata,
   BidderPot,
@@ -82,19 +83,11 @@ export const placeBid = async ({
     ////
   } else {
     // create a new account for bid
-    const account = Keypair.generate();
-    const createBidderPotTransaction = new CreateTokenAccount(
-      { feePayer: bidder },
-      {
-        newAccountPubkey: account.publicKey,
-        lamports: accountRentExempt,
-        mint: auctionTokenMint,
-        owner: auction,
-      },
-    );
-    txBatch.addSigner(account);
-    txBatch.addTransaction(createBidderPotTransaction);
-    bidderPotToken = account.publicKey;
+    bidderPotToken = await AuctionProgram.findProgramAddress([
+      Buffer.from(AuctionProgram.PREFIX),
+      bidderPot.toBuffer(),
+      Buffer.from('bidder_pot_token'),
+    ]);
     ////
   }
 
@@ -105,7 +98,6 @@ export const placeBid = async ({
     closeTokenAccountTx,
   } = await createWrappedAccountTxs(connection, bidder, amount.toNumber() + accountRentExempt * 2);
   txBatch.addTransaction(createTokenAccountTx);
-  txBatch.addAfterTransaction(closeTokenAccountTx);
   txBatch.addSigner(payingAccount);
   ////
 
@@ -123,6 +115,9 @@ export const placeBid = async ({
   txBatch.addAfterTransaction(createRevokeTx);
   txBatch.addSigner(transferAuthority);
   ////
+  
+  // token account must be closed after the revoke instruction
+  txBatch.addAfterTransaction(closeTokenAccountTx);
 
   // create place bid transaction
   const placeBidTransaction = new PlaceBid(