diff --git a/components/SendNft.tsx b/components/SendNft.tsx
index a0e15abad..eaea6b4c6 100644
--- a/components/SendNft.tsx
+++ b/components/SendNft.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const SendNft = ({
             serializedInstruction: serializeInstructionToBase64(transferIx),
             isValid: true,
             prerequisiteInstructions:
-              destinationAtaQueried === null
+              destinationAtaQueried === null && nft.interface !== 'MplCoreAsset'
                 ? [
                     Token.createAssociatedTokenAccountInstruction(
                       ASSOCIATED_TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID, // always ASSOCIATED_TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
diff --git a/hooks/queries/digitalAssets.ts b/hooks/queries/digitalAssets.ts
index fcbdcab2c..57a302c5a 100644
--- a/hooks/queries/digitalAssets.ts
+++ b/hooks/queries/digitalAssets.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export type DasNftObject = {
     verified: boolean
   }[]
   id: string
+  interface?: string
 }
 
 /*** Here is an example item from the DAS Api, since it's not typed and the docs dont give the full schema.
diff --git a/utils/metaplex.ts b/utils/metaplex.ts
index 0ad1667df..c77258b02 100644
--- a/utils/metaplex.ts
+++ b/utils/metaplex.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { fetchNFTbyMint } from '@hooks/queries/nft'
 import { Metaplex } from '@metaplex-foundation/js'
+import { TokenStandard } from '@metaplex-foundation/mpl-token-metadata'
 import { Connection, PublicKey } from '@solana/web3.js'
 
 export const createIx_transferNft = async (
@@ -21,27 +22,48 @@ export const createIx_transferNft = async (
   //metaplex.identity = () => ({ publicKey: fromOwner } as any) // you need to do this to set payer and authority. I love OOP!!
   // except the payer might not be the same person. great!
 
-  const nft = await fetchNFTbyMint(connection, mint)
-  if (!nft.result) throw 'failed to fetch nft'
+  try {
+    const nft = await fetchNFTbyMint(connection, mint)
+    if (!nft.result) throw 'failed to fetch nft'
 
-  const tokenStandard = nft.result.tokenStandard
-  const ruleSet = nft.result.programmableConfig?.ruleSet
+    const tokenStandard = nft.result.tokenStandard
+    const ruleSet = nft.result.programmableConfig?.ruleSet
 
-  const ix = metaplex
-    .nfts()
-    .builders()
-    .transfer({
-      nftOrSft: {
-        address: mint,
-        tokenStandard,
-      },
-      authorizationDetails: ruleSet ? { rules: ruleSet } : undefined,
-      toOwner,
-      fromOwner,
-    })
-    .getInstructions()[0]
+    const ix = metaplex
+      .nfts()
+      .builders()
+      .transfer({
+        nftOrSft: {
+          address: mint,
+          tokenStandard,
+        },
+        authorizationDetails: ruleSet ? { rules: ruleSet } : undefined,
+        toOwner,
+        fromOwner,
+      })
+      .getInstructions()[0]
 
-  ix.keys[9].pubkey = authority
-  ix.keys[10].pubkey = payer
-  return ix
+    ix.keys[9].pubkey = authority
+    ix.keys[10].pubkey = payer
+    return ix
+  } catch {
+    const ix = metaplex
+      .nfts()
+      .builders()
+      .transfer({
+        nftOrSft: {
+          address: mint,
+          tokenStandard: TokenStandard.NonFungible,
+        },
+        authorizationDetails: undefined,
+        toOwner,
+        fromOwner,
+      })
+      .getInstructions()[0]
+    
+    ix.keys[9].pubkey = authority
+    ix.keys[10].pubkey = payer
+    
+    return ix
+  }
 }