diff --git a/target_chains/solana/cli/src/main.rs b/target_chains/solana/cli/src/main.rs
index 81e3bc6f..9c78170e 100644
--- a/target_chains/solana/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/target_chains/solana/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ const UPGRADE_GUARDIAN_SET_VAA_1 : &str = "010000000001007ac31b282c2aeeeb37f3385
 const UPGRADE_GUARDIAN_SET_VAA_2 : &str = "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";
 const UPGRADE_GUARDIAN_SET_VAA_3 : &str = "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";
 
+/**
+ * The VAA is split at this index when writing the encoded VAA, this allow us to
+ * optimize the number of transactions by putting the maximum possible amount of data in the first transaction.
+ * This constant is chosen to pack the first transaction maximally.
+ */
+const VAA_SPLIT_INDEX: usize = 846;
+
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
     let Cli {
@@ -87,8 +94,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
             let (vaa, merkle_price_updates) = deserialize_accumulator_update_data(&payload)?;
 
-            let encoded_vaa = process_write_encoded_vaa(&rpc_client, &vaa, wormhole, &payer)?;
-            process_post_price_update(&rpc_client, encoded_vaa, &payer, &merkle_price_updates[0])?;
+            process_write_encoded_vaa_and_post_price_update(
+                &rpc_client,
+                &vaa,
+                wormhole,
+                &payer,
+                &merkle_price_updates[0],
+            )?;
         }
 
         Action::InitializeWormholeReceiver {} => {
@@ -209,37 +221,6 @@ pub fn process_upgrade_guardian_set(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn process_post_price_update(
-    rpc_client: &RpcClient,
-    encoded_vaa: Pubkey,
-    payer: &Keypair,
-    merkle_price_update: &MerklePriceUpdate,
-) -> Result<Pubkey> {
-    let price_update_keypair = Keypair::new();
-
-    let post_update_accounts = pyth_solana_receiver::accounts::PostUpdates::populate(
-        payer.pubkey(),
-        encoded_vaa,
-        price_update_keypair.pubkey(),
-    )
-    .to_account_metas(None);
-    let post_update_instructions = Instruction {
-        program_id: pyth_solana_receiver::id(),
-        accounts:   post_update_accounts,
-        data:       pyth_solana_receiver::instruction::PostUpdates {
-            price_update: merkle_price_update.clone(),
-        }
-        .data(),
-    };
-
-    process_transaction(
-        rpc_client,
-        vec![post_update_instructions],
-        &vec![payer, &price_update_keypair],
-    )?;
-    Ok(price_update_keypair.pubkey())
-}
-
 fn deserialize_guardian_set(buf: &mut &[u8], legacy_guardian_set: bool) -> Result<GuardianSet> {
     if !legacy_guardian_set {
         // Skip anchor discriminator
@@ -320,13 +301,14 @@ pub fn process_legacy_post_vaa(
 }
 
 /**
- * This function posts a VAA using the new way of interacting with wormhole, we will use it for price updates
+ * This function posts a VAA using the new way of interacting with wormhole and then posts a price update using the VAA
  */
-pub fn process_write_encoded_vaa(
+pub fn process_write_encoded_vaa_and_post_price_update(
     rpc_client: &RpcClient,
     vaa: &[u8],
     wormhole: Pubkey,
     payer: &Keypair,
+    merkle_price_update: &MerklePriceUpdate,
 ) -> Result<Pubkey> {
     let encoded_vaa_keypair = Keypair::new();
     let encoded_vaa_size: usize = vaa.len() + EncodedVaa::VAA_START;
@@ -350,12 +332,6 @@ pub fn process_write_encoded_vaa(
         data:       wormhole_core_bridge_solana::instruction::InitEncodedVaa.data(),
     };
 
-    process_transaction(
-        rpc_client,
-        vec![create_encoded_vaa, init_encoded_vaa_instruction],
-        &vec![payer, &encoded_vaa_keypair],
-    )?;
-
     let write_encoded_vaa_accounts = wormhole_core_bridge_solana::accounts::WriteEncodedVaa {
         write_authority: payer.pubkey(),
         draft_vaa:       encoded_vaa_keypair.pubkey(),
@@ -364,27 +340,45 @@ pub fn process_write_encoded_vaa(
 
     let write_encoded_vaa_accounts_instruction = Instruction {
         program_id: wormhole,
-        accounts:   write_encoded_vaa_accounts,
+        accounts:   write_encoded_vaa_accounts.clone(),
         data:       wormhole_core_bridge_solana::instruction::WriteEncodedVaa {
             args: WriteEncodedVaaArgs {
                 index: 0,
-                data:  vaa.to_vec(),
+                data:  vaa[..VAA_SPLIT_INDEX].to_vec(),
             },
         }
         .data(),
     };
 
+
+    // 1st transaction
     process_transaction(
         rpc_client,
-        vec![write_encoded_vaa_accounts_instruction],
-        &vec![payer],
+        vec![
+            create_encoded_vaa,
+            init_encoded_vaa_instruction,
+            write_encoded_vaa_accounts_instruction,
+        ],
+        &vec![payer, &encoded_vaa_keypair],
     )?;
 
+    let write_encoded_vaa_accounts_instruction_2 = Instruction {
+        program_id: wormhole,
+        accounts:   write_encoded_vaa_accounts,
+        data:       wormhole_core_bridge_solana::instruction::WriteEncodedVaa {
+            args: WriteEncodedVaaArgs {
+                index: VAA_SPLIT_INDEX.try_into().unwrap(),
+                data:  vaa[VAA_SPLIT_INDEX..].to_vec(),
+            },
+        }
+        .data(),
+    };
+
     let (header, _): (Header, Body<&RawMessage>) = serde_wormhole::from_slice(vaa).unwrap();
     let guardian_set = GuardianSet::key(&wormhole, header.guardian_set_index);
 
     let request_compute_units_instruction: Instruction =
-        ComputeBudgetInstruction::set_compute_unit_limit(400_000);
+        ComputeBudgetInstruction::set_compute_unit_limit(600_000);
 
     let verify_encoded_vaa_accounts = wormhole_core_bridge_solana::accounts::VerifyEncodedVaaV1 {
         guardian_set,
@@ -398,15 +392,38 @@ pub fn process_write_encoded_vaa(
         accounts:   verify_encoded_vaa_accounts,
         data:       wormhole_core_bridge_solana::instruction::VerifyEncodedVaaV1 {}.data(),
     };
+
+    let price_update_keypair = Keypair::new();
+
+    let post_update_accounts = pyth_solana_receiver::accounts::PostUpdates::populate(
+        payer.pubkey(),
+        encoded_vaa_keypair.pubkey(),
+        price_update_keypair.pubkey(),
+    )
+    .to_account_metas(None);
+    let post_update_instructions = Instruction {
+        program_id: pyth_solana_receiver::id(),
+        accounts:   post_update_accounts,
+        data:       pyth_solana_receiver::instruction::PostUpdates {
+            price_update: merkle_price_update.clone(),
+        }
+        .data(),
+    };
+
+    // 2nd transaction
     process_transaction(
         rpc_client,
         vec![
             request_compute_units_instruction,
+            write_encoded_vaa_accounts_instruction_2,
             verify_encoded_vaa_instruction,
+            post_update_instructions,
         ],
-        &vec![payer],
+        &vec![payer, &price_update_keypair],
     )?;
-    Ok(encoded_vaa_keypair.pubkey())
+
+
+    Ok(price_update_keypair.pubkey())
 }
 
 pub fn process_transaction(