diff --git a/explorer/package-lock.json b/explorer/package-lock.json
index e484eda6d2..b100ba9e35 100644
--- a/explorer/package-lock.json
+++ b/explorer/package-lock.json
@@ -1269,9 +1269,9 @@
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     },
     "@solana/web3.js": {
-      "version": "0.42.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@solana/web3.js/-/web3.js-0.42.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Dci8Nju2IUgGCNqY8tAzpnXLgCOTtAZ/EsxjjF+jCj2jKhIZGzgv/rNdVkWFfK/sKh+A1Jr6q09yk6bNTctBHQ==",
+      "version": "0.43.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@solana/web3.js/-/web3.js-0.43.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zf+UfoAuXdn8WwvYSVb8k4hQ484L2ZK6eXlW5EN048273Nks0+Sf44QrUpq2AhYVm6KAT7siyB8Nhgo0jQAG6A==",
       "requires": {
         "@babel/runtime": "^7.3.1",
         "bn.js": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/explorer/package.json b/explorer/package.json
index bd4d4bd908..776eca134a 100644
--- a/explorer/package.json
+++ b/explorer/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@solana/web3.js": "^0.42.2",
+    "@solana/web3.js": "^0.43.0",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^9.3.2",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^7.1.2",
diff --git a/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx b/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx
index 73884a1435..63dc57942f 100644
--- a/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx
+++ b/explorer/src/providers/transactions.tsx
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ export async function checkTransactionStatus(
   let slot;
   let confirmations: Confirmations | undefined;
   try {
-    const { value } = await new Connection(url, "recent").getSignatureStatus(
-      signature
-    );
+    const { value } = await new Connection(url).getSignatureStatus(signature, {
+      searchTransactionHistory: true
+    });
 
     if (value === null) {
       status = Status.Missing;