diff --git a/packages/proposals/src/components/Proposal/Vote.tsx b/packages/proposals/src/components/Proposal/Vote.tsx
index 4ab147d..739c5cb 100644
--- a/packages/proposals/src/components/Proposal/Vote.tsx
+++ b/packages/proposals/src/components/Proposal/Vote.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   CloseOutlined,
   ExclamationCircleOutlined,
 } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { useLatestState } from '../../hooks/useLatestState';
 
 const { useWallet } = contexts.Wallet;
 const { useConnection } = contexts.Connection;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export function Vote({
 
   const userTokenAccount = useAccountByMint(proposal.info.sourceMint);
 
-  const [mode, setMode] = useState(true);
+  const [_, setMode, getLatestMode] = useLatestState(true);
 
   const eligibleToView =
     timelockConfig.info.votingEntryRule == VotingEntryRule.Anytime &&
@@ -76,17 +77,11 @@ export function Vote({
           cancelText: LABELS.CANCEL,
           onOk: async () => {
             if (userTokenAccount) {
-              // mode is out of date in this scope, so we use a trick to get it here.
-              const valueHolder = { mode: true };
-              await setMode(mode => {
-                valueHolder.mode = mode;
-                return mode;
-              });
-
+              const modeValue = await getLatestMode();
               const voteAmount = userTokenAccount.info.amount.toNumber();
 
-              const yesTokenAmount = valueHolder.mode ? voteAmount : 0;
-              const noTokenAmount = !valueHolder.mode ? voteAmount : 0;
+              const yesTokenAmount = modeValue ? voteAmount : 0;
+              const noTokenAmount = !modeValue ? voteAmount : 0;
 
               await depositSourceTokensAndVote(
                 connection,
diff --git a/packages/proposals/src/hooks/useLatestState.ts b/packages/proposals/src/hooks/useLatestState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb7ae91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/proposals/src/hooks/useLatestState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+// Extends useState() hook with async getLatestState which can be used in async callbacks where state property would be stale
+export function useLatestState<T>(initialState: T) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<T>(initialState);
+  const getLatestState = () =>
+    new Promise<T>(resolve => {
+      setState(s => {
+        resolve(s);
+        return s;
+      });
+    });
+
+  return [state, setState, getLatestState] as const;
+}