diff --git a/ui/app/components/pending-tx/index.js b/ui/app/components/pending-tx/index.js
index 6ee83ba7e..392650e01 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/pending-tx/index.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/pending-tx/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const abiDecoder = require('abi-decoder')
 abiDecoder.addABI(abi)
 const inherits = require('util').inherits
 const actions = require('../../actions')
-const util = require('../../util')
+const { getSymbolAndDecimals } = require('../../token-util')
 const ConfirmSendEther = require('./confirm-send-ether')
 const ConfirmSendToken = require('./confirm-send-token')
 const ConfirmDeployContract = require('./confirm-deploy-contract')
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
   const {
     conversionRate,
     identities,
+    tokens: existingTokens,
   } = state.metamask
   const accounts = state.metamask.accounts
   const selectedAddress = state.metamask.selectedAddress || Object.keys(accounts)[0]
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ function mapStateToProps (state) {
     conversionRate,
     identities,
     selectedAddress,
+    existingTokens,
   }
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ PendingTx.prototype.componentDidUpdate = function (prevProps, prevState) {
 }
 
 PendingTx.prototype.setTokenData = async function () {
+  const { existingTokens } = this.props
   const txMeta = this.gatherTxMeta()
   const txParams = txMeta.txParams || {}
 
@@ -89,19 +92,14 @@ PendingTx.prototype.setTokenData = async function () {
   }
 
   if (isTokenTransaction) {
-    const token = util.getContractAtAddress(txParams.to)
-    const results = await Promise.all([
-      token.symbol(),
-      token.decimals(),
-    ])
-    const [ symbol, decimals ] = results
-
-    if (symbol[0] && decimals[0]) {
+    const { symbol, decimals } = await getSymbolAndDecimals(txParams.to, existingTokens)
+
+    if (symbol && decimals) {
       this.setState({
         transactionType: TX_TYPES.SEND_TOKEN,
         tokenAddress: txParams.to,
-        tokenSymbol: symbol[0],
-        tokenDecimals: decimals[0],
+        tokenSymbol: symbol,
+        tokenDecimals: decimals,
         isFetching: false,
       })
     } else {
diff --git a/ui/app/send-v2.js b/ui/app/send-v2.js
index 30d3d3152..bd00b186e 100644
--- a/ui/app/send-v2.js
+++ b/ui/app/send-v2.js
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ SendTransactionScreen.prototype.renderFooter = function () {
     history,
   } = this.props
 
-  const missingTokenBalance = selectedToken && !tokenBalance
+  const missingTokenBalance = selectedToken && (tokenBalance === null || tokenBalance === undefined)
   const noErrors = !amountError && toError === null
 
   return h('div.page-container__footer', [
diff --git a/ui/app/token-util.js b/ui/app/token-util.js
index f84051ef5..2ae3b15b9 100644
--- a/ui/app/token-util.js
+++ b/ui/app/token-util.js
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-const abi = require('human-standard-token-abi')
-const Eth = require('ethjs-query')
-const EthContract = require('ethjs-contract')
-
-const tokenInfoGetter = function () {
-  if (typeof global.ethereumProvider === 'undefined') return
-
-  const eth = new Eth(global.ethereumProvider)
-  const contract = new EthContract(eth)
-  const TokenContract = contract(abi)
+const util = require('./util')
 
+function tokenInfoGetter () {
   const tokens = {}
 
   return async (address) => {
@@ -16,18 +8,38 @@ const tokenInfoGetter = function () {
       return tokens[address]
     }
 
-    const contract = TokenContract.at(address)
+    tokens[address] = await getSymbolAndDecimals(address)
 
-    const result = await Promise.all([
-      contract.symbol(),
-      contract.decimals(),
-    ])
+    return tokens[address]
+  }
+}
 
-    const [ symbol = [], decimals = [] ] = result
+async function getSymbolAndDecimals (tokenAddress, existingTokens = []) {
+  const existingToken = existingTokens.find(({ address }) => tokenAddress === address)
+  if (existingToken) {
+    return {
+      symbol: existingToken.symbol,
+      decimals: existingToken.decimals,
+    }
+  }
+  
+  let result = []
+  try {
+    const token = util.getContractAtAddress(tokenAddress)
+
+    result = await Promise.all([
+      token.symbol(),
+      token.decimals(),
+    ])
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(`symbol() and decimal() calls for token at address ${tokenAddress} resulted in error:`, err)
+  }
 
-    tokens[address] = { symbol: symbol[0], decimals: decimals[0] }
+  const [ symbol = [], decimals = [] ] = result
 
-    return tokens[address]
+  return {
+    symbol: symbol[0],
+    decimals: decimals[0],
   }
 }
 
@@ -42,4 +54,5 @@ function calcTokenAmount (value, decimals) {
 module.exports = {
   tokenInfoGetter,
   calcTokenAmount,
+  getSymbolAndDecimals,
 }