diff --git a/.changeset/short-geese-run.md b/.changeset/short-geese-run.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25c87c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/short-geese-run.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@axelar-network/interchain-token-service': patch
+---
+
+Don't use the smaller allowance for hedera
diff --git a/contracts/TokenHandler.sol b/contracts/TokenHandler.sol
index 0149e899..01fa1d34 100644
--- a/contracts/TokenHandler.sol
+++ b/contracts/TokenHandler.sol
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ contract TokenHandler is ITokenHandler, ITokenManagerType, ReentrancyGuard, Crea
         ) {
             _mintToken(ITokenManager(tokenManager), tokenAddress, to, amount);
         } else if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.LOCK_UNLOCK)) {
-            _transferTokenFrom(tokenAddress, tokenManager, to, amount);
+            _transferTokenOut(tokenAddress, tokenManager, to, amount);
         } else if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.LOCK_UNLOCK_FEE)) {
-            amount = _transferTokenFromWithFee(tokenAddress, tokenManager, to, amount);
+            amount = _transferTokenOutWithFee(tokenAddress, tokenManager, to, amount);
         } else {
             revert UnsupportedTokenManagerType(tokenManagerType);
         }
@@ -122,21 +122,34 @@ contract TokenHandler is ITokenHandler, ITokenManagerType, ReentrancyGuard, Crea
 
     /**
      * @notice This function prepares a token manager after it is deployed
-     * @param tokenManagerType The token manager type.
-     * @param tokenManager The address of the token manager.
      */
     // slither-disable-next-line locked-ether
-    function postTokenManagerDeploy(uint256 tokenManagerType, ITokenManager tokenManager) external payable {
-        if (tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.LOCK_UNLOCK) || tokenManagerType == uint256(TokenManagerType.LOCK_UNLOCK_FEE)) {
-            tokenManager.approveService();
-        }
-    }
+    function postTokenManagerDeploy(uint256 /* tokenManagerType */, ITokenManager /* tokenManager */) external payable {}
 
     function _transferTokenFrom(address tokenAddress, address from, address to, uint256 amount) internal {
         // slither-disable-next-line arbitrary-send-erc20
         IERC20(tokenAddress).safeTransferFrom(from, to, amount);
     }
 
+    function _transferTokenOut(address tokenAddress, address tokenManager, address to, uint256 amount) internal {
+        ITokenManager(tokenManager).transferTokenOut(tokenAddress, to, amount);
+    }
+
+    function _transferTokenOutWithFee(
+        address tokenAddress,
+        address tokenManager,
+        address to,
+        uint256 amount
+    ) internal noReEntrancy returns (uint256) {
+        uint256 balanceBefore = IERC20(tokenAddress).balanceOf(to);
+
+        _transferTokenOut(tokenAddress, tokenManager, to, amount);
+
+        uint256 diff = IERC20(tokenAddress).balanceOf(to) - balanceBefore;
+
+        return diff < amount ? diff : amount;
+    }
+
     function _transferTokenFromWithFee(
         address tokenAddress,
         address from,
diff --git a/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol b/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol
index c4870609..5c6bb3fe 100644
--- a/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/interfaces/ITokenManager.sol
@@ -73,9 +73,13 @@ interface ITokenManager is IBaseTokenManager, IMinter, ITokenManagerType, IOpera
     function setFlowLimit(uint256 flowLimit_) external;
 
     /**
-     * @notice A function to renew approval to the service if we need to.
+     * @notice External function to allow the service to transfer tokens out of the token manager.
+     * @dev The token manager pushes its own balance, so this consumes no allowance from the service.
+     * @param tokenAddress_ The address of the token, since its cheaper to pass it in instead of reading it as the token manager.
+     * @param to The recipient.
+     * @param amount The amount to transfer out.
      */
-    function approveService() external;
+    function transferTokenOut(address tokenAddress_, address to, uint256 amount) external;
 
     /**
      * @notice Getter function for the parameters of a lock/unlock TokenManager.
diff --git a/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol b/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol
index cc49a924..a2712b74 100644
--- a/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol
+++ b/contracts/token-manager/TokenManager.sol
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { IERC20MintableBurnable } from '../interfaces/IERC20MintableBurnable.sol
 import { Operator } from '../utils/Operator.sol';
 import { FlowLimit } from '../utils/FlowLimit.sol';
 
-import { HTS, IHederaTokenService } from '../hedera/HTS.sol';
+import { HTS } from '../hedera/HTS.sol';
 import { Minter } from '../utils/Minter.sol';
 
 /**
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ contract TokenManager is ITokenManager, Minter, Operator, FlowLimit, Implementat
     using AddressBytes for bytes;
     using SafeTokenCall for IERC20;
 
-    uint256 internal constant UINT256_MAX = type(uint256).max;
-    uint256 internal constant INT64_MAX = uint256(uint64(type(int64).max));
-
     address public immutable interchainTokenService;
 
     bytes32 private constant CONTRACT_ID = keccak256('token-manager');
@@ -231,34 +228,18 @@ contract TokenManager is ITokenManager, Minter, Operator, FlowLimit, Implementat
     }
 
     /**
-     * @notice A function to renew approval to the service if we need to.
+     * @notice External function to allow the service to transfer tokens out of this token manager.
+     * @dev This token manager pushes its own balance, so no allowance to the service is consumed.
+     * @param tokenAddress_ The address of the token, since its cheaper to pass it in instead of reading it as the token manager.
+     * @param to The recipient.
+     * @param amount The amount to transfer out.
      */
-    function approveService() external onlyService {
-        address tokenAddress_ = this.tokenAddress();
-        bool isHTSToken = HTS.isToken(tokenAddress_);
-        uint256 amount;
-        if (isHTSToken) {
-            IHederaTokenService.FungibleTokenInfo memory info = HTS.getFungibleTokenInfo(tokenAddress_);
-            uint256 maxSupply = uint256(uint64(info.tokenInfo.token.maxSupply));
-
-            // If maxSupply is 0, the token has no max supply
-            // thus we approve the maximum value
-            if (maxSupply != 0 && maxSupply < INT64_MAX) {
-                amount = maxSupply;
-            } else {
-                amount = INT64_MAX;
-            }
+    function transferTokenOut(address tokenAddress_, address to, uint256 amount) external onlyService {
+        if (HTS.isToken(tokenAddress_)) {
+            HTS.transferToken(tokenAddress_, address(this), to, amount);
         } else {
-            amount = UINT256_MAX;
+            IERC20(tokenAddress_).safeCall(abi.encodeWithSelector(IERC20.transfer.selector, to, amount));
         }
-        /**
-         * @dev Some tokens may not obey the infinite approval.
-         * Even so, it is unexpected to run out of allowance in practice.
-         * If needed, we can upgrade to allow replenishing the allowance in the future.
-         *
-         * @notice HTS tokens have a maximum supply of 2^63-1 (int64.max).
-         */
-        IERC20(tokenAddress_).safeCall(abi.encodeWithSelector(IERC20.approve.selector, interchainTokenService, amount));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/TokenManager.js b/test/TokenManager.js
index a384c897..8a933c88 100644
--- a/test/TokenManager.js
+++ b/test/TokenManager.js
@@ -58,8 +58,13 @@ describe('Token Manager', () => {
         await expectRevert((gasOptions) => TestTokenManager.addFlowOut(0, gasOptions), TestTokenManager, 'NotService', [owner.address]);
     });
 
-    it('Should revert on approveService when calling directly', async () => {
-        await expectRevert((gasOptions) => TestTokenManager.approveService(gasOptions), TestTokenManager, 'NotService', [owner.address]);
+    it('Should revert on transferTokenOut when calling directly', async () => {
+        await expectRevert(
+            (gasOptions) => TestTokenManager.transferTokenOut(other.address, owner.address, 1234, gasOptions),
+            TestTokenManager,
+            'NotService',
+            [owner.address],
+        );
     });
 
     it('Should revert on mintToken when calling directly', async () => {