diff --git a/handlers/application/menuhandler.go b/handlers/application/menuhandler.go
index 9860d4f..0093279 100644
--- a/handlers/application/menuhandler.go
+++ b/handlers/application/menuhandler.go
@@ -2940,6 +2940,12 @@ func (h *MenuHandlers) SwapPreview(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byte
 		logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "failed to write swap amount entry with", "key", storedb.DATA_ACTIVE_SWAP_AMOUNT, "value", finalAmountStr, "error", err)
 		return res, err
 	}
+	// store the user's input amount in the temporary value
+	err = userStore.WriteEntry(ctx, sessionId, storedb.DATA_TEMPORARY_VALUE, []byte(inputStr))
+	if err != nil {
+		logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "failed to write swap amount entry with", "key", storedb.DATA_ACTIVE_SWAP_AMOUNT, "value", finalAmountStr, "error", err)
+		return res, err
+	}
 
 	// call the API to get the quote
 	r, err := h.accountService.GetPoolSwapQuote(ctx, finalAmountStr, swapData.PublicKey, swapData.ActiveSwapFromAddress, swapData.ActivePoolAddress, swapData.ActiveSwapToAddress)
@@ -3015,7 +3021,7 @@ func (h *MenuHandlers) InitiateSwap(ctx context.Context, sym string, input []byt
 
 	res.Content = l.Get(
 		"Your request has been sent. You will receive an SMS when your %s %s has been swapped for %s.",
-		swapAmountStr,
+		swapData.TemporaryValue,
 		swapData.ActiveSwapFromSym,
 		swapData.ActiveSwapToSym,
 	)
diff --git a/store/swap.go b/store/swap.go
index b69c061..4e2338d 100644
--- a/store/swap.go
+++ b/store/swap.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type SwapData struct {
 }
 
 type SwapPreviewData struct {
+	TemporaryValue        string
 	PublicKey             string
 	ActiveSwapMaxAmount   string
 	ActiveSwapFromDecimal string
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func ReadSwapData(ctx context.Context, store DataStore, sessionId string) (SwapD
 func ReadSwapPreviewData(ctx context.Context, store DataStore, sessionId string) (SwapPreviewData, error) {
 	data := SwapPreviewData{}
 	fieldToKey := map[string]storedb.DataTyp{
+		"TemporaryValue":        storedb.DATA_TEMPORARY_VALUE,
 		"PublicKey":             storedb.DATA_PUBLIC_KEY,
 		"ActiveSwapMaxAmount":   storedb.DATA_ACTIVE_SWAP_MAX_AMOUNT,
 		"ActiveSwapFromDecimal": storedb.DATA_ACTIVE_DECIMAL,