diff --git a/auction/program.json b/auction/program.json
index eafe608..dd9f504 100644
--- a/auction/program.json
+++ b/auction/program.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "description": "",
   "development": {
-      "private_key": "APrivateKey1zkpG9Af9z5Ha4ejVyMCqVFXRKknSm8L1ELEwcc4htk9YhVK",
-      "address": "aleo1yzlta2q5h8t0fqe0v6dyh9mtv4aggd53fgzr068jvplqhvqsnvzq7pj2ke"
+      "private_key": "APrivateKey1zkp5wvamYgK3WCAdpBQxZqQX8XnuN2u11Y6QprZTriVwZVc",
+      "address": "aleo1fxs9s0w97lmkwlcmgn0z3nuxufdee5yck9wqrs0umevp7qs0sg9q5xxxzh"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }
diff --git a/basic_bank/src/main.leo b/basic_bank/src/main.leo
index 447aca3..a458ebb 100644
--- a/basic_bank/src/main.leo
+++ b/basic_bank/src/main.leo
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ program basic_bank.aleo {
         // Compute the hash of the token owner.
         let hash: field = BHP256::hash(token.owner);
 
-        async finalize(hash, amount);
-
-        return remaining;
+        return remaining then finalize (hash, amount);
     }
 
     // Updates on-chain state by the amount of tokens deposited.
@@ -74,9 +72,7 @@ program basic_bank.aleo {
             amount: total,
         };
 
-        async finalize(hash, amount);
-
-        return token;
+        return token then finalize(hash, amount);
     }
 
     // Updates on-chain state by the amount of tokens withdrawn.
diff --git a/battleship/program.json b/battleship/program.json
index 9e34139..1b41e64 100644
--- a/battleship/program.json
+++ b/battleship/program.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
-    "program": "battleship.aleo",
-    "version": "0.0.0",
-    "description": "",
-    "development": {
-        "private_key": "APrivateKey1zkp86FNGdKxjgAdgQZ967bqBanjuHkAaoRe19RK24ZCGsHH",
-        "view_key": "AViewKey1hh6dvSEgeMdfseP4hfdbNYjX4grETwCuTbKnCftkpMwE",
-        "address": "aleo1wyvu96dvv0auq9e4qme54kjuhzglyfcf576h0g3nrrmrmr0505pqd6wnry"
-    },
-    "license": "MIT"
-  }
+  "program": "battleship.aleo",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "development": {
+      "private_key": "APrivateKey1zkpGKaJY47BXb6knSqmT3JZnBUEGBDFAWz2nMVSsjwYpJmm",
+      "view_key": "AViewKey1fSyEPXxfPFVgjL6qcM9izWRGrhSHKXyN3c64BNsAjnA6",
+      "address": "aleo15g9c69urtdhvfml0vjl8px07txmxsy454urhgzk57szmcuttpqgq5cvcdy"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/token/src/main.leo b/token/src/main.leo
index 043aca2..39d5440 100644
--- a/token/src/main.leo
+++ b/token/src/main.leo
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ program token.aleo {
     // The function `mint_public` issues the specified token amount for the token receiver publicly on the network.
     transition mint_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
         // Mint the tokens publicly by invoking the computation on-chain.
-        async finalize(receiver, amount);
+        return then finalize(receiver, amount);
     }
 
     finalize mint_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ program token.aleo {
     /* Transfer */
     transition transfer_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
         // Transfer the tokens publicly, by invoking the computation on-chain.
-        async finalize(self.caller, receiver, amount);
+        return then finalize(self.caller, receiver, amount);
     }
 
     finalize transfer_public(public sender: address, public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
@@ -94,11 +94,9 @@ program token.aleo {
             amount: difference,
         };
 
-        // Increment the token amount publicly for the token receiver.
-        async finalize(receiver, amount);
-
         // Output the sender's change record.
-        return remaining;
+        // Increment the token amount publicly for the token receiver.
+        return remaining then finalize(receiver, amount);
     }
 
     finalize transfer_private_to_public(public receiver: address, public amount: u64) {
@@ -118,11 +116,9 @@ program token.aleo {
             amount: amount,
         };
 
-        // Decrement the token amount of the caller publicly.
-        async finalize(self.caller, amount);
-
         // Output the receiver's record.
-        return transferred;
+        // Decrement the token amount of the caller publicly.
+        return transferred then finalize(self.caller, amount);
     }
 
     finalize transfer_public_to_private(public sender: address, public amount: u64) {
diff --git a/vote/src/main.leo b/vote/src/main.leo
index 7628a1d..6e9032a 100644
--- a/vote/src/main.leo
+++ b/vote/src/main.leo
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ program vote.aleo {
         // Generate a new proposal id.
         let id: field = BHP256::hash(info.title);
 
-        // Finalize the proposal id.
-        async finalize(id);
-
         // Return a new record for the proposal.
+        // Finalize the proposal id.
         return Proposal {
             owner: self.caller,
             gates: 0u64,
             id,
             info,
-        };
+        } then finalize(id);
     }
     // Create a new proposal in the "tickets" mapping.
     finalize propose(public id: field) {
@@ -62,13 +60,11 @@ program vote.aleo {
         public voter: address,
     ) -> Ticket {
         // Finalize the proposal id for the ticket.
-        async finalize(pid);
-
         return Ticket {
             owner: voter,
             gates: 0u64,
             pid,
-        };
+        } then finalize(pid);
     }
     // Create a new ticket on a proposal in the "tickets" mapping.
     finalize new_ticket(public pid: field) {
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@ program vote.aleo {
     // Vote privately to agree with a proposal.
     transition agree(ticket: Ticket) {
         // Finalize this vote.
-        async finalize(ticket.pid);
+        return then finalize(ticket.pid);
     }
     finalize agree(public pid: field) {
         // Publicly increment the number of agree votes.
@@ -88,7 +84,7 @@ program vote.aleo {
     // Vote privately to disagree with a proposal.
     transition disagree(ticket: Ticket) {
         // Finalize this vote.
-        async finalize(ticket.pid);
+        return then finalize(ticket.pid);
     }
     finalize disagree(pid: field) {
         // Publicly increment the number of disagree votes.