diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 3b8d89de1c76..4407793fabf5 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - [*] Fixed an issue with inconsistent data on the Customers screen [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14839]
 - [*] Fixed an issue when images for the card reader flows were not shown on tablets [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14849]
 - [*] Fixed an issue where the count of the filters applied to the orders was not updated correctly [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14844]
+- [**] Fix the refund flow for Interac cards [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14874]
 - [**] POS: Allow merchants to view, search, and manage POS orders directly within the POS interface. [https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-android/pull/14866]
 
 23.5
diff --git a/WooCommerce/src/main/kotlin/com/woocommerce/android/ui/payments/refunds/RefundSummaryViewModel.kt b/WooCommerce/src/main/kotlin/com/woocommerce/android/ui/payments/refunds/RefundSummaryViewModel.kt
index 2b6499f4b5a7..19a88c3561f2 100644
--- a/WooCommerce/src/main/kotlin/com/woocommerce/android/ui/payments/refunds/RefundSummaryViewModel.kt
+++ b/WooCommerce/src/main/kotlin/com/woocommerce/android/ui/payments/refunds/RefundSummaryViewModel.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
 import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
 import org.wordpress.android.fluxc.model.refunds.WCRefundModel
 import org.wordpress.android.fluxc.network.rest.wpcom.wc.WooResult
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class RefundSummaryViewModel @Inject constructor(
         if (wasConfirmed) {
             if (networkStatus.isConnected()) {
                 refundJob = launch {
+                    yield() // ensure the navigation component completes navigation before proceeding
                     val order = order.await()
                     refundSummaryState = refundSummaryState.copy(
                         isFormEnabled = false