diff --git a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/components/ConnectLoader/ConnectLoader.tsx b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/components/ConnectLoader/ConnectLoader.tsx
index ed63e46e43..015c5014e8 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/components/ConnectLoader/ConnectLoader.tsx
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/components/ConnectLoader/ConnectLoader.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export function ConnectLoader({
 
   const isWalletConnected = async (localProvider: WrappedBrowserProvider): Promise<boolean> => {
     const { isConnected } = await checkout.checkIsWalletConnected({
-      provider: localProvider!,
+      provider: localProvider,
     });
     if (!isConnected) {
       connectLoaderDispatch({
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ export function ConnectLoader({
             return;
           }
         } catch (err) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.error(err);
           return;
         }
 
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ export function ConnectLoader({
           const anonymousId = userData?.anonymousId();
           await identifyUser(identify, browserProvider!, { anonymousId });
         } catch (err) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+          console.error(err);
           return;
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/lib/analytics/identifyUser.ts b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/lib/analytics/identifyUser.ts
index 9696507ce4..6a57cd002f 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/lib/analytics/identifyUser.ts
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/lib/analytics/identifyUser.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ export async function identifyUser(
   provider: WrappedBrowserProvider,
   options?: Record<string, any>,
 ) {
-  // WT-1698 Analytics - Identify user here then progress to widget
-  const walletAddress = (await (await provider.getSigner()).getAddress()).toLowerCase();
+  const signer = await provider.getSigner();
+  const address = await signer.getAddress();
+  const walletAddress = address.toLowerCase();
   const isMetaMask = isMetaMaskProvider(provider);
   const isPassport = isPassportProvider(provider);
   try {
diff --git a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
index 8e5c15df58..5048b0415d 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
@@ -215,25 +215,17 @@ export function WalletList(props: WalletListProps) {
 
   const connectCallback = async (ethereumProvider: EthereumProvider) => {
     if (ethereumProvider.connected && ethereumProvider.session) {
-      const browserProvider = new WrappedBrowserProvider(ethereumProvider);
-      selectBrowserProvider(browserProvider, 'walletconnect');
-
-      const { chainId } = await ((await browserProvider.getSigner()).provider.getNetwork());
-
       if (ethereumProvider.chainId !== targetChainId) {
-        // @ts-ignore allow protected method `switchEthereumChain` to be called
-        await ethereumProvider.switchEthereumChain(targetChainId);
-      }
-
-      if (chainId as unknown as ChainId !== targetChainId) {
-        viewDispatch({
-          payload: {
-            type: ViewActions.UPDATE_VIEW,
-            view: { type: ConnectWidgetViews.SWITCH_NETWORK },
-          },
+        await ethereumProvider.request({
+          method: 'wallet_switchEthereumChain',
+          params: [{ chainId: `0x${targetChainId.toString(16)}` }],
         });
       }
 
+      const browserProvider = new WrappedBrowserProvider(ethereumProvider, 'any');
+
+      selectBrowserProvider(browserProvider, 'walletconnect');
+
       viewDispatch({
         payload: {
           type: ViewActions.UPDATE_VIEW,
diff --git a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/views/SwitchNetworkZkEVM.tsx b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/views/SwitchNetworkZkEVM.tsx
index a37c2c59cd..3a89531824 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/views/SwitchNetworkZkEVM.tsx
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/views/SwitchNetworkZkEVM.tsx
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ export function SwitchNetworkZkEVM() {
     if (!provider || !checkout) return;
 
     const checkCorrectNetwork = async () => {
-      const currentChainId = await provider.send('eth_chainId', []);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line radix
+      const currentChainId = await provider.getNetwork().then((n) => n.chainId);
       const parsedChainId = Number(currentChainId.toString());
       if (parsedChainId === checkout.config.l2ChainId) {
         connectDispatch({
@@ -151,6 +150,8 @@ export function SwitchNetworkZkEVM() {
         },
       });
     } catch (err: any) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.error(err);
       setButtonTextKey(t('views.SWITCH_NETWORK.zkEVM.button.retryText'));
     }
   }, [provider, checkout]);