diff --git a/packages/checkout/sdk/src/network/network.ts b/packages/checkout/sdk/src/network/network.ts
index 1a5586f616..b36f8d7139 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/sdk/src/network/network.ts
+++ b/packages/checkout/sdk/src/network/network.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ export async function switchWalletNetwork(
     );
   }
 
+  // walletconnect on trying to switch network, if network doesn't exist, it does not throw an error!
+  // so the catch block below is not triggered, so we need to add the network manually
+  // always calling addNetworkToWallet is harmless, as nothing happens if the network already exists
+  if (provider.ethereumProvider?.isWalletConnect) {
+    await addNetworkToWallet(networkMap, provider, chainId);
+  }
+
   // WT-1146 - Refer to the README in this folder for explanation on the switch network flow
   try {
     await switchNetworkInWallet(networkMap, provider, chainId);
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..300eb51b9f 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-lib/src/widgets/connect/components/WalletList.tsx
@@ -218,20 +218,14 @@ export function WalletList(props: WalletListProps) {
       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 },
           },
         });
+        return;
       }
 
       viewDispatch({
diff --git a/packages/checkout/widgets-sample-app/src/components/ui/checkout/checkout.tsx b/packages/checkout/widgets-sample-app/src/components/ui/checkout/checkout.tsx
index bd74914112..666c62cfea 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/widgets-sample-app/src/components/ui/checkout/checkout.tsx
+++ b/packages/checkout/widgets-sample-app/src/components/ui/checkout/checkout.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,15 @@ function CheckoutUI() {
   // setup widgets factory
   // ignore language or theme changes
   const widgetsFactory = useAsyncMemo(
-    async () => new WidgetsFactory(checkoutSdk, { theme, language }),
+    async () => new WidgetsFactory(checkoutSdk, { theme, language, walletConnect: {
+      projectId: "938b553484e344b1e0b4bb80edf8c362",
+      metadata: {
+        url: 'http://localhost:3000/checkout',
+        name: 'Widgets Sample App',
+        description: 'Checkout',
+        icons: [],
+      },
+    } }),
     [checkoutSdk]
   );