diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 2f1e656b..c29bb014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        step: [
-            'lint:check',
-            'test',
-            'build',
-          ]
+        step: ['lint:check', 'test', 'build']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
@@ -53,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           VITE_SENTRY_DSN_PROJECT_URI: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_PROJECT_URI }}
           VITE_SENTRY_DSN_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN_PROJECT_ID }}
           VITE_GITHUB_HASH: ${{ github.sha }}
+          VITE_AO_CU_URL: ${{ vars.VITE_AO_CU_URL }}
       - name: Add CNAME Record
         run: |
           echo ${{ vars.DOMAIN_NAME }} > dist/CNAME
diff --git a/src/components/WalletProvider.tsx b/src/components/WalletProvider.tsx
index 20ce9b5b..56a3912f 100644
--- a/src/components/WalletProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WalletProvider.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { IO, mIOToken } from '@ar.io/sdk/web';
-import { IO_PROCESS_ID } from '@src/constants';
+import { AOProcess, IO, mIOToken } from '@ar.io/sdk/web';
+import { connect } from '@permaweb/aoconnect';
+import { AO_CU_URL, IO_PROCESS_ID } from '@src/constants';
 import { useEffectOnce } from '@src/hooks/useEffectOnce';
 import { ArConnectWalletConnector } from '@src/services/wallets/ArConnectWalletConnector';
 import { useGlobalState } from '@src/store';
@@ -70,8 +71,13 @@ const WalletProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactElement }) => {
 
       if (signer) {
         const writeable = IO.init({
-          processId: IO_PROCESS_ID.toString(),
           signer,
+          process: new AOProcess({
+            processId: IO_PROCESS_ID.toString(),
+            ao: connect({
+              CU_URL: AO_CU_URL,
+            }),
+          }),
         });
         setArIOWriteableSDK(writeable);
       }
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 35ebeabd..34820e0e 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export const ARIO_DOCS_URL = 'https://docs.ar.io';
 export const IO_PROCESS_ID = new ArweaveTransactionID(
   process.env.VITE_IO_PROCESS_ID ?? ioDevnetProcessId,
 );
+export const AO_CU_URL =
+  process.env.VITE_AO_CU_URL || 'https://cu.ao-testnet.xyz';
 
 export const IO_PROCESS_INFO_URL = `https://www.ao.link/#/entity/${IO_PROCESS_ID.toString()}`;
 
diff --git a/src/store/index.ts b/src/store/index.ts
index d1d446db..241116a6 100644
--- a/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-import { AoEpochData, AoIORead, AoIOWrite, IO } from '@ar.io/sdk/web';
 import {
+  AOProcess,
+  AoEpochData,
+  AoIORead,
+  AoIOWrite,
+  IO,
+} from '@ar.io/sdk/web';
+import { connect } from '@permaweb/aoconnect';
+import {
+  AO_CU_URL,
   DEFAULT_ARWEAVE_HOST,
   DEFAULT_ARWEAVE_PORT,
   DEFAULT_ARWEAVE_PROTOCOL,
@@ -51,7 +59,14 @@ export const initialGlobalState: GlobalState = {
     protocol: DEFAULT_ARWEAVE_PROTOCOL,
     port: DEFAULT_ARWEAVE_PORT,
   }),
-  arIOReadSDK: IO.init({ processId: IO_PROCESS_ID.toString() }),
+  arIOReadSDK: IO.init({
+    process: new AOProcess({
+      processId: IO_PROCESS_ID.toString(),
+      ao: connect({
+        CU_URL: AO_CU_URL,
+      }),
+    }),
+  }),
   balances: {
     ar: 0,
     io: 0,
@@ -99,7 +114,7 @@ export class GlobalStateActionBase implements GlobalStateActions {
 
   setTicker = (ticker: string) => {
     this.set({ ticker });
-  }
+  };
 }
 
 export interface GlobalStateInterface extends GlobalState, GlobalStateActions {}
diff --git a/src/vite-env.d.ts b/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 9118ff80..d90faa2b 100644
--- a/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ interface ImportMetaEnv {
   readonly VITE_SENTRY_DSN_PROJECT_ID: string;
   readonly VITE_NODE_ENV: string;
   readonly VITE_GITHUB_HASH: string;
+  readonly VITE_IO_PROCESS_ID: string;
+  readonly VITE_AO_CU_URL: string;
 }
 
 interface ImportMeta {