diff --git a/examples/with-ethers/src/index.ts b/examples/with-ethers/src/index.ts
index a73a4aaec..17f095ba2 100644
--- a/examples/with-ethers/src/index.ts
+++ b/examples/with-ethers/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ async function main() {
 
   // Bring your own provider (such as Alchemy or Infura: https://docs.ethers.org/v5/api/providers/)
   const network = "goerli";
-  const provider = new ethers.providers.InfuraProvider(network);
+  const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(
+    "https://goerli.infura.io/v3/84842078b09946638c03157f83405213", // using the default community project
+    network
+  );
   const connectedSigner = turnkeySigner.connect(provider);
 
   const chainId = await connectedSigner.getChainId();
diff --git a/packages/ethers/src/__tests__/index-test.ts b/packages/ethers/src/__tests__/index-test.ts
index 5962d24d5..f2cd09f3d 100644
--- a/packages/ethers/src/__tests__/index-test.ts
+++ b/packages/ethers/src/__tests__/index-test.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ describe("TurnkeySigner", () => {
       `process.env.BANNED_TO_ADDRESS`
     );
 
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const provider = hre.ethers.provider;
+    const provider = new ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider(
+      hre.config.networks.localhost.url,
+      hre.config.networks.localhost.chainId
+    );
 
     connectedSigner = new TurnkeySigner({
       apiPublicKey,
@@ -75,7 +77,10 @@ describe("TurnkeySigner", () => {
 
     eip1193 = new Eip1193Bridge(connectedSigner, provider);
 
-    setBalance(expectedEthAddress, ethers.utils.parseEther("999999"));
+    await provider.send("hardhat_setBalance", [
+      expectedEthAddress,
+      "0xffffffffffffffffffffffff",
+    ]);
   });
 
   testCase("basics", async () => {