diff --git a/lib/state/wallet-connect.ts b/lib/state/wallet-connect.ts
index 2eed3fa6d..a4da81844 100644
--- a/lib/state/wallet-connect.ts
+++ b/lib/state/wallet-connect.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { WalletConnectSigner } from "lib/util/wallet-connect-signer";
 import { ZTG_CHAIN_ID } from "lib/constants";
 
-const WC_PROJECT_ID = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_WC_PROJECT_ID;
+const WC_PROJECT_ID = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_WC_PROJECT_ID ?? "";
 const DOMAIN_URL = "https://app.zeitgeist.pm/";
 
 const walletConnectParams = {
@@ -34,16 +34,12 @@ const chains = Object.values(requiredNamespaces)
   .map((namespace) => namespace.chains)
   .flat();
 
-if (!WC_PROJECT_ID) {
-  throw new Error("Missing WalletConnect project ID");
-}
-
-const modal = new WalletConnectModal({
-  projectId: WC_PROJECT_ID,
-  chains,
-});
+let provider;
+let modal;
 
-const provider = await UniversalProvider.init(walletConnectParams);
+const setProvider = async () => {
+  provider = await UniversalProvider.init(walletConnectParams);
+};
 
 export class WalletConnect implements Wallet {
   extensionName = "walletconnect";
@@ -65,6 +61,15 @@ export class WalletConnect implements Wallet {
     onModalOpen?: () => void;
     onModalClose?: () => void;
   } = {}) {
+    if (!WC_PROJECT_ID) return;
+
+    setProvider();
+
+    modal = new WalletConnectModal({
+      projectId: WC_PROJECT_ID,
+      chains,
+    });
+
     modal.subscribeModal((state) => {
       state.open ? onModalOpen?.() : onModalClose?.();
     });
diff --git a/lib/state/wallet.tsx b/lib/state/wallet.tsx
index 47ab1d73f..20f693bef 100644
--- a/lib/state/wallet.tsx
+++ b/lib/state/wallet.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { web3AuthWalletInstance } from "./util/web3auth-config";
 import { WalletConnect } from "./wallet-connect";
 
 const DAPP_NAME = "zeitgeist";
+const WC_PROJECT_ID = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_WC_PROJECT_ID;
 
 export type UseWallet = WalletState & {
   /**
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ export const supportedWallets = [
   new PolkadotjsWallet(),
   new SubWallet(),
   new TalismanWallet(),
-  new WalletConnect(),
+  ...(WC_PROJECT_ID ? [new WalletConnect()] : []),
   web3AuthWalletInstance,
 ];