diff --git a/src/rtk/app/helpers.ts b/src/rtk/app/helpers.ts
index 848e4c59f..de7b9f53a 100644
--- a/src/rtk/app/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/rtk/app/helpers.ts
@@ -122,9 +122,12 @@ function toParamsAndIds({ id, ...params }: CommonFetchPropsAndId): CommonFetchPr
 }
 
 export function validateDataSource(dataSource: DataSourceTypes | undefined) {
-  if (!dataSource || !config.enableSquidDataSource) {
+  if (!config.enableSquidDataSource) {
     dataSource = DataSourceTypes.CHAIN
   }
+  if (!dataSource) {
+    dataSource = DataSourceTypes.SQUID
+  }
   return dataSource
 }