diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ef9165..8c8e1a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@maticnetwork/maticjs-ethers",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "ethers plugin for matic.js",
   "main": "dist/npm.export.js",
   "types": "dist/ts/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/ethers/web3_client.ts b/src/ethers/web3_client.ts
index 60ecb82..93679d0 100644
--- a/src/ethers/web3_client.ts
+++ b/src/ethers/web3_client.ts
@@ -6,29 +6,28 @@ import { ethBlockToMaticBlock, ethReceiptToMaticReceipt, ethTxToMaticTx } from "
 
 type ETHER_PROVIDER = providers.JsonRpcProvider;
 type ETHER_SIGNER = providers.JsonRpcSigner;
+type WEB3_PROVIDER = providers.Web3Provider;
 
 export class EtherWeb3Client extends BaseWeb3Client {
     name = 'ETHER';
     provider: ETHER_PROVIDER;
     signer: ETHER_SIGNER;
 
-    constructor(provider: ETHER_PROVIDER | Wallet, logger) {
+    constructor(provider: ETHER_PROVIDER | Wallet | WEB3_PROVIDER, logger) {
         super(logger);
-        if ((provider as ETHER_PROVIDER)._isProvider) {
-            this.provider = provider as ETHER_PROVIDER;
-            this.signer = this.provider.getSigner();
-            if (!this.signer || !this.signer._address) {
-                this.signer = (provider as any);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            this.signer = (provider as any);
-            this.provider = ((provider as Wallet).provider) as any;
+
+        if (provider instanceof ethers.providers.Web3Provider) {
+            this.provider = provider;
+            this.signer = provider.getSigner();
+        } else if (provider instanceof ethers.providers.JsonRpcProvider) {
+            this.provider = provider;
+            this.signer = provider as any;
+        } else {
+            this.signer = provider as any;
+            this.provider = provider.provider || provider as any;
         }
     }
 
-
-
     getBlock(blockHashOrBlockNumber) {
         return this.provider.getBlock(blockHashOrBlockNumber).then(block => {
             return block as any;
@@ -57,7 +56,9 @@ export class EtherWeb3Client extends BaseWeb3Client {
 
 
     getChainId() {
-        return this.signer.getChainId();
+        return this.provider.getNetwork().then(function (res) {
+            return res.chainId;
+        });
     }
 
     getBalance(address) {