diff --git a/.changeset/kind-starfishes-sell.md b/.changeset/kind-starfishes-sell.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8dd08cf1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-starfishes-sell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"thirdweb": patch
+---
+
+Respect passed in chain when connecting to inapp wallet with wallet strategy
diff --git a/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/authentication/siwe.ts b/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/authentication/siwe.ts
index 354e845f467..246dbc85a1a 100644
--- a/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/authentication/siwe.ts
+++ b/packages/thirdweb/src/wallets/in-app/core/authentication/siwe.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ export async function siweAuthenticate(args: {
   client: ThirdwebClient;
   ecosystem?: Ecosystem;
 }): Promise<AuthStoredTokenWithCookieReturnType> {
-  const { wallet, chain } = args;
+  const { wallet, chain, client, ecosystem } = args;
   // only connect if the wallet doesn't already have an account
   const account =
-    wallet.getAccount() || (await wallet.connect({ client: args.client }));
-  const clientFetch = getClientFetch(args.client, args.ecosystem);
+    wallet.getAccount() || (await wallet.connect({ client, chain }));
+  const clientFetch = getClientFetch(client, ecosystem);
 
   const payload = await (async () => {
     const path = getLoginUrl({