diff --git a/.changeset/ten-parrots-poke.md b/.changeset/ten-parrots-poke.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4785e721f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-parrots-poke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"thirdweb": patch
+---
+
+Fix siwe auth always forcing a switch chain call
diff --git a/packages/thirdweb/src/react/core/hooks/auth/useSiweAuth.ts b/packages/thirdweb/src/react/core/hooks/auth/useSiweAuth.ts
index 2a7516820c1..c23d7f52b69 100644
--- a/packages/thirdweb/src/react/core/hooks/auth/useSiweAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/thirdweb/src/react/core/hooks/auth/useSiweAuth.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function useSiweAuth(
         import("../../../../auth/core/sign-login-payload.js"),
       ]);
 
-      if (payload.chain_id) {
+      if (payload.chain_id && Number(payload.chain_id) !== chain.id) {
         await activeWallet.switchChain(
           getCachedChain(Number(payload.chain_id)),
         );