diff --git a/providers/ethereum-provider/src/EthereumProvider.ts b/providers/ethereum-provider/src/EthereumProvider.ts
index 46e85179dc..1ec1b5a94c 100644
--- a/providers/ethereum-provider/src/EthereumProvider.ts
+++ b/providers/ethereum-provider/src/EthereumProvider.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export class EthereumProvider implements IEthereumProvider {
       this.signer.logger.error(error);
       throw error;
     } finally {
-      if (this.modal) this.modal.closeModal();
+      if (this.rpc.showQrModal) this.modal?.closeModal();
     }
   }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export class EthereumProvider implements IEthereumProvider {
       this.signer.logger.error(error);
       throw error;
     } finally {
-      if (this.modal) this.modal.closeModal();
+      if (this.rpc.showQrModal) this.modal?.closeModal();
     }
   }
 
@@ -433,6 +433,18 @@ export class EthereumProvider implements IEthereumProvider {
     return this.signer.session;
   }
 
+  public updateConfigOptions(opts: Partial<EthereumProviderOptions>) {
+    const chains = opts.chains?.map((chain) => this.formatChainId(chain)) || this.rpc.chains;
+    const optionalChains =
+      opts.optionalChains?.map((chain) => this.formatChainId(chain)) || this.rpc.optionalChains;
+    this.rpc = {
+      ...this.rpc,
+      ...opts,
+      chains,
+      optionalChains,
+    };
+  }
+
   // ---------- Protected --------------------------------------------- //
 
   protected registerEventListeners() {
@@ -597,24 +609,28 @@ export class EthereumProvider implements IEthereumProvider {
     });
     this.registerEventListeners();
     await this.loadPersistedSession();
-    if (this.rpc.showQrModal) {
-      let WalletConnectModalClass;
+    await this.loadWalletConnectModal();
+  }
+
+  protected async loadWalletConnectModal() {
+    if (this.modal) return;
+    // old try catch block from the time the modal was optional
+    let WalletConnectModalClass;
+    try {
+      const { WalletConnectModal } = await import("@walletconnect/modal");
+      WalletConnectModalClass = WalletConnectModal;
+    } catch {
+      throw new Error("To use QR modal, please install @walletconnect/modal package");
+    }
+    if (WalletConnectModalClass) {
       try {
-        const { WalletConnectModal } = await import("@walletconnect/modal");
-        WalletConnectModalClass = WalletConnectModal;
-      } catch {
-        throw new Error("To use QR modal, please install @walletconnect/modal package");
-      }
-      if (WalletConnectModalClass) {
-        try {
-          this.modal = new WalletConnectModalClass({
-            projectId: this.rpc.projectId,
-            ...this.rpc.qrModalOptions,
-          });
-        } catch (e) {
-          this.signer.logger.error(e);
-          throw new Error("Could not generate WalletConnectModal Instance");
-        }
+        this.modal = new WalletConnectModalClass({
+          projectId: this.rpc.projectId,
+          ...this.rpc.qrModalOptions,
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        this.signer.logger.error(e);
+        throw new Error("Could not generate WalletConnectModal Instance");
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/providers/ethereum-provider/test/index.spec.ts b/providers/ethereum-provider/test/index.spec.ts
index 4db3d518c3..fd48cdf82f 100644
--- a/providers/ethereum-provider/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/providers/ethereum-provider/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,56 @@ describe("EthereumProvider", function () {
     await walletClient.client?.core.relayer.transportClose();
   });
 
+  describe("config options", () => {
+    it("should set options", () => {
+      const cacheConfig = provider.rpc;
+      // validate that we can update individual options
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({ showQrModal: true });
+      expect(provider.rpc.showQrModal).to.be.true;
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({ showQrModal: false });
+      expect(provider.rpc.showQrModal).to.be.false;
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        chains: [42],
+      });
+      expect(provider.rpc.chains).to.be.eql(["eip155:42"]);
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        optionalChains: [3, 1],
+      });
+      expect(provider.rpc.optionalChains).to.be.eql(["eip155:3", "eip155:1"]);
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        methods: ["eth_sendTransaction"],
+      });
+      expect(provider.rpc.methods).to.be.eql(["eth_sendTransaction"]);
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        optionalMethods: ["eth_sendTransaction"],
+      });
+      expect(provider.rpc.optionalMethods).to.be.eql(["eth_sendTransaction"]);
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        events: ["accountsChanged"],
+      });
+      expect(provider.rpc.events).to.be.eql(["accountsChanged"]);
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        optionalEvents: ["accountsChanged"],
+      });
+      expect(provider.rpc.optionalEvents).to.be.eql(["accountsChanged"]);
+      provider.updateConfigOptions({
+        rpcMap: {
+          42: "https://kovan.poa.network",
+        },
+      });
+      // validate updating individual options doesn't affect other options
+      expect(provider.rpc.rpcMap).to.be.eql({ 42: "https://kovan.poa.network" });
+      expect(provider.rpc.chains).to.be.eql(["eip155:42"]);
+      expect(provider.rpc.optionalChains).to.be.eql(["eip155:3", "eip155:1"]);
+      expect(provider.rpc.methods).to.be.eql(["eth_sendTransaction"]);
+      expect(provider.rpc.optionalMethods).to.be.eql(["eth_sendTransaction"]);
+      expect(provider.rpc.events).to.be.eql(["accountsChanged"]);
+      expect(provider.rpc.optionalEvents).to.be.eql(["accountsChanged"]);
+      expect(provider.rpc.rpcMap).to.be.eql({ 42: "https://kovan.poa.network" });
+      provider.rpc = cacheConfig;
+    });
+  });
+
   it("chainChanged", async () => {
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
     // change to Kovan