diff --git a/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts b/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts
index adfd8b2b288..61f096ee7d0 100644
--- a/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ describe('Provider', () => {
   });
 
   test('should ensure getBalance and getBalances can return u128 amounts ', async () => {
-    const fundingAmount = 2 ** 63;
+    const fundingAmount = bn(2).pow(63);
     const maxU64 = bn('0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF');
 
     using launched = await setupTestProviderAndWallets({