diff --git a/packages/wagmi/src/client.ts b/packages/wagmi/src/client.ts
index 10c04bf364..83985123e1 100644
--- a/packages/wagmi/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/wagmi/src/client.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class Web3Modal extends Web3ModalScaffold {
         if (siweConfig?.options?.enabled && typeof provider?.authenticate === 'function') {
           const { SIWEController, getDidChainId, getDidAddress } = await import('@web3modal/siwe')
           const siweParams = await siweConfig.getMessageParams()
-          // @ts-expect-error - setting requested chains beforehand avoids wagmi auto disconnecting the session when `connect` is called
+          // @ts-expect-error - setting requested chains beforehand avoids wagmi auto disconnecting the session when `connect` is called because it things chains are stale
           await connector.setRequestedChainsIds(siweParams.chains)
 
           const result = await provider.authenticate({
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ export class Web3Modal extends Web3ModalScaffold {
               await SIWEController.signOut().catch(console.error)
               throw error
             }
+            /*
+             * Unassign the connector from the wagmiConfig and allow connect() to reassign it in the next step
+             * this avoids case where wagmi throws because the connector is already connected
+             * what we need connect() to do is to only setup internal event listeners
+             */
+            this.wagmiConfig.state.current = ''
           }
         }
         await connect(this.wagmiConfig, { connector, chainId })