diff --git a/packages/ethers/src/client.ts b/packages/ethers/src/client.ts
index 7381e9d26b..c89abb79a4 100644
--- a/packages/ethers/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/ethers/src/client.ts
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ export class Web3Modal extends Web3ModalScaffold {
       this.checkActive6963Provider()
     }
 
-    this.setEIP6963Enabled(ethersConfig.EIP6963 !== false)
+    this.setEIP6963Enabled(ethersConfig.EIP6963)
 
     if (ethersConfig.injected) {
       this.checkActiveInjectedProvider(ethersConfig)
diff --git a/packages/ethers5/src/client.ts b/packages/ethers5/src/client.ts
index 67ce9009cc..eb20786058 100644
--- a/packages/ethers5/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/ethers5/src/client.ts
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export class Web3Modal extends Web3ModalScaffold {
       this.checkActive6963Provider()
     }
 
-    this.setEIP6963Enabled(ethersConfig.EIP6963 !== false)
+    this.setEIP6963Enabled(ethersConfig.EIP6963)
   }
 
   // -- Public ------------------------------------------------------------------