diff --git a/src/strategies/aelin-council/index.ts b/src/strategies/aelin-council/index.ts
index 9da2de011..3e0ee9f10 100644
--- a/src/strategies/aelin-council/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/aelin-council/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
 import { Contract } from '@ethersproject/contracts';
 import { JsonRpcProvider } from '@ethersproject/providers';
-import { subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = '0xcdb';
 export const version = '1.0.0';
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ function returnGraphParams(snapshot: number | string, addresses: string[]) {
 }
 
 const getTokenRates = async () => {
-  const results = await fetch(
+  const results = await customFetch(
     'https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=aelin%2Cethereum&vs_currencies=usd'
   );
   const rates = await results.json();
diff --git a/src/strategies/aks/index.ts b/src/strategies/aks/index.ts
index dc37f3482..097d9def4 100644
--- a/src/strategies/aks/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/aks/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
+import { subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'akshaysoam8';
 export const version = '0.0.1';
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ const fetchVotingPower = async (
   block: number,
   poolAddresses: string[]
 ): Promise<VotingResponse> => {
-  const response = await fetch(VOTING_API_URL, {
+  const response = await customFetch(VOTING_API_URL, {
     method: 'POST',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       block,
diff --git a/src/strategies/api-post/index.ts b/src/strategies/api-post/index.ts
index 115a4a0c7..9cf170dec 100644
--- a/src/strategies/api-post/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/api-post/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'miertschink';
 export const version = '0.1.1';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     addresses
   };
 
-  const response = await fetch(options.api, {
+  const response = await customFetch(options.api, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/api-v2/index.ts b/src/strategies/api-v2/index.ts
index b9bbfe34b..969b27b38 100644
--- a/src/strategies/api-v2/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/api-v2/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
-import { sha256 } from '../../utils';
+import { sha256, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'snapshot-labs';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     `${url}${process.env.SNAPSHOT_API_STRATEGY_SALT}`
   );
 
-  const response = await fetch(url, {
+  const response = await customFetch(url, {
     method,
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/api/index.ts b/src/strategies/api/index.ts
index d48e05d44..71bce0fd4 100644
--- a/src/strategies/api/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/api/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'ganzai-san';
 export const version = '0.1.2';
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   }
   if (additionalParameters) api_url += '&' + additionalParameters;
 
-  const response = await fetch(api_url, {
+  const response = await customFetch(api_url, {
     method: 'GET',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/bsc-mvb/index.ts b/src/strategies/bsc-mvb/index.ts
index 552cdedcb..bfd4e6293 100644
--- a/src/strategies/bsc-mvb/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/bsc-mvb/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
+import { subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'alberthaotan';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     })
   };
 
-  const graphqlPromise = fetch(Endpoint.graphql, graphqlParams);
+  const graphqlPromise = customFetch(Endpoint.graphql, graphqlParams);
   const subgraphPromise = subgraphRequest(Endpoint.subgraph, subgraphParams);
   const promisesRes = await Promise.all([graphqlPromise, subgraphPromise]);
   const graphqlData = await promisesRes[0].json();
diff --git a/src/strategies/colony-reputation/index.ts b/src/strategies/colony-reputation/index.ts
index 9ea867382..2e70ab201 100644
--- a/src/strategies/colony-reputation/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/colony-reputation/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { call } from '../../utils';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { call, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'colony';
 export const version = '0.1';
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ export async function strategy(
 
   const url = `https://xdai.colony.io/reputation/xdai/${rootHashAtBlock}/${options.colonyAddress}/${domain[0]}`;
 
-  const res = await fetch(url, {
+  const res = await customFetch(url, {
     method: 'GET',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/delegate-registry-v2/index.ts b/src/strategies/delegate-registry-v2/index.ts
index 7e4b8bfe7..4837bacc9 100644
--- a/src/strategies/delegate-registry-v2/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/delegate-registry-v2/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { StaticJsonRpcProvider } from '@ethersproject/providers';
 import { Strategy } from '@snapshot-labs/snapshot.js/dist/src/voting/types';
-import { getScoresDirect } from '../../utils';
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
+import { getScoresDirect, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'gnosis';
 export const version = '0.0.2';
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   if (options.strategies.length > 8)
     throw new Error('Maximum 8 strategies allowed');
 
-  const response = await fetch(
+  const response = await customFetch(
     `${options.backendUrl}/api/${space}/snapshot/${blockTag}/strategy-formatted-vote-weights`,
     {
       method: 'POST',
diff --git a/src/strategies/digitalax-genesis-contribution/index.ts b/src/strategies/digitalax-genesis-contribution/index.ts
index 1945b9905..20de06f3e 100644
--- a/src/strategies/digitalax-genesis-contribution/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/digitalax-genesis-contribution/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { subgraphRequest, multicall } from '../../utils';
 import { BigNumberish } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { subgraphRequest, multicall, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'onigiri-x';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ async function getConversionMonaPerETH(block) {
   const coingeckoApiURL = `https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/monavale/market_chart/range?vs_currency=eth&from=${
     block.timestamp - 100000
   }&to=${block.timestamp}`;
-  const coingeckoData = await fetch(coingeckoApiURL)
+  const coingeckoData = await customFetch(coingeckoApiURL)
     .then(async (r) => {
       const json = await r.json();
       return json;
diff --git a/src/strategies/erc20-price/index.ts b/src/strategies/erc20-price/index.ts
index 9c64ccdc3..893aee569 100644
--- a/src/strategies/erc20-price/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/erc20-price/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 import { strategy as erc20BalanceOfStrategy } from '../erc20-balance-of';
 
 export const author = 'snapshot-labs';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   const coingeckoApiURL = `https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/${platform}/contract/${address}/market_chart/range?vs_currency=${currency}&from=${
     block.timestamp - 100000
   }&to=${block.timestamp}`;
-  const coingeckoData = await fetch(coingeckoApiURL)
+  const coingeckoData = await customFetch(coingeckoApiURL)
     .then(async (r) => {
       const json = await r.json();
       return json;
diff --git a/src/strategies/erc20-received/index.ts b/src/strategies/erc20-received/index.ts
index 99c8bba03..7c10ef79b 100644
--- a/src/strategies/erc20-received/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/erc20-received/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { Web3Provider } from '@ethersproject/providers';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'mccallofthewild';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   } = options;
 
   const loadJWT = async (dfuseApiKey: string): Promise<string> =>
-    fetch('https://auth.dfuse.io/v1/auth/issue', {
+    customFetch('https://auth.dfuse.io/v1/auth/issue', {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
         Accept: 'application/json',
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     data: {
       searchTransactions: { edges }
     }
-  } = await fetch('https://mainnet.eth.dfuse.io/graphql', {
+  } = await customFetch('https://mainnet.eth.dfuse.io/graphql', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/eth-wallet-age/index.ts b/src/strategies/eth-wallet-age/index.ts
index d71f89584..a41a53598 100644
--- a/src/strategies/eth-wallet-age/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/eth-wallet-age/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { EnumType } from 'json-to-graphql-query';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
+
+import { subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'ChaituVR';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
 
 const getJWT = async (dfuseApiKey) => {
-  const rawResponse = await fetch('https://auth.dfuse.io/v1/auth/issue', {
+  const rawResponse = await customFetch('https://auth.dfuse.io/v1/auth/issue', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/ethermon-erc721/index.ts b/src/strategies/ethermon-erc721/index.ts
index 1fa0bfc18..b7a4bb95d 100644
--- a/src/strategies/ethermon-erc721/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/ethermon-erc721/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
-import { Multicaller } from '../../utils';
+import { Multicaller, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'syedMohib44';
 export const version = '0.0.2';
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ export async function strategy(
 
   const monObject: Record<string, number> = await multi2.execute();
 
-  const response = await fetch(
+  const response = await customFetch(
     'https://storageapi.fleek.co/' + options.tokenWeightIPFS,
     {
       method: 'GET',
diff --git a/src/strategies/etherorcs-combo-balanceof/index.ts b/src/strategies/etherorcs-combo-balanceof/index.ts
index b750b10fd..6476d91b2 100644
--- a/src/strategies/etherorcs-combo-balanceof/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/etherorcs-combo-balanceof/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'tempest-sol';
 export const version = '0.1.1';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   addresses
 ): Promise<Record<string, number>> {
   const count: Record<string, number> = {};
-  const res = await fetch('https://open-api.etherorcs.com/api/graphql', {
+  const res = await customFetch('https://open-api.etherorcs.com/api/graphql', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/src/strategies/flexa-capacity-staking/index.ts b/src/strategies/flexa-capacity-staking/index.ts
index 1c26520dd..50600d094 100644
--- a/src/strategies/flexa-capacity-staking/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/flexa-capacity-staking/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'amptoken';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     ','
   )}&snapshot=${snapshot}`;
 
-  const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {
+  const response = await customFetch(apiUrl, {
     method: 'GET',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/vnd.flexa.capacity.v1+json'
diff --git a/src/strategies/forta-shares/index.ts b/src/strategies/forta-shares/index.ts
index 9bc71f1c4..7e52793eb 100644
--- a/src/strategies/forta-shares/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/forta-shares/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { multicall } from '../../utils';
 import { BigNumber, BigNumberish } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
+import { multicall, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'emanuel-sol';
 export const version = '0.0.1';
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     addresses: addresses
   };
 
-  const response = await fetch('https://api.forta.network/stats/shares', {
+  const response = await customFetch('https://api.forta.network/stats/shares', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/galaxy-nft-with-score/index.ts b/src/strategies/galaxy-nft-with-score/index.ts
index 2797aba1f..67c4995f3 100644
--- a/src/strategies/galaxy-nft-with-score/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/galaxy-nft-with-score/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
+import { subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'alberthaotan';
 export const version = '0.3.2';
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     })
   };
 
-  const graphqlPromise = fetch(Networks[network].graphql, graphqlParams);
+  const graphqlPromise = customFetch(Networks[network].graphql, graphqlParams);
   const subgraphPromise = subgraphRequest(
     options.params.subgraph
       ? options.params.subgraph
diff --git a/src/strategies/galxe-loyalty-points/index.ts b/src/strategies/galxe-loyalty-points/index.ts
index 5df3e24d2..a55b14244 100644
--- a/src/strategies/galxe-loyalty-points/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/galxe-loyalty-points/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { error } from 'console';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'HaynarCool';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export async function strategy(
       }
     })
   };
-  const graphqlData = await fetch(graphqlUrl, graphqlParams)
+  const graphqlData = await customFetch(graphqlUrl, graphqlParams)
     .then((r) => r.json())
     .catch((e) => {
       console.error('query galxe user loyalty points failed');
diff --git a/src/strategies/iotex-staked-balance/index.ts b/src/strategies/iotex-staked-balance/index.ts
index b0c364af8..ce51ec238 100644
--- a/src/strategies/iotex-staked-balance/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/iotex-staked-balance/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
+
 interface ApiReturn {
   voteWeight: string[];
 }
@@ -23,17 +24,20 @@ export async function strategy(
 ) {
   const height = typeof snapshot === 'number' ? snapshot : 10000000000;
   const apiUrl = getUrl(network);
-  const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/api.StakingService.VoteByHeight`, {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: {
-      Accept: 'application/json',
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    },
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      address: addresses,
-      height
-    })
-  });
+  const response = await customFetch(
+    `${apiUrl}/api.StakingService.VoteByHeight`,
+    {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        address: addresses,
+        height
+      })
+    }
+  );
 
   const ret: ApiReturn = await response.json();
   return Object.fromEntries(
diff --git a/src/strategies/karma-discord-roles/index.ts b/src/strategies/karma-discord-roles/index.ts
index 5a645a47c..9e805d8f8 100644
--- a/src/strategies/karma-discord-roles/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/karma-discord-roles/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'show-karma';
 export const version = '1.0.1';
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ export async function strategy(
     }
   };
 
-  const response = await fetch(`${KARMA_API}?${queryParams}`, requestOptions);
+  const response = await customFetch(
+    `${KARMA_API}?${queryParams}`,
+    requestOptions
+  );
 
   const parsedResponse = !response.ok ? [] : await response.json();
   const delegates = parsedResponse.data?.delegates || [];
diff --git a/src/strategies/l2-deversifi/index.ts b/src/strategies/l2-deversifi/index.ts
index 4a1e57112..75e1d1139 100644
--- a/src/strategies/l2-deversifi/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/l2-deversifi/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import examplesFile from './examples.json';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'deversifi';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   Array.from(Array(pages)).forEach((x, i) => {
     const pageAddresses = addresses.slice(limit * i, limit * (i + 1));
     promises.push(
-      fetch(`${api_url}&addresses=${pageAddresses.join('&addresses=')}`, {
+      customFetch(`${api_url}&addresses=${pageAddresses.join('&addresses=')}`, {
         method: 'GET',
         headers: {
           Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/landdao-token-tiers/index.ts b/src/strategies/landdao-token-tiers/index.ts
index 1cb860f33..e2b35eb92 100644
--- a/src/strategies/landdao-token-tiers/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/landdao-token-tiers/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
-import { Multicaller } from '../../utils';
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
+import { Multicaller, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'ethantddavis';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     await callWalletToAddresses.execute();
 
   // fetch ipfs tier weights
-  const response = await fetch(
+  const response = await customFetch(
     'https://ipfs.io/ipfs/' + options.tokenWeightIPFS,
     {
       method: 'GET',
diff --git a/src/strategies/masterchef-pool-balance-price/index.ts b/src/strategies/masterchef-pool-balance-price/index.ts
index 17667d216..1ceb8d90e 100644
--- a/src/strategies/masterchef-pool-balance-price/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/masterchef-pool-balance-price/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
-import { multicall } from '../../utils';
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { multicall, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'joaomajesus';
 export const version = '0.2.0';
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ async function getPrice(network, provider, address, blockTag) {
   log.push(`to = ${from}`);
   log.push(`coingeckoApiURL = ${coingeckoApiURL}`);
 
-  const coingeckoData = await fetch(coingeckoApiURL)
+  const coingeckoData = await customFetch(coingeckoApiURL)
     .then(async (r) => {
       log.push(`coingeco response = ${JSON.stringify(r, undefined, 2)}`);
 
diff --git a/src/strategies/meebitsdao/index.ts b/src/strategies/meebitsdao/index.ts
index af6940bd5..a33883e9c 100644
--- a/src/strategies/meebitsdao/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/meebitsdao/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { multicall } from '../../utils';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { multicall, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'peters-josh';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     blockTag
   });
 
-  const resp = await fetch(options.apiUrl);
+  const resp = await customFetch(options.apiUrl);
   const tokenStatus = await resp.json();
 
   function checkActivated(address: any) {
diff --git a/src/strategies/offchain-delegation/index.ts b/src/strategies/offchain-delegation/index.ts
index c03fc1991..482cc932b 100644
--- a/src/strategies/offchain-delegation/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/offchain-delegation/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
-import { getScoresDirect } from '../../utils';
+import { getScoresDirect, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'bonustrack';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   const SPREADSHEET_ID = options.sheetId ?? DEFAULT_SPREADSHEET_ID;
   const GID = options.gid ?? DEFAULT_GID;
   const url = `https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/${SPREADSHEET_ID}/pub?gid=${GID}&single=true&output=csv`;
-  const res = await fetch(url);
+  const res = await customFetch(url);
   const text = await res.text();
   const csv = csvToJson(text) || [];
   const delegations = Object.fromEntries(
diff --git a/src/strategies/orange-reputation-based-voting/index.ts b/src/strategies/orange-reputation-based-voting/index.ts
index 6265b6081..137ae130e 100644
--- a/src/strategies/orange-reputation-based-voting/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/orange-reputation-based-voting/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'orange-protocol';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     query,
     variables: {}
   };
-  const rawResponse = await fetch(
+  const rawResponse = await customFetch(
     'https://api.orangeprotocol.io/orange2c/query',
     {
       method: 'POST',
diff --git a/src/strategies/proxyprotocol-erc721-balance-of/index.ts b/src/strategies/proxyprotocol-erc721-balance-of/index.ts
index 4a87c7037..8472f1f45 100644
--- a/src/strategies/proxyprotocol-erc721-balance-of/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/proxyprotocol-erc721-balance-of/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 import { strategy as erc721BalanceOfStrategy } from '../erc721';
 
 export const author = 'rawrjustin';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   const params = {
     proxyAddresses: addresses
   };
-  const apiResponse = await fetch(url, {
+  const apiResponse = await customFetch(url, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/reverse-voting-escrow/index.ts b/src/strategies/reverse-voting-escrow/index.ts
index b12ce4ee0..bef5db183 100644
--- a/src/strategies/reverse-voting-escrow/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/reverse-voting-escrow/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
-import { Multicaller } from '../../utils';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+
+import { Multicaller, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
 
 export const author = 'nascentxyz';
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   // [GET] all-claim-data/:account: returns the claim data for a specific account from all the cohorts it is in
   // [GET] all-data: returns all claim data
 
-  const allData = await fetch(`https://club.agora.space/api/all-data`);
+  const allData = await customFetch(`https://club.agora.space/api/all-data`);
   const allDataJSON = await allData.json();
 
   // ** Claimed $CLUB tokens ** //
diff --git a/src/strategies/sablier-v2/queries.ts b/src/strategies/sablier-v2/queries.ts
index 6d82bec16..1dbe7c7a5 100644
--- a/src/strategies/sablier-v2/queries.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/sablier-v2/queries.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import type {
 } from './configuration';
 
 import { abi, deployments, queries, page } from './configuration';
-import { multicall, subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { multicall, subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 /**
  * Query the subgraph for all the streams owned by all recipients.
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ async function getLatestBlock(
 
       const query = `{indexingStatusForCurrentVersion(subgraphName: \"${name}\"){ chains { latestBlock { number }}}}`;
 
-      const response = await fetch(url, {
+      const response = await customFetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
         body: JSON.stringify({ query }),
diff --git a/src/strategies/safe-vested/index.ts b/src/strategies/safe-vested/index.ts
index 129f4ce2a..f74228239 100644
--- a/src/strategies/safe-vested/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/safe-vested/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { formatUnits, parseUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
 import { isAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
 import { isHexString } from '@ethersproject/bytes';
 
-import { Multicaller } from '../../utils';
+import { customFetch, Multicaller } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'dasanra';
 export const version = '0.2.0';
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ async function loadAllocationMap(
   options: Options
 ): Promise<Record<string, Allocation[]>> {
   if (!_allocationMap) {
-    const response = await fetch(options.allocationsSource, {
+    const response = await customFetch(options.allocationsSource, {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: {
         Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/strategies/spreadsheet/index.ts b/src/strategies/spreadsheet/index.ts
index eb3ca106a..f3fd0eb73 100644
--- a/src/strategies/spreadsheet/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/spreadsheet/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'bonustrack';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   const block = await provider.getBlock(snapshot);
   const ts = block.timestamp;
 
-  const res = await fetch(
+  const res = await customFetch(
     `https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/${options.sheetId}/pub?gid=${
       options.gid || '0'
     }&single=true&output=csv`
diff --git a/src/strategies/starsharks/index.ts b/src/strategies/starsharks/index.ts
index 15bc0e8b6..e388df0c1 100644
--- a/src/strategies/starsharks/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/starsharks/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
 const { getAddress } = require('@ethersproject/address');
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'starsharks';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async function getAddressesDespoits({
   block_id,
   network
 }: DepositListRequest): Promise<DepositListResponse> {
-  const res = await fetch(API_URLS[network], {
+  const res = await customFetch(API_URLS[network], {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/src/strategies/synthetic-nouns-with-claimer/index.ts b/src/strategies/synthetic-nouns-with-claimer/index.ts
index 914cf3023..e83230507 100644
--- a/src/strategies/synthetic-nouns-with-claimer/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/synthetic-nouns-with-claimer/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Multicaller } from '../../utils';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { getAddress } from '@ethersproject/address';
+import { Multicaller, customFetch } from '../../utils';
+
 export const author = 'stephancill';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export async function strategy(
   const checksummedAddresses = addresses.map((address) => getAddress(address));
 
   // Get the minter from zora api
-  const mints = await fetch('https://api.zora.co/graphql', {
+  const mints = await customFetch('https://api.zora.co/graphql', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/src/strategies/xdai-stakers-and-holders/index.ts b/src/strategies/xdai-stakers-and-holders/index.ts
index 03a60a825..3cd55db04 100644
--- a/src/strategies/xdai-stakers-and-holders/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/xdai-stakers-and-holders/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
-import { subgraphRequest } from '../../utils';
+import { subgraphRequest, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 export const author = 'maxaleks';
 export const version = '0.1.0';
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ async function getUsers(addresses, snapshot, userType) {
 }
 
 const getXdaiBlockNumber = async (timestamp: number): Promise<number> =>
-  fetch(
+  customFetch(
     `https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet/api?module=block&action=getblocknobytime&timestamp=${timestamp}&closest=before`
   )
     .then((r) => r.json())
diff --git a/src/strategies/xrc20-balance-of/index.ts b/src/strategies/xrc20-balance-of/index.ts
index f78d9880c..301157757 100644
--- a/src/strategies/xrc20-balance-of/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/xrc20-balance-of/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { strategy as erc20BalanceStrategy } from '../erc20-balance-of';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 interface ApiReturn {
   balance: string[];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     );
 
   const apiUrl = getUrl(network);
-  const response = await fetch(
+  const response = await customFetch(
     `${apiUrl}/api.AccountService.Erc20TokenBalanceByHeight`,
     {
       method: 'POST',
diff --git a/src/strategies/zrx-voting-power/index.ts b/src/strategies/zrx-voting-power/index.ts
index 24d0bafb1..47954e044 100644
--- a/src/strategies/zrx-voting-power/index.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/zrx-voting-power/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { BigNumber } from '@ethersproject/bignumber';
 import { formatUnits } from '@ethersproject/units';
-import { multicall } from '../../utils';
+import { multicall, customFetch } from '../../utils';
 import { strategy as erc20BalanceOfStrategy } from '../erc20-balance-of';
 
 export const author = 'benlyaunzon';
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ export async function strategy(
     snapshot
   );
 
-  const zrxStakingPoolsRes = await fetch(ZRX_STAKING_POOLS[network]);
+  const zrxStakingPoolsRes = await customFetch(ZRX_STAKING_POOLS[network]);
   const { stakingPools } = await zrxStakingPoolsRes.json();
   const response: BigNumber[] = await multicall(
     network,
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index f83ed6012..449acaae8 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ export async function getScoresDirect(
   }
 }
 
-export function customFetch(url, options, timeout = 20000): Promise<any> {
+export function customFetch(
+  url: RequestInfo | URL,
+  options: RequestInit = {},
+  timeout = 20000
+): Promise<any> {
   return Promise.race([
     fetch(url, options),
     new Promise((_, reject) =>
diff --git a/src/validations/karma-eas-attestation/index.ts b/src/validations/karma-eas-attestation/index.ts
index adb7ba365..f4d4d24dc 100644
--- a/src/validations/karma-eas-attestation/index.ts
+++ b/src/validations/karma-eas-attestation/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Validation from '../validation';
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 interface Attestation {
   attester: string;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function isAttested(schemaId: string, address: string, network = 1) {
   const easUrl = EASNetworks[network];
   if (!easUrl) throw new Error(`EAS network ${network} not supported`);
 
-  const response: SubgraphResponse = await fetch(easUrl, {
+  const response: SubgraphResponse = await customFetch(easUrl, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/src/validations/passport-gated/index.ts b/src/validations/passport-gated/index.ts
index 6bad1f765..d8e8f3118 100644
--- a/src/validations/passport-gated/index.ts
+++ b/src/validations/passport-gated/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import snapshot from '@snapshot-labs/snapshot.js';
+import { customFetch } from '../../utils';
 
 import STAMPS from './stampsMetadata.json';
 import Validation from '../validation';
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ async function validateStamps(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   if (requiredStamps.length === 0) return true;
 
-  const stampsResponse = await fetch(GET_PASSPORT_STAMPS_URI + currentAddress, {
-    headers
-  });
+  const stampsResponse = await customFetch(
+    GET_PASSPORT_STAMPS_URI + currentAddress,
+    {
+      headers
+    }
+  );
   const stampsData = await stampsResponse.json();
 
   if (!stampsData?.items) {
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ async function validatePassportScore(
   scoreThreshold: number
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   // always hit the /submit-passport endpoint to get the latest passport score
-  const submittedPassport = await fetch(POST_SUBMIT_PASSPORT_URI, {
+  const submittedPassport = await customFetch(POST_SUBMIT_PASSPORT_URI, {
     headers,
     method: 'POST',
     body: JSON.stringify({ address: currentAddress, scorer_id: SCORER_ID })
@@ -137,9 +140,12 @@ async function validatePassportScore(
 
   // Try to fetch Passport Score if still processing (submittedPassport.status === 'PROCESSING')
   for (let i = 0; i < PASSPORT_SCORER_MAX_ATTEMPTS; i++) {
-    const scoreResponse = await fetch(GET_PASSPORT_SCORE_URI + currentAddress, {
-      headers
-    });
+    const scoreResponse = await customFetch(
+      GET_PASSPORT_SCORE_URI + currentAddress,
+      {
+        headers
+      }
+    );
     const scoreData = await scoreResponse.json();
 
     if (scoreResponse.ok && scoreData.status === 'DONE') {