diff --git a/.changeset/great-experts-chew.md b/.changeset/great-experts-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d19fb54f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-experts-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+"@thirdweb-dev/sdk": patch
+---
+
+Fix error when fetching data on `vite-node` environment by setting a global variable `TW_SKIP_FETCH_SETUP` to `true`. Fixes https://github.com/thirdweb-dev/js/issues/2002
+
+Setting this flag sets `skipFetchSetup` to `true` in [ethers ConnectionInfo](https://docs.ethers.org/v5/api/utils/web/#ConnectionInfo)
+
+```ts
+// set this global variable
+globalThis.TW_SKIP_FETCH_SETUP = true;
+
+// use the thirdweb sdk...
+```
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/evm/constants/urls.ts b/packages/sdk/src/evm/constants/urls.ts
index 1a845d87f8d..c5c3d7fc8a8 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/evm/constants/urls.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/evm/constants/urls.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,16 @@ export function getProviderFromRpcUrl(
           if (existingProvider) {
             return existingProvider;
           }
+          
+          // TODO: remove below `skipFetchSetup` logic when ethers.js v6 support arrives
+          let _skipFetchSetup = false;
+          if (
+            typeof globalThis !== "undefined" &&
+            "TW_SKIP_FETCH_SETUP" in globalThis &&
+            typeof (globalThis as any).TW_SKIP_FETCH_SETUP === "boolean"
+          ) {
+            _skipFetchSetup = (globalThis as any).TW_SKIP_FETCH_SETUP as boolean;
+          }
 
           // Otherwise, create a new provider on the specific network
           const newProvider = chainId
@@ -292,6 +302,7 @@ export function getProviderFromRpcUrl(
                 {
                   url: rpcUrl,
                   headers,
+                  skipFetchSetup: _skipFetchSetup,
                 },
                 chainId,
               )
@@ -299,6 +310,7 @@ export function getProviderFromRpcUrl(
               new providers.JsonRpcBatchProvider({
                 url: rpcUrl,
                 headers,
+                skipFetchSetup: _skipFetchSetup,
               });
 
           // Save the provider in our cache