diff --git a/lib/components/ens-cache-provider.react.js b/lib/components/ens-cache-provider.react.js
index 8b8371c1a..cf4f88b98 100644
--- a/lib/components/ens-cache-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/ens-cache-provider.react.js
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { ENSCache, type EthersProvider } from '../utils/ens-cache';
 
 type ENSCacheContextType = {
   +ensCache: ?ENSCache,
 };
 const ENSCacheContext: React.Context<ENSCacheContextType> = React.createContext<ENSCacheContextType>(
   {
     ensCache: undefined,
   },
 );
 
 type Props = {
-  +provider: EthersProvider,
+  +provider: ?EthersProvider,
   +children: React.Node,
 };
 function ENSCacheProvider(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { provider, children } = props;
   const context = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
-      ensCache: new ENSCache(provider),
+      ensCache: provider ? new ENSCache(provider) : null,
     }),
     [provider],
   );
   return (
     <ENSCacheContext.Provider value={context}>
       {children}
     </ENSCacheContext.Provider>
   );
 }
 
 export { ENSCacheContext, ENSCacheProvider };
diff --git a/native/utils/ethers-utils.js b/native/utils/ethers-utils.js
index 75a534904..bbc39968a 100644
--- a/native/utils/ethers-utils.js
+++ b/native/utils/ethers-utils.js
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 // @flow
 
 import '@ethersproject/shims';
 
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 
 import type { EthersProvider } from 'lib/utils/ens-cache';
 
 let alchemyKey;
 try {
   // $FlowExpectedError: file might not exist
   const { key } = require('../facts/alchemy.json');
   alchemyKey = key;
 } catch {}
 
-const provider: EthersProvider = new ethers.providers.AlchemyProvider(
-  'mainnet',
-  alchemyKey,
-);
+let provider: ?EthersProvider;
+if (alchemyKey) {
+  provider = new ethers.providers.AlchemyProvider('mainnet', alchemyKey);
+}
 
 export { provider };