diff --git a/Packages/io.chainsafe.web3-unity/Tests/Runtime/SampleTestsBase.cs b/Packages/io.chainsafe.web3-unity/Tests/Runtime/SampleTestsBase.cs
index bd89a9d74..6765d4058 100644
--- a/Packages/io.chainsafe.web3-unity/Tests/Runtime/SampleTestsBase.cs
+++ b/Packages/io.chainsafe.web3-unity/Tests/Runtime/SampleTestsBase.cs
@@ -44,13 +44,10 @@ public virtual IEnumerator TearDown()
 
     internal static ValueTask<Web3> BuildTestWeb3(Web3Builder.ConfigureServicesDelegate customConfiguration = null)
     {
-        // Set project config, fallback is for github as it doesn't load
-        var projectConfigScriptableObject = ProjectConfigUtilities.Load();
-        if (projectConfigScriptableObject == null)
-        {
-            projectConfigScriptableObject = ProjectConfigUtilities.Create("3dc3e125-71c4-4511-a367-e981a6a94371", "11155111",
-                "Ethereum", "Sepolia", "Seth", "https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/287318045c6e455ab34b81d6bcd7a65f", "https://sepolia.etherscan.io/", false, "wss://sepolia.drpc.org");
-        }
+        var projectConfigScriptableObject = ProjectConfigUtilities.Create("3dc3e125-71c4-4511-a367-e981a6a94371",
+            "11155111",
+            "Ethereum", "Sepolia", "Seth", "https://sepolia.infura.io/v3/287318045c6e455ab34b81d6bcd7a65f",
+            "https://sepolia.etherscan.io/", false, "wss://sepolia.drpc.org");
 
         // Create web3builder & assign services
         var web3Builder = new Web3Builder(projectConfigScriptableObject).Configure(services =>
diff --git a/src/ChainSafe.Gaming.Unity/UnityHttpClient.cs b/src/ChainSafe.Gaming.Unity/UnityHttpClient.cs
index 0cf279fc4..95c7b1f78 100644
--- a/src/ChainSafe.Gaming.Unity/UnityHttpClient.cs
+++ b/src/ChainSafe.Gaming.Unity/UnityHttpClient.cs
@@ -32,11 +32,20 @@ public UnityHttpClient(IMainThreadRunner mainThreadRunner)
         /// <returns>Converted Network Response.</returns>
         private static NetworkResponse<string> UnityWebRequestToNetworkResponse(UnityWebRequest request)
         {
-            Assert.AreNotEqual(request.result, UnityWebRequest.Result.InProgress);
-
-            if (request.result != UnityWebRequest.Result.Success)
+            // Assert response is successful
             {
-                throw new Web3Exception($"HTTP.{request.method} to {request.url} responded with error: {request.downloadHandler.text}");
+                Assert.AreNotEqual(UnityWebRequest.Result.InProgress, request.result);
+
+                if (request.result == UnityWebRequest.Result.ConnectionError)
+                {
+                    throw new Web3Exception($"HTTP.{request.method} to '{request.url}' - connection error.");
+                }
+
+                if (request.result != UnityWebRequest.Result.Success)
+                {
+                    throw new Web3Exception(
+                        $"HTTP.{request.method} to '{request.url}' responded with error: {request.downloadHandler.text}");
+                }
             }
 
             return NetworkResponse<string>.Success(request.downloadHandler.text);