diff --git a/vue-app/src/App.vue b/vue-app/src/App.vue
index e981f5053..019d15523 100644
--- a/vue-app/src/App.vue
+++ b/vue-app/src/App.vue
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useMeta } from 'vue-meta'
 import type { WalletUser } from '@/stores'
+import type { BrowserProvider } from 'ethers'
 
 const route = useRoute()
 const appStore = useAppStore()
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ watch(walletUser, async () => {
       const user: WalletUser = {
         chainId: walletUser.value.chainId,
         walletAddress: walletUser.value.walletAddress,
-        web3Provider: walletUser.value.web3Provider,
+        web3Provider: walletUser.value.web3Provider as BrowserProvider,
       }
       // make sure factory is loaded
       await appStore.loadClrFundInfo()
diff --git a/vue-app/src/stores/user.ts b/vue-app/src/stores/user.ts
index a49358db0..be6bb1c4f 100644
--- a/vue-app/src/stores/user.ts
+++ b/vue-app/src/stores/user.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
 import { useAppStore } from '@/stores'
 import type { WalletUser } from '@/stores'
 import { getContributionAmount, hasContributorVoted } from '@/api/contributions'
-import type { Signer } from 'ethers'
 import { ensLookup, isValidSignature } from '@/utils/accounts'
 import { UserRegistryType, userRegistryType } from '@/api/core'
 import { getBrightId, type BrightId } from '@/api/bright-id'