Only in PRODUCTION: could not detect network (event="noNetwork", code=NETWORK_ERROR, version=providers/5.6.8)

[mik-0]

Ethers Version

5.6.9

Search Terms

network, noNetwork, NETWORK_ERROR

Describe the Problem

Hello, I'm using Electron React Boilerplate to build an application which uses ethers.js. I have come across a strange problem:
JsonRpcProvider works perfectly fine in development, but when I build & package the application, every time a JsonRpcProvider is instantiated the following error pops up:

could not detect network (event="noNetwork", code=NETWORK_ERROR, version=providers/5.6.8)
    at c.makeError (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\logger\lib.esm\index.js:219:23)
    at c.throwError (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\logger\lib.esm\index.js:228:20)
    at A.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\providers\lib.esm\json-rpc-provider.js:400:27)
    at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
    at s (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\providers\lib.esm\json-rpc-provider.js:6:64)
    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:61:5)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:526:9)
    at processTimers (node:internal/timers:500:7)

This happens whenever I instantiate a JsonRpcProvider on the main (node.js) side (Electron has 2 modules, main and renderer, main is basically node.js and renderer is a browser). What is strange is that JsonRpcProvider works perfectly fine in the browser (renderer part). I checked the URLs and they are exactly the same for the working and broken version.

Does anyone know how to solve this?

Code Snippet

No response

Contract ABI

No response

Errors

could not detect network (event="noNetwork", code=NETWORK_ERROR, version=providers/5.6.8)
    at c.makeError (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\logger\lib.esm\index.js:219:23)
    at c.throwError (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\logger\lib.esm\index.js:228:20)
    at A.<anonymous> (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\providers\lib.esm\json-rpc-provider.js:400:27)
    at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
    at s (C:\Users\mik\AppData\Local\Temp\2DSS0tLKy7ProPSETIC4moit3NM\resources\app.asar\dist\main\webpack:\alpha-omega\node_modules\@ethersproject\providers\lib.esm\json-rpc-provider.js:6:64)
    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:61:5)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:526:9)
    at processTimers (node:internal/timers:500:7)

Environment

Ethereum (mainnet/ropsten/rinkeby/goerli), node.js (v12 or newer), Browser (Chrome, Safari, etc)

Environment (Other)

No response

[ricmoo]

Since this I seems more like a question, than a bug in ethers, I’m converting it to a discussion. :)

[infra403]

Has this issue been resolved? I am facing the same problem now

[infra403]

Error: could not detect network (event="noNetwork", code=NETWORK_ERROR, version=providers/5.7.2)

[mik-0]

I ended up rewriting everything in web3.js

[moneyDev1111]

same issue here, polymarket clob client uses ethers 5 and I have the same error..... only in electron production mode