diff --git a/app/components/UI/NetworkModal/index.tsx b/app/components/UI/NetworkModal/index.tsx
index 3a1e6752045d..4da8d8d5f1b6 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/NetworkModal/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/UI/NetworkModal/index.tsx
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ const NetworkModals = (props: NetworkProps) => {
     }
 
     if (networkClientId) {
-      NetworkController.setActiveNetwork(networkClientId);
+      await NetworkController.setActiveNetwork(networkClientId);
     }
 
     onClose();
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ const NetworkModals = (props: NetworkProps) => {
       updatedNetwork?.rpcEndpoints?.[updatedNetwork.defaultRpcEndpointIndex] ??
       {};
 
-    NetworkController.setActiveNetwork(networkClientId);
+    await NetworkController.setActiveNetwork(networkClientId);
   };
 
   const handleNewNetwork = async (