diff --git a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useEndpoints.ts b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useEndpoints.ts
index 9b06318f1..5cb7f1609 100644
--- a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useEndpoints.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/hooks/useEndpoints.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ export function useEndpoints (genesisHash: string | null | undefined): DropdownO
     }
 
     const endpoints = allEndpoints?.filter((e) => e.value &&
-      (String(e.info)?.toLowerCase() === chainName?.toLowerCase() ||
-        String(e.text)?.toLowerCase()?.includes(chainName?.toLowerCase() ?? ''))
+      // Check if e.value matches the pattern 'wss://<any_number>'
+      !/^wss:\/\/\d+$/.test(e.value) &&
+      !e.value.includes('onfinality') && // ignore due to its rate limits
+      (
+        String(e.info)?.toLowerCase() === chainName?.toLowerCase() ||
+        String(e.text)?.toLowerCase()?.includes(chainName?.toLowerCase() ?? '')
+      )
     );
 
     if (!endpoints) {
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ export function useEndpoints (genesisHash: string | null | undefined): DropdownO
     }
 
     endpointOptions.length > 1 &&
-    endpointOptions?.unshift(AUTO_MODE);
+      endpointOptions?.unshift(AUTO_MODE);
 
     if (!endpointOptions?.length && userAddedEndpoint) {
       return userAddedEndpoint;
diff --git a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/utils.ts b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/utils.ts
index 472162352..1072d7d2e 100644
--- a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import type { Theme } from '@mui/material';
+import type { ApiPromise } from '@polkadot/api';
 import type { DeriveBalancesAll } from '@polkadot/api-derive/types';
 import type { AccountJson } from '@polkadot/extension-base/background/types';
 import type { Chain } from '@polkadot/extension-chains/types';
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ import type { Compact, u128 } from '@polkadot/types-codec';
 import type { HexString } from '@polkadot/util/types';
 import type { DropdownOption, FastestConnectionType, RecentChainsType, TransactionDetail, UserAddedChains } from './types';
 
-import { ApiPromise, WsProvider } from '@polkadot/api';
 import { BN, BN_TEN, BN_ZERO, hexToBn, hexToString, hexToU8a, isHex, stringToU8a, u8aToHex, u8aToString } from '@polkadot/util';
 import { decodeAddress, encodeAddress } from '@polkadot/util-crypto';
 
 import { EXTRA_PRICE_IDS } from './api/getPrices';
+import { fastestEndpoint } from './workers/utils';
 import allChains from './chains';
 import { ASSET_HUBS, BLOCK_RATE, FLOATING_POINT_DIGIT, INITIAL_RECENT_CHAINS_GENESISHASH, PROFILE_COLORS, RELAY_CHAINS_GENESISHASH, SHORT_ADDRESS_CHARACTERS, WESTEND_GENESIS_HASH } from './constants';
 
@@ -499,18 +500,9 @@ export async function updateRecentChains (addressKey: string, genesisHashKey: st
 
 export async function fastestConnection (endpoints: DropdownOption[]): Promise<FastestConnectionType> {
   try {
-    const connections = endpoints.map(({ value }) => {
-      const wsProvider = new WsProvider(value as string);
+    const urls = endpoints.map(({ value }) => ({ value: value as string }));
+    const { api, connections } = await fastestEndpoint(urls);
 
-      const connection = ApiPromise.create({ provider: wsProvider });
-
-      return {
-        connection,
-        wsProvider
-      };
-    });
-
-    const api = await Promise.any(connections.map(({ connection }) => connection));
     // @ts-ignore
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
     const selectedEndpoint = api.registry.knownTypes.provider.endpoint as string;
diff --git a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/workers/utils/fastestEndpoint.js b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/workers/utils/fastestEndpoint.js
index bd3111ecd..a558fbf1b 100644
--- a/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/workers/utils/fastestEndpoint.js
+++ b/packages/extension-polkagate/src/util/workers/utils/fastestEndpoint.js
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ export async function fastestEndpoint (endpoints) {
   let connection;
 
   const connections = endpoints.map(({ value }) => {
+    // Check if e.value matches the pattern 'wss://<any_number>'
+    // ignore due to its rate limits
+    if (/^wss:\/\/\d+$/.test(value) || (value).includes('onfinality')) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     const wsProvider = new WsProvider(value);
 
     connection = ApiPromise.create({ provider: wsProvider });
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ export async function fastestEndpoint (endpoints) {
       connection,
       wsProvider
     };
-  });
+  }).filter((i) => !!i);
 
   const api = await Promise.any(connections.map(({ connection }) => connection));