diff --git a/ape_infura/provider.py b/ape_infura/provider.py
index b67250d..ad1cac0 100644
--- a/ape_infura/provider.py
+++ b/ape_infura/provider.py
@@ -122,18 +122,21 @@ def ws_uri(self) -> Optional[str]:
     def connection_str(self) -> str:
         return self.uri
 
+    def connect(self):
+        session = _get_session()
+        http_provider = HTTPProvider(self.uri, session=session)
+        self._web3 = _create_web3(http_provider)
+
+        if self._needs_poa_middleware:
+            self._web3.middleware_onion.inject(geth_poa_middleware, layer=0)
+
+        self._web3.eth.set_gas_price_strategy(rpc_gas_price_strategy)
+
     @property
     def _needs_poa_middleware(self) -> bool:
         if self._web3 is None:
             return False
 
-    def connect(self):
-        session = _get_session()
-        session.auth = ("", api_secret)
-
-        http_provider = HTTPProvider(self.uri, session=session)
-        self._web3 = Web3(http_provider)
-
         # Any chain that *began* as PoA needs the middleware for pre-merge blocks
         optimism = (10, 420)
         polygon = (137, 80001, 80002)
diff --git a/tests/test_provider.py b/tests/test_provider.py
index c27e5c2..4b51118 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from web3.exceptions import ExtraDataLengthError
 from web3.middleware import geth_poa_middleware
 
-from ape_infura.provider import _WEBSOCKET_CAPABLE_NETWORKS, Infura
+from ape_infura.provider import _WEBSOCKET_CAPABLE_NETWORKS, Infura, _get_session
 
 
 def test_infura_http(provider):
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ def test_dynamic_poa_check(mocker):
 
 def test_api_secret():
     os.environ["WEB3_INFURA_PROJECT_SECRET"] = "123"
-    mainnet = networks.ethereum.mainnet
-    infura = Infura(name="infura", network=mainnet)
     session = _get_session()
     assert session.auth == ("", "123")
     del os.environ["WEB3_INFURA_PROJECT_SECRET"]