diff --git a/ape_infura/provider.py b/ape_infura/provider.py
index f84c324..46103b4 100644
--- a/ape_infura/provider.py
+++ b/ape_infura/provider.py
@@ -114,18 +114,22 @@ def ws_uri(self) -> Optional[str]:
     def connection_str(self) -> str:
         return self.uri
 
-    @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)
 
+        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
+
         # 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 b0d9bc1..b2134e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 import websocket  # type: ignore
-from ape import networks
 from ape.utils import ZERO_ADDRESS
 from web3.exceptions import ExtraDataLengthError
 from web3.middleware import geth_poa_middleware
 
-from ape_infura.provider import _WEBSOCKET_CAPABLE_ECOSYSTEMS, Infura
+from ape_infura.provider import _WEBSOCKET_CAPABLE_ECOSYSTEMS, Infura, _get_session
 
 
 def test_infura_http(provider):
@@ -111,8 +110,6 @@ 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"]