diff --git a/src/handlers/near/index.ts b/src/handlers/near/index.ts
index 5585631a..bdbff99e 100644
--- a/src/handlers/near/index.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/near/index.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ export async function nearHandler({
     getStorageContract() {
       return storage;
     },
-    async mintNft(signer, ma, gasArgs) {
+    async mintNft(connection, ma, gasArgs) {
+      const signer = connection.account();
       const call = await signer.functionCall({
         contractId: ma.contract,
         methodName: "nft_mint",
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ export async function nearHandler({
         lock_tx_chain: input.lockTxChain,
       };
     },
-    async approveNft(signer, tokenId, contract) {
+    async approveNft(connection, tokenId, contract) {
+      const signer = connection.account();
       const approve = await signer.functionCall({
         contractId: contract,
         methodName: "nft_approve",
@@ -184,13 +186,14 @@ export async function nearHandler({
       };
     },
     async lockNft(
-      signer,
+      connection,
       sourceNft,
       destinationChain,
       to,
       tokenId,
       metadata_uri,
     ) {
+      const signer = connection.account();
       const locked = await signer.functionCall({
         contractId: bridge,
         methodName: "lock_nft",
@@ -211,7 +214,8 @@ export async function nearHandler({
         },
       };
     },
-    async claimNft(signer, claimData, sig) {
+    async claimNft(connection, claimData, sig) {
+      const signer = connection.account();
       const claimed = await signer.functionCall({
         contractId: bridge,
         methodName: "claim_nft",
@@ -228,7 +232,8 @@ export async function nearHandler({
       });
       return { hash: () => claimed.transaction.hash, ret: claimed };
     },
-    async getBalance(signer, _) {
+    async getBalance(connection, _) {
+      const signer = connection.account();
       const ab = await signer.getAccountBalance();
       return BigInt(ab.available);
     },
diff --git a/src/handlers/near/types.ts b/src/handlers/near/types.ts
index 2dde207a..46c14f0f 100644
--- a/src/handlers/near/types.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/near/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Account, Near } from "near-api-js";
+import { Near, WalletConnection } from "near-api-js";
 import { FinalExecutionOutcome } from "near-api-js/lib/providers";
 import { BridgeStorage } from "../../contractsTypes/evm";
 import {
@@ -40,15 +40,20 @@ export type NftIssueArgs = {
 };
 
 export type TNearHandler = TSingularNftChain<
-  Account,
+  WalletConnection,
   TNearClaimArgs,
   unknown,
   FinalExecutionOutcome,
   Near
 > &
-  MintNft<Account, NftIssueArgs, { gasLimit: number; value: number }, string> &
+  MintNft<
+    WalletConnection,
+    NftIssueArgs,
+    { gasLimit: number; value: number },
+    string
+  > &
   DeployNFTCollection<
-    Account,
+    WalletConnection,
     { name: string; ticker: string },
     { gasLimit: number },
     string