diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/common/constants.ts b/packages/sdk/test/common/constants.ts
index 7fd212f..a4764f3 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/common/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/common/constants.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,4 @@ export const BLOCK_NUMBER_MAINNET = BigInt(21020558);
 export const BLOCK_NUMBER_ARBITRUM = BigInt(266447962);
 
 export const TENDERLY_KEY = getMaybeEnv("VITE_TENDERLY_KEY");
-export const MOCK_API = getMaybeEnv("VITE_MOCK_API")
-  ? Boolean(getMaybeEnv("VITE_MOCK_API"))
-  : true;
+export const MOCK_API = getMaybeEnv("VITE_MOCK_API") === "true";
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/mocks/handlers.ts b/packages/sdk/test/mocks/handlers.ts
index b21a541..5b9e222 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/mocks/handlers.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/mocks/handlers.ts
@@ -7,42 +7,39 @@ import {
   usdcMainnetArbitrumFees as fees,
 } from "./data";
 import { getCurrentTimeSeconds } from "../../src";
-import { MOCK_API } from "../common/constants";
 
-export const handlers = MOCK_API
-  ? [
-      //  getAvailableRoutes
-      http.get(`${TEST_BASE_URL}/available-routes`, async ({ request }) => {
-        const url = new URL(request.url);
-        console.log(url);
-        return HttpResponse.json(route);
-      }),
-      //  getSupportedChains
-      http.get(`${TEST_BASE_URL}/chains`, async ({ request }) => {
-        const url = new URL(request.url);
-        const givenChainIds = new Set(
-          url.searchParams.getAll("chainId").map(Number),
-        );
-        const expectedChainIds = new Set(
-          MAINNET_SUPPORTED_CHAINS.map((chain) => chain.id),
-        );
-        // check if client has in-fact fetched chain info for ALL chains, if not we force test to fail downstream
-        if (givenChainIds.size !== expectedChainIds.size) {
-          return HttpResponse.json({
-            status: 500,
-            data: undefined,
-          });
-        }
-        return HttpResponse.json(mainnetChainInfo);
-      }),
-      //  getSuggestedFees
-      http.get(`${TEST_BASE_URL}/suggested-fees`, async ({ request }) => {
-        console.log(request.url);
-        const data = {
-          ...fees,
-          timestamp: getCurrentTimeSeconds(),
-        };
-        return HttpResponse.json(data);
-      }),
-    ]
-  : [];
+export const handlers = [
+  //  getAvailableRoutes
+  http.get(`${TEST_BASE_URL}/available-routes`, async ({ request }) => {
+    const url = new URL(request.url);
+    console.log(url);
+    return HttpResponse.json(route);
+  }),
+  //  getSupportedChains
+  http.get(`${TEST_BASE_URL}/chains`, async ({ request }) => {
+    const url = new URL(request.url);
+    const givenChainIds = new Set(
+      url.searchParams.getAll("chainId").map(Number),
+    );
+    const expectedChainIds = new Set(
+      MAINNET_SUPPORTED_CHAINS.map((chain) => chain.id),
+    );
+    // check if client has in-fact fetched chain info for ALL chains, if not we force test to fail downstream
+    if (givenChainIds.size !== expectedChainIds.size) {
+      return HttpResponse.json({
+        status: 500,
+        data: undefined,
+      });
+    }
+    return HttpResponse.json(mainnetChainInfo);
+  }),
+  //  getSuggestedFees
+  http.get(`${TEST_BASE_URL}/suggested-fees`, async ({ request }) => {
+    console.log(request.url);
+    const data = {
+      ...fees,
+      timestamp: getCurrentTimeSeconds(),
+    };
+    return HttpResponse.json(data);
+  }),
+];
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/mocks/setup.ts b/packages/sdk/test/mocks/setup.ts
index 5dd6516..67fc9cb 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/mocks/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/mocks/setup.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import { setupServer } from "msw/node";
 import { handlers } from "./handlers";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll } from "vitest";
+import { MOCK_API } from "../common/constants";
 
 const server = setupServer(...handlers);
 
 // set up
-beforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: "bypass" }));
+beforeAll(() => {
+  if (MOCK_API) {
+    server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: "bypass" });
+  }
+});
 
 // tear down
 afterAll(() => server.close());