diff --git a/apps/etherscan/src/app/RemixPlugin.tsx b/apps/etherscan/src/app/RemixPlugin.tsx
index 13d5bdfe73..a62f9cefbd 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/src/app/RemixPlugin.tsx
+++ b/apps/etherscan/src/app/RemixPlugin.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class RemixClient extends PluginClient {
     }
   
     async verify (apiKey: string, contractAddress: string, contractArguments: string, contractName: string, compilationResultParam: any) {
-        const result = await verify(apiKey, contractAddress, contractArguments, contractName, compilationResultParam, this,
+        const result = await verify(apiKey, contractAddress, contractArguments, contractName, compilationResultParam, null, this,
             (value: EtherScanReturn) => {}, (value: string) => {})    
         return result
     }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class RemixClient extends PluginClient {
         if (network === "vm") {
           throw new Error("Cannot check the receipt status in the selected network")
         }
-        const etherscanApi = getEtherScanApi(network, networkId)
+        const etherscanApi = getEtherScanApi(networkId)
         const receiptStatus = await getReceiptStatus(receiptGuid, apiKey, etherscanApi)
         return {
           message: receiptStatus.result,
diff --git a/apps/etherscan/src/app/app.tsx b/apps/etherscan/src/app/app.tsx
index be6564d422..b5f06bc166 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/src/app/app.tsx
+++ b/apps/etherscan/src/app/app.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const App = () => {
           const status = await getReceiptStatus(
             item.guid,
             apiKey,
-            getEtherScanApi(network, networkId)
+            getEtherScanApi(networkId)
           )
           if (status.result === "Pass - Verified" || status.result === "Already Verified") {
             newReceipts = newReceipts.map((currentReceipt: Receipt) => {
diff --git a/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/utilities.ts b/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/utilities.ts
index 500872e2d1..20eb38c73e 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/utilities.ts
+++ b/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/utilities.ts
@@ -14,20 +14,11 @@ export type receiptStatus = {
   status: string
 }
 
-export const getEtherScanApi = (network: string, networkId: any) => {
-  let apiUrl
-
-  if (network === "main") {
-    apiUrl = "https://api.etherscan.io/api"
-  } else if (network === "custom") {
-    if (!(networkId in scanAPIurls)) {
-      throw new Error("no known network to verify against")
-    }
-    apiUrl = (scanAPIurls as any)[networkId]
-  } else {
-    apiUrl = `https://api-${network}.etherscan.io/api`
+export const getEtherScanApi = (networkId: any) => { 
+  if (!(networkId in scanAPIurls)) {
+    throw new Error("no known network to verify against")
   }
-
+  const apiUrl = (scanAPIurls as any)[networkId]
   return apiUrl
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/verify.ts b/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/verify.ts
index 1b2040ad0b..3d8bd875ae 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/verify.ts
+++ b/apps/etherscan/src/app/utils/verify.ts
@@ -20,19 +20,25 @@ export const verify = async (
     contractAddress: string,
     contractArgumentsParam: string,
     contractName: string,
-    compilationResultParam: CompilerAbstract, 
+    compilationResultParam: CompilerAbstract,
+    chainId: number | string, 
     client: PluginClient,
     onVerifiedContract: (value: EtherScanReturn) => void,
     setResults: (value: string) => void
   ) => {
-    const { network, networkId } = await getNetworkName(client)
-    if (network === "vm") {
+    let networkChainId
+    if (chainId) networkChainId = chainId
+    else {
+      const { network, networkId } = await getNetworkName(client)
+      if (network === "vm") {
         return {
             succeed: false,
             message: "Cannot verify in the selected network"
         }
+      } else networkChainId = networkId
     }
-    const etherscanApi = getEtherScanApi(network, networkId)
+    
+    const etherscanApi = getEtherScanApi(networkChainId)
 
     try {
       const contractMetadata = getContractMetadata(
diff --git a/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/ReceiptsView.tsx b/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/ReceiptsView.tsx
index f1643ac3ad..a65e935dab 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/ReceiptsView.tsx
+++ b/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/ReceiptsView.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const ReceiptsView: React.FC = () => {
       })
         return
       }
-      const etherscanApi = getEtherScanApi(network, networkId)
+      const etherscanApi = getEtherScanApi(networkId)
       const result = await getReceiptStatus(
         values.receiptGuid,
         apiKey,
diff --git a/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/VerifyView.tsx b/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/VerifyView.tsx
index 20730222ca..64871207e4 100644
--- a/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/VerifyView.tsx
+++ b/apps/etherscan/src/app/views/VerifyView.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export const VerifyView: React.FC<Props> = ({
       contractArguments,
       values.contractName,
       compilationResult,
+      null,
       client,
       onVerifiedContract,
       setResults,