diff --git a/packages/providers/src.ts/infura-provider.ts b/packages/providers/src.ts/infura-provider.ts
index 795eeb1a5f..a2d31285cd 100644
--- a/packages/providers/src.ts/infura-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/providers/src.ts/infura-provider.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ export class InfuraProvider extends UrlJsonRpcProvider {
 
     static getApiKey(apiKey: any): any {
         const apiKeyObj: { apiKey: string, projectId: string, projectSecret: string } = {
-            apiKey: null,
+            apiKey: defaultProjectId,
             projectId: defaultProjectId,
             projectSecret: null
         };
 
+        if (apiKey == null) { return apiKeyObj; }
+
         if (typeof(apiKey) === "string") {
             apiKeyObj.projectId = apiKey;