diff --git a/src/wallet-adapters/phantom/index.tsx b/src/wallet-adapters/phantom/index.tsx
index 79767fdb1..14f138225 100644
--- a/src/wallet-adapters/phantom/index.tsx
+++ b/src/wallet-adapters/phantom/index.tsx
@@ -20,21 +20,15 @@ interface PhantomProvider {
   disconnect: () => Promise<void>;
   on: (event: PhantomEvent, handler: (args: any) => void) => void;
   request: (method: PhantomRequestMethod, params: any) => Promise<any>;
+  listeners: (event: PhantomEvent) => (() => void)[];
 }
 
-const SUPPORTED_PHANTOM_EVENTS: PhantomEvent[] = ['connect', 'disconnect'];
-
 export class PhantomWalletAdapter
   extends EventEmitter
   implements WalletAdapter {
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.connect = this.connect.bind(this);
-    window.onload = () => {
-      for (const event of SUPPORTED_PHANTOM_EVENTS) {
-        this._provider?.on(event, (...args) => this.emit(event, ...args));
-      }
-    };
   }
 
   private get _provider(): PhantomProvider | undefined {
@@ -44,6 +38,14 @@ export class PhantomWalletAdapter
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  private _handleConnect = (...args) => {
+    this.emit('connect', ...args);
+  }
+
+  private _handleDisconnect = (...args) => {
+    this.emit('disconnect', ...args);
+  }
+
   get connected() {
     return this._provider?.isConnected || false;
   }
@@ -83,7 +85,12 @@ export class PhantomWalletAdapter
       });
       return;
     }
-
+    if (!this._provider.listeners('connect').length) {
+      this._provider?.on('connect', this._handleConnect);
+    }
+    if (!this._provider.listeners('disconnect').length) {
+      this._provider?.on('disconnect', this._handleDisconnect);
+    }
     return this._provider?.connect();
   }