diff --git a/deployment/multiclient.go b/deployment/multiclient.go
index 914c1fbd9e3..f1ac2f3c310 100644
--- a/deployment/multiclient.go
+++ b/deployment/multiclient.go
@@ -61,17 +61,15 @@ func NewMultiClient(lggr logger.Logger, rpcs []RPC, opts ...func(client *MultiCl
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to dial ws url '%s': %w", rpc.WSURL, err)
 		}
-		// fetch chain name if not set
-		if mc.chainName == "" {
-			id, err := client.ChainID(context.Background())
-			if err == nil {
-				details, err := chainselectors.GetChainDetailsByChainIDAndFamily(id.String(), chainselectors.FamilyEVM)
-				if err == nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				mc.chainName = details.ChainName
-			}
+		id, err := client.ChainID(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get chain id: %w", err)
+		}
+		details, err := chainselectors.GetChainDetailsByChainIDAndFamily(id.String(), chainselectors.FamilyEVM)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup chain details %w", err)
 		}
+		mc.chainName = details.ChainName
 		clients = append(clients, client)
 	}
 	mc.Client = clients[0]
diff --git a/deployment/multiclient_test.go b/deployment/multiclient_test.go
index 0dbebbe3a6a..2e10c46e33f 100644
--- a/deployment/multiclient_test.go
+++ b/deployment/multiclient_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package deployment
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -15,20 +16,33 @@ func TestMultiClient(t *testing.T) {
 	lggr := logger.TestLogger(t)
 	// Expect an error if no RPCs supplied.
 	s := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-		writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		_, err := writer.Write([]byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}`))
+		b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(request.Body)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// TODO: Helper struct somewhere for this?
+		if string(b) == "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":1,\"method\":\"eth_chainId\"}" {
+			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			// Respond with 1337
+			_, err = writer.Write([]byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"0x539"}`))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			return
+		} else {
+			// Dial
+			writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			_, err = writer.Write([]byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":true}`))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
 	}))
 	defer s.Close()
-	_, err := NewMultiClient(lggr, []RPC{})
-	require.Error(t, err)
-
 	// Expect defaults to be set if not provided.
 	mc, err := NewMultiClient(lggr, []RPC{{WSURL: s.URL}})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, mc)
 	assert.Equal(t, mc.RetryConfig.Attempts, uint(RPC_DEFAULT_RETRY_ATTEMPTS))
 	assert.Equal(t, mc.RetryConfig.Delay, RPC_DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY)
 
+	_, err = NewMultiClient(lggr, []RPC{})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
 	// Expect second client to be set as backup.
 	mc, err = NewMultiClient(lggr, []RPC{
 		{WSURL: s.URL},