diff --git a/jsonrpc/provider/test/index.test.ts b/jsonrpc/provider/test/index.test.ts
index e1732c8b..bc0aa1c3 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/provider/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/jsonrpc/provider/test/index.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import { fromString } from "uint8arrays/from-string";
 
 import JsonRpcProvider from "../src";
 
+if (!process.env.TEST_PROJECT_ID) {
+  throw new Error("TEST_PROJECT_ID env var not set");
+}
+
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 
 const TEST_RANDOM_HOST = "random.domain.that.does.not.exist";
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ describe("@walletconnect/jsonrpc-provider", () => {
       version: 2,
       sdkVersion: version,
       relayUrl: TEST_URL.ws.good,
-      projectId: "3cbaa32f8fbf3cdcc87d27ca1fa68069",
+      projectId: process.env.TEST_PROJECT_ID,
       auth,
     });
 
diff --git a/jsonrpc/ws-connection/test/index.test.ts b/jsonrpc/ws-connection/test/index.test.ts
index 349e94c5..3ec059b1 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/ws-connection/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/jsonrpc/ws-connection/test/index.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import { fromString } from "uint8arrays/from-string";
 
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
 
+if (!process.env.TEST_PROJECT_ID) {
+  throw new Error("TEST_PROJECT_ID env var not set");
+}
+
 const BASE16 = "base16";
 
 function generateRandomBytes32(): string {
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ const formatRelayUrl = async () => {
     version: 2,
     sdkVersion: version,
     relayUrl: RELAY_URL,
-    projectId: "3cbaa32f8fbf3cdcc87d27ca1fa68069",
+    projectId: process.env.TEST_PROJECT_ID,
     auth,
   });
 };