diff --git a/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/App.jsx b/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/App.jsx
index 3b40a294..631ed8b7 100644
--- a/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/App.jsx
+++ b/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/App.jsx
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { KeyringProvider } from '@w3ui/react-keyring'
 import ContentPage from './ContentPage'
 import logo from './logo.png'
 
+import { accessServicePrincipal, accessServiceConnection } from './staging-service.js'
+
 function App () {
   return (
-    <KeyringProvider>
+    <KeyringProvider servicePrincipal={accessServicePrincipal} connection={accessServiceConnection}>
       <div className='vh-100 flex flex-column justify-center items-center sans-serif light-silver'>
         <header>
           <img src={logo} width='250' alt='logo' />
diff --git a/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/staging-service.js b/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/staging-service.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80f22e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/react/sign-up-in/src/staging-service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// via https://filecoinproject.slack.com/archives/C02BZPRS9HP/p1669658502951759?thread_ts=1669658366.189139&cid=C02BZPRS9HP
+
+import { connect } from '@ucanto/client'
+import { CAR, CBOR, HTTP } from '@ucanto/transport'
+import * as DID from '@ipld/dag-ucan/did'
+
+// export const accessServiceURL = new URL('https://w3access-staging.protocol-labs.workers.dev')
+// export const accessServicePrincipal = DID.parse('did:key:z6MkwTYX2JHHd8bmaEuDdS1LJjrpFspirjDcQ4DvAiDP49Gm')
+export const accessServiceURL = new URL('http://localhost:8787')
+export const accessServicePrincipal = DID.parse('did:web:local.web3.storage')
+
+
+export const accessServiceConnection = connect({
+  id: accessServicePrincipal,
+  encoder: CAR,
+  decoder: CBOR,
+  channel: HTTP.open({
+    url: accessServiceURL,
+    method: 'POST'
+  })
+})
+
+export const uploadServiceURL = new URL('https://staging.up.web3.storage')
+export const uploadServicePrincipal = DID.parse('did:key:z6MkhcbEpJpEvNVDd3n5RurquVdqs5dPU16JDU5VZTDtFgnn')
+
+export const uploadServiceConnection = connect({
+  id: uploadServicePrincipal,
+  encoder: CAR,
+  decoder: CBOR,
+  channel: HTTP.open({
+    url: uploadServiceURL,
+    method: 'POST'
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/react-keyring/src/providers/Keyring.tsx b/packages/react-keyring/src/providers/Keyring.tsx
index 81681c82..b5487fba 100644
--- a/packages/react-keyring/src/providers/Keyring.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-keyring/src/providers/Keyring.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ export function KeyringProvider ({ children, servicePrincipal, connection }: Key
 
   const getAgent = async (): Promise<Agent> => {
     if (agent == null) {
-      const a = await createAgent({ servicePrincipal, connection })
+      const a = await createAgent({
+        servicePrincipal, connection,
+        url: connection.channel.url   // WORKAROUND: https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/issues/344
+      })
       setAgent(a)
       setIssuer(a.issuer)
       setSpace(getCurrentSpace(a))