diff --git a/packages/access-client/src/agent.js b/packages/access-client/src/agent.js
index e6e939ca9..c7e350159 100644
--- a/packages/access-client/src/agent.js
+++ b/packages/access-client/src/agent.js
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export { AgentData }
 const HOST = 'https://access.web3.storage'
 const PRINCIPAL = DID.parse('did:web:web3.storage')
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('./types').Service} Service
+ */
+
 /**
  * Creates a Ucanto connection for the w3access API
  *
@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@ const PRINCIPAL = DID.parse('did:web:web3.storage')
  * import { connection } from '@web3-storage/access/agent'
  * ```
  *
- * @template {import('./types').Service} Service
  * @template {Ucanto.DID} T - DID method
  * @param {object} [options]
  * @param {Ucanto.Principal<T>} [options.principal] - w3access API Principal
@@ -79,7 +82,9 @@ export class Agent {
    * @param {import('./types').AgentOptions} [options]
    */
   constructor(data, options = {}) {
-    this.url = options.url ?? new URL(HOST)
+    /** @type { Client.Channel<Service> & { url?: URL } | undefined } */
+    const channel = options.connection?.channel
+    this.url = options.url ?? channel?.url ?? new URL(HOST)
     this.connection =
       options.connection ??
       connection({