diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 7b70067..ce4e2fe 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf .turbo && rm -rf node_modules && rm -rf dist",
     "type-check": "tsc",
     "check-exports": "attw --pack . --ignore-rules=cjs-resolves-to-esm",
-    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test": "vitest run --reporter=verbose",
     "ci": "pnpm run build && pnpm run check-exports pnpm npm run lint && pnpm run test",
     "typedoc": "typedoc --out docs src/index.ts"
   },
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/utils/configurePublicClients.ts b/packages/sdk/src/utils/configurePublicClients.ts
index b03f38a..c74bbd9 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/configurePublicClients.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/configurePublicClients.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
-import { Chain, createPublicClient, http } from "viem";
+import { Chain, createPublicClient, http, Transport, webSocket } from "viem";
 import { ConfiguredPublicClientMap } from "../types";
 
 // creates a mapping chainId => publicClient
 export function configurePublicClients(
   chains: Chain[],
-  pollingInterval: number, // milliseconds
+  pollingInterval?: number, // milliseconds
   rpcUrls?: {
     [key: number]: string;
   },
+  transports?: {
+    [key: number]: Transport;
+  },
 ): ConfiguredPublicClientMap {
   return new Map(
     chains.map((chain) => {
-      // get custom rpc if one is specified, or use default
       const rpcUrl = rpcUrls?.[chain.id];
+      const customTransport = transports?.[chain.id];
+      const transport =
+        customTransport ??
+        (rpcUrl?.startsWith("wss") ? webSocket(rpcUrl) : http(rpcUrl));
       return [
         chain.id,
         createPublicClient({
           chain,
           pollingInterval,
           key: chain.id.toString(),
-          transport: http(rpcUrl),
+          transport,
           batch: {
             multicall: true,
           },
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/utils/_utils.ts b/packages/sdk/test/utils/_utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a133d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/utils/_utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { AcrossClient } from "../../src/client";
+import { hardhat } from "viem/chains";
+
+export const testSDK = AcrossClient.create({
+  useTestnet: true,
+  logLevel: "WARN",
+  chains: [hardhat],
+});
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/utils/configurePublicClients.test.ts b/packages/sdk/test/utils/configurePublicClients.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d049c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/utils/configurePublicClients.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { arbitrum, mainnet, optimism, polygon } from "viem/chains";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { configurePublicClients } from "../../src";
+
+const chains = [...[mainnet, optimism, polygon, arbitrum]];
+
+const webSocketArgs: Parameters<typeof configurePublicClients> = [
+  chains,
+  undefined,
+  {
+    [mainnet.id]: "wss://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+    [optimism.id]: "wss://opt-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+    [polygon.id]: "wss://polygon-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+    [arbitrum.id]: "wss://arb-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+  },
+];
+
+const httpArgs: Parameters<typeof configurePublicClients> = [
+  chains,
+  undefined,
+  {
+    [mainnet.id]: "https://eth-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+    [optimism.id]: "https://opt-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+    [polygon.id]: "https://polygon-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+    [arbitrum.id]: "https://arb-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/123abc123abc",
+  },
+];
+
+const webSocketClientsMap = configurePublicClients(...webSocketArgs);
+const httpClientsMap = configurePublicClients(...httpArgs);
+
+describe("Initializes Clients correctly", () => {
+  test("Resolves web socket url as expected", () => {
+    const mainnetTransport = webSocketClientsMap.get(mainnet.id);
+    expect(mainnetTransport).to.not.be.undefined;
+    const transportType = mainnetTransport?.transport.type;
+    expect(transportType).toBe("webSocket");
+  });
+
+  test("Resolves http url as expected", () => {
+    const mainnetTransport = httpClientsMap.get(mainnet.id);
+    expect(mainnetTransport).to.not.be.undefined;
+    const transportType = mainnetTransport?.transport.type;
+    expect(transportType).toBe("http");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/utils/logger.test.ts b/packages/sdk/test/utils/logger.test.ts
index 26d8887..971d488 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/utils/logger.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/utils/logger.test.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
 import { expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
-import { AcrossClient } from "../../src/client";
-import { hardhat } from "viem/chains";
-
-const client = AcrossClient.create({
-  useTestnet: true,
-  logLevel: "WARN",
-  chains: [hardhat],
-});
+import { testSDK } from "./_utils";
 
 test("Higher severity is logged", () => {
   const consoleLogSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "log");
-  client.logger.error("Should be logged");
+  testSDK.logger.error("Should be logged");
 
   expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
 test("Equal severity is logged", () => {
   const consoleLogSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "log");
-  client.logger.warn("Should be logged");
+  testSDK.logger.warn("Should be logged");
 
   expect(consoleLogSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
 test("Lower severity is not logged", () => {
   const consoleLogSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "log");
-  client.logger.debug("Should not be logged");
+  testSDK.logger.debug("Should not be logged");
 
   expect(consoleLogSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });