diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
index 47432c1e2..ab1198dd3 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ module.exports = class NetworkController extends EventEmitter {
     this.providerConfig = providerConfig
   }
 
-  async setProviderType (type) {
+  async setProviderType (type, rpcTarget = '', ticker = 'ETH', nickname = '') {
     assert.notEqual(type, 'rpc', `NetworkController - cannot call "setProviderType" with type 'rpc'. use "setRpcTarget"`)
     assert(INFURA_PROVIDER_TYPES.includes(type) || type === LOCALHOST, `NetworkController - Unknown rpc type "${type}"`)
-    const providerConfig = { type }
+    const providerConfig = { type, rpcTarget, ticker, nickname }
     this.providerConfig = providerConfig
   }