diff --git a/src/providers/OceanProvider/OceanProvider.tsx b/src/providers/OceanProvider/OceanProvider.tsx
index c70885c..c33a90a 100644
--- a/src/providers/OceanProvider/OceanProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/OceanProvider/OceanProvider.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ProviderStatus from './ProviderStatus'
 import { Ocean, Logger, Account, Config } from '@oceanprotocol/lib'
 import Web3Modal, { ICoreOptions } from 'web3modal'
 import { getDefaultProviders } from './getDefaultProviders'
+import { getAccountId, getBalance } from '../..'
 
 interface Balance {
   eth: string | undefined
@@ -35,9 +36,11 @@ const OceanContext = createContext(null)
 
 function OceanProvider({
   config,
+  web3ModalOpts,
   children
 }: {
   config: Config
+  web3ModalOpts?: Partial<ICoreOptions>
   children: any
 }): ReactElement {
   const [web3, setWeb3] = useState<Web3 | undefined>()
@@ -54,13 +57,20 @@ function OceanProvider({
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<ProviderStatus>(
     ProviderStatus.NOT_AVAILABLE
   )
-  const [web3ModalOpts, setWeb3ModalOpts] = useState<Partial<ICoreOptions>>()
 
-  function init() {
+  async function init() {
     Logger.log('Ocean Provider init')
     window &&
       window.ethereum &&
       (window.ethereum.autoRefreshOnNetworkChange = false)
+
+    Logger.log('Web3Modal init.')
+    if (web3ModalOpts === undefined) {
+      web3ModalOpts = await getDefaultProviders()
+    }
+    const web3ModalInstance = new Web3Modal(web3ModalOpts)
+    setWeb3Modal(web3ModalInstance)
+    Logger.log('Web3Modal instance created.', web3ModalInstance)
   }
 
   // On mount setup Web3Modal instance
@@ -68,18 +78,16 @@ function OceanProvider({
     init()
   }, [])
 
-  async function connect(opts?: Partial<ICoreOptions>) {
-    Logger.log('Connecting ....')
+  // Connect automatically to cached provider if present
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!web3Modal) return
+    web3Modal.cachedProvider && connect()
+  }, [web3Modal])
 
-    if (opts === undefined) {
-      opts = await getDefaultProviders()
-    }
+  async function connect() {
+    Logger.log('Connecting ...')
 
-    const instance = web3Modal || new Web3Modal(opts)
-    setWeb3Modal(instance)
-    Logger.log('Web3Modal instance created.', instance)
-
-    const provider = web3Provider || (await instance.connect())
+    const provider = await web3Modal.connect()
     setWeb3Provider(provider)
 
     const web3 = new Web3(provider)
@@ -115,18 +123,6 @@ function OceanProvider({
     web3Modal.clearCachedProvider()
   }
 
-  async function getAccountId(web3: Web3) {
-    const accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts()
-    return accounts[0]
-  }
-
-  async function getBalance(account: Account) {
-    const eth = await account.getEtherBalance()
-    const ocean = await account.getOceanBalance()
-
-    return { eth, ocean }
-  }
-
   //
   // Listen for provider, account & network changes
   // and react to it
@@ -137,9 +133,7 @@ function OceanProvider({
 
   const handleAccountsChanged = async (accounts: string[]) => {
     console.debug("Handling 'accountsChanged' event with payload", accounts)
-    // if (status === ProviderStatus.CONNECTED) {
-    connect(web3ModalOpts)
-    // }
+    connect()
   }
 
   // ToDo need to handle this, it's not implemented, need to update chainId and reinitialize ocean lib
@@ -149,9 +143,7 @@ function OceanProvider({
       networkId,
       status
     )
-    // if (status === ProviderStatus.CONNECTED) {
-    connect(web3ModalOpts)
-    // }
+    connect()
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/providers/OceanProvider/README.md b/src/providers/OceanProvider/README.md
index 788df92..a268ae5 100644
--- a/src/providers/OceanProvider/README.md
+++ b/src/providers/OceanProvider/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { OceanProvider, Config } from '@oceanprotocol/react'
 
 const config: Config = {
   nodeUri: '',
-  aquariusUri: '',
+  metadataStoreUri: '',
   ...
 }
 
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ export default function MyApp({
 }: {
   children: ReactNode
 }): ReactNode {
-  const web3 = await getWeb3()
-
   return (
-    <OceanProvider config={config} web3={web3}>
+    <OceanProvider config={config} web3ModalOpts={web3ModalOpts}>
         <h1>My App</h1>
         {children}
     </OceanProvider>
@@ -38,48 +36,18 @@ export default function MyApp({
 }
 ```
 
-The `OceanProvider` requires a Web3 instance to be passed as prop so you can either handle this with your own `getWeb3()`, or use the basic [`Web3Provider`](../Web3Provider):
-
-```tsx
-import React, { ReactNode } from 'react'
-import { Web3Provider, OceanProvider, Config } from '@oceanprotocol/react'
-
-const config: Config = {
-  nodeUri: '',
-  aquariusUri: '',
-  ...
-}
-
-export default function MyApp({
-  children
-}: {
-  children: ReactNode
-}): ReactNode {
-  return (
-    <Web3Provider>
-      {({ web3 }) => (
-        <OceanProvider config={config} web3={web3}>
-          <h1>My App</h1>
-          {children}
-        </OceanProvider>
-      )}
-    </Web3Provider>
-  )
-}
-```
-
 You can then access the provider context values with the `useOcean` hook:
 
 ```tsx
 import { useOcean } from '@oceanprotocol/react'
 
 function MyComponent() {
-  const { ocean, account } = useOcean()
+  const { ocean, accountId } = useOcean()
 
   return (
     <ul>
       <li>Ocean available: {`${Boolean(ocean)}`}</li>
-      <li>Account: {account}</li>
+      <li>Account: {accountId}</li>
     </ul>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 358f3f5..1b450b2 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import Web3 from 'web3'
+import { Account } from '@oceanprotocol/lib'
+import { Balance } from '../providers'
+
 export function readFileContent(file: File): Promise<string> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const reader = new FileReader()
@@ -25,3 +29,15 @@ export const publishFeedback: { [key in number]: string } = {
   3: '3/4 Publishing asset ...',
   4: '4/4 Asset published succesfully'
 }
+
+export async function getAccountId(web3: Web3): Promise<string> {
+  const accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts()
+  return accounts[0]
+}
+
+export async function getBalance(account: Account): Promise<Balance> {
+  const eth = await account.getEtherBalance()
+  const ocean = await account.getOceanBalance()
+
+  return { eth, ocean }
+}