diff --git a/hardhat.config.ts b/hardhat.config.ts
index 74d548e9b..955f01ed8 100644
--- a/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
     polygon: {
       url: envConfigProd.POLYGON_RPC_URL,
       accounts: envConfigProd.ACCOUNTS,
-      gasPrice: 120*10**9,
-      gas: 15*10**6,
     },
     hardhat: {
       accounts: hardhatAccounts,
diff --git a/tasks/helpers/submitMultiSigTx.ts b/tasks/helpers/submitMultiSigTx.ts
index 58c7a7d9f..223f50032 100644
--- a/tasks/helpers/submitMultiSigTx.ts
+++ b/tasks/helpers/submitMultiSigTx.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {SignerWithAddress} from "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers/signers";
 import {BytesLike} from "ethers";
 import {IMultiSigGeneric__factory} from "typechain-types";
 import {filterEvents, logger} from "utils";
+import { Wallet } from "ethers";
 
 /**
  * Submits a transaction to the designated Multisig contract and executes it if possible.
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ import {filterEvents, logger} from "utils";
  */
 export async function submitMultiSigTx(
   msAddress: string,
-  owner: SignerWithAddress,
+  owner: SignerWithAddress | Wallet,
   destination: string,
   data: BytesLike
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   logger.out(`Submitting transaction to Multisig at address: ${msAddress}...`);
   const multisig = IMultiSigGeneric__factory.connect(msAddress, owner);
-  const tx = await multisig.submitTransaction(destination, 0, data, "0x");
+  const tx = await multisig.submitTransaction(destination, 0, data, "0x", {gasPrice: 120*10**9});
   logger.out(`Tx hash: ${tx.hash}`);
   const receipt = await tx.wait();
 
diff --git a/utils/signers/connectSignerFromPkey.ts b/utils/signers/connectSignerFromPkey.ts
index 334fb7b80..0cbce32e5 100644
--- a/utils/signers/connectSignerFromPkey.ts
+++ b/utils/signers/connectSignerFromPkey.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import {SignerWithAddress} from "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers/signers";
 import {Wallet} from "ethers";
 import {HardhatRuntimeEnvironment} from "hardhat/types";
 
 export async function connectSignerFromPkey(
   pkey: string,
   hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment
-): Promise<SignerWithAddress> {
-  const signer = new Wallet(pkey, hre.ethers.provider);
-  return hre.ethers.getSigner(signer.address);
+): Promise<Wallet> {
+  return new Wallet(pkey, hre.ethers.provider);
 }
diff --git a/utils/signers/getAPTeamOwner.ts b/utils/signers/getAPTeamOwner.ts
index cf383c162..7cbe39219 100644
--- a/utils/signers/getAPTeamOwner.ts
+++ b/utils/signers/getAPTeamOwner.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import {SignerWithAddress} from "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers/signers";
 import {HardhatRuntimeEnvironment} from "hardhat/types";
 import {connectSignerFromPkey} from "./connectSignerFromPkey";
 import {getSigners} from "./getSigners";
+import { Wallet } from "ethers";
 
 export async function getAPTeamOwner(
   hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment,
   pkey?: string
-): Promise<SignerWithAddress> {
+): Promise<SignerWithAddress|Wallet> {
   if (pkey) {
     return await connectSignerFromPkey(pkey, hre);
   }