diff --git a/modules/client-common/src/utils.ts b/modules/client-common/src/utils.ts
index 5a0c9159e..82ded9dc8 100644
--- a/modules/client-common/src/utils.ts
+++ b/modules/client-common/src/utils.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ export async function prepareGenericInstallationEstimation(
   web3: IClientWeb3Core,
   params: PrepareInstallationParams,
 ) {
-  const signer = web3.getConnectedSigner();
   const provider = web3.getProvider();
   if (!isAddress(params.pluginRepo)) {
     throw new InvalidAddressError();
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ export async function prepareGenericInstallationEstimation(
   if (!version) {
     const pluginRepo = PluginRepo__factory.connect(
       params.pluginRepo,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     const currentRelease = await pluginRepo.latestRelease();
     const latestVersion = await pluginRepo["getLatestVersion(uint8)"](
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ export async function prepareGenericInstallationEstimation(
   // connect to psp contract
   const pspContract = PluginSetupProcessor__factory.connect(
     LIVE_CONTRACTS[networkName].pluginSetupProcessorAddress,
-    signer,
+    provider,
   );
 
   const gasEstimation = await pspContract.estimateGas.prepareInstallation(
diff --git a/modules/client/CHANGELOG.md b/modules/client/CHANGELOG.md
index 28d4c7c25..8846e5e02 100644
--- a/modules/client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/modules/client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ TEMPLATE:
 ## [UPCOMING]
 ### Changed
 - All addresses are now lowercased on subgraph methods
+- Use signer only when transactions need to be signed, else use provider
 ## [1.13.1-rc1]
 ### Fixes
 - Support for ERC115Transfers and balances
diff --git a/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts b/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts
index dac239f5a..802146b0a 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async createProposal(
     params: CreateMajorityVotingProposalParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const addresslistContract = AddresslistVoting__factory.connect(
       params.pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     if (
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async voteProposal(
     params: VoteProposalParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(
       params.proposalId,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
 
     const addresslistContract = AddresslistVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     const estimation = await addresslistContract.estimateGas.vote(
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async executeProposal(
     proposalId: string,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(
       proposalId,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
 
     const addresslistContract = AddresslistVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     const estimation = await addresslistContract.estimateGas.execute(
       id,
diff --git a/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/methods.ts b/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/methods.ts
index 2eae9793b..c40cb8f39 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/methods.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/addresslistVoting/internal/client/methods.ts
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
    * @memberof AddresslistVotingClientMethods
    */
   public async canVote(params: CanVoteParams): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(params.proposalId);
 
     const addresslistContract = AddresslistVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     return addresslistContract.callStatic.canVote(
       id,
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ export class AddresslistVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
   public async canExecute(
     proposalId: string,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(proposalId);
 
     const addresslistContract = AddresslistVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     return addresslistContract.canExecute(id);
diff --git a/modules/client/src/internal/client/estimation.ts b/modules/client/src/internal/client/estimation.ts
index 777d5f5da..9bad472f9 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/internal/client/estimation.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/internal/client/estimation.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class ClientEstimation extends ClientCore implements IClientEstimation {
    * @memberof ClientEstimation
    */
   public async createDao(params: CreateDaoParams): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
     if (
       params.ensSubdomain && !params.ensSubdomain.match(/^[a-z0-9\-]+$/)
     ) {
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ export class ClientEstimation extends ClientCore implements IClientEstimation {
 
     const daoInstance = DAOFactory__factory.connect(
       this.web3.getAddress("daoFactoryAddress"),
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     const pluginInstallationData: DAOFactory.PluginSettingsStruct[] = [];
     for (const plugin of params.plugins) {
-      const repo = PluginRepo__factory.connect(plugin.id, signer);
+      const repo = PluginRepo__factory.connect(plugin.id, provider);
 
       const currentRelease = await repo.latestRelease();
       const latestVersion = await repo["getLatestVersion(uint8)"](
diff --git a/modules/client/src/internal/client/methods.ts b/modules/client/src/internal/client/methods.ts
index baa5de1f7..3c8bf539d 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/internal/client/methods.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/internal/client/methods.ts
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ export class ClientMethods extends ClientCore implements IClientMethods {
    * @memberof ClientMethods
    */
   public async hasPermission(params: HasPermissionParams): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
     // connect to the managing dao
-    const daoInstance = DAO__factory.connect(params.daoAddressOrEns, signer);
+    const daoInstance = DAO__factory.connect(params.daoAddressOrEns, provider);
     return daoInstance.hasPermission(
       params.where,
       params.who,
@@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@ export class ClientMethods extends ClientCore implements IClientMethods {
     if (!isAddress(contractAddress)) {
       throw new InvalidAddressError();
     }
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
     const protocolInstance = IProtocolVersion__factory.connect(
       contractAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     let version: [number, number, number];
     try {
diff --git a/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/estimation.ts b/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/estimation.ts
index f652f09a9..b690640bb 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/estimation.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/estimation.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ export class MultisigClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async createProposal(
     params: CreateMultisigProposalParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const multisigContract = Multisig__factory.connect(
       params.pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     if (
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ export class MultisigClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async approveProposal(
     params: ApproveMultisigProposalParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(
       params.proposalId,
     );
 
     const multisigContract = Multisig__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     const estimation = await multisigContract.estimateGas.approve(
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class MultisigClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async executeProposal(
     proposalId: string,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(
       proposalId,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class MultisigClientEstimation extends ClientCore
 
     const multisigContract = Multisig__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     const estimation = await multisigContract.estimateGas.execute(
diff --git a/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/methods.ts b/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/methods.ts
index ac528274e..060d86b52 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/methods.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/multisig/internal/client/methods.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class MultisigClientMethods extends ClientCore
   public async canApprove(
     params: CanApproveParams,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
     if (!isAddress(params.approverAddressOrEns)) {
       throw new InvalidAddressOrEnsError();
     }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export class MultisigClientMethods extends ClientCore
 
     const multisigContract = Multisig__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     return multisigContract.canApprove(id, params.approverAddressOrEns);
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ export class MultisigClientMethods extends ClientCore
   public async canExecute(
     proposalId: string,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(proposalId);
 
     const multisigContract = Multisig__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     return multisigContract.canExecute(id);
diff --git a/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts b/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts
index 1415f6a2a..e3cf76599 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/estimation.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ export class TokenVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async createProposal(
     params: CreateMajorityVotingProposalParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const tokenVotingContract = TokenVoting__factory.connect(
       params.pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     if (
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class TokenVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async voteProposal(
     params: VoteProposalParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(
       params.proposalId,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class TokenVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
 
     const tokenVotingContract = TokenVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     const estimation = await tokenVotingContract.estimateGas.vote(
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class TokenVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async executeProposal(
     proposalId: string,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(
       proposalId,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class TokenVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
 
     const tokenVotingContract = TokenVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     const estimation = await tokenVotingContract.estimateGas.execute(
       id,
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ export class TokenVotingClientEstimation extends ClientCore
   public async delegateTokens(
     params: DelegateTokensParams,
   ): Promise<GasFeeEstimation> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
     const governanceErc20Contract = GovernanceERC20__factory.connect(
       params.tokenAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     const estimation = await governanceErc20Contract.estimateGas.delegate(
       params.delegatee,
diff --git a/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/methods.ts b/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/methods.ts
index 054a16b0b..eb402f821 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/methods.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/client/methods.ts
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export class TokenVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
    * @returns {*}  {Promise<boolean>}
    */
   public async canVote(params: CanVoteParams): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     if (!isAddress(params.voterAddressOrEns)) {
       throw new InvalidAddressError();
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ export class TokenVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
 
     const tokenVotingContract = TokenVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
     return tokenVotingContract.callStatic.canVote(
       id,
@@ -439,13 +439,13 @@ export class TokenVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
   public async canExecute(
     proposalId: string,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
+    const provider = this.web3.getProvider();
 
     const { pluginAddress, id } = decodeProposalId(proposalId);
 
     const tokenVotingContract = TokenVoting__factory.connect(
       pluginAddress,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
     return tokenVotingContract.canExecute(id);
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ export class TokenVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
   public async isTokenVotingCompatibleToken(
     tokenAddress: string,
   ): Promise<TokenVotingTokenCompatibility> {
-    const signer = this.web3.getConnectedSigner();
     // check if is address
     if (!isAddress(tokenAddress) || tokenAddress === AddressZero) {
       throw new InvalidAddressError();
@@ -775,10 +774,10 @@ export class TokenVotingClientMethods extends ClientCore
     const contract = new Contract(
       tokenAddress,
       ERC165_ABI,
-      signer,
+      provider,
     );
 
-    if (!await isERC20Token(tokenAddress, signer)) {
+    if (!await isERC20Token(tokenAddress, provider)) {
       return TokenVotingTokenCompatibility.INCOMPATIBLE;
     }
     try {
diff --git a/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/utils.ts b/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/utils.ts
index 8c5aaed89..d720b8317 100644
--- a/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/utils.ts
+++ b/modules/client/src/tokenVoting/internal/utils.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ import {
   ProposalStatus,
   TokenType,
 } from "@aragon/sdk-client-common";
-import { Signer } from "@ethersproject/abstract-signer";
 import { Contract } from "@ethersproject/contracts";
 import { abi as ERC_20_ABI } from "@openzeppelin/contracts/build/contracts/ERC20.json";
+import { JsonRpcProvider } from "@ethersproject/providers";
 
 export function toTokenVotingProposal(
   proposal: SubgraphTokenVotingProposal,
@@ -339,8 +339,8 @@ export function computeProposalStatusFilter(status: ProposalStatus) {
 
 /**
  * Checks if the given address is an ERC20 token
- * This function isn not 100% accurate.
- * It just checks if the token has a balanceOf 
+ * This function is not 100% accurate.
+ * It just checks if the token has a balanceOf
  * function and a decimals function
  *
  * @export
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export function computeProposalStatusFilter(status: ProposalStatus) {
  */
 export async function isERC20Token(
   tokenAddress: string,
-  signer: Signer,
+  signer: JsonRpcProvider,
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const contract = new Contract(
     tokenAddress,
@@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ export async function isERC20Token(
   );
   try {
     await Promise.all([
-      contract.balanceOf(await signer.getAddress()),
+      contract.balanceOf(AddressZero),
       contract.decimals(),
     ]);
     return true;
   } catch {
     return false;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}