diff --git a/site/docs/components/AppDemo.tsx b/site/docs/components/AppDemo.tsx
index 50fbf9f094..c2e8c4fc5d 100644
--- a/site/docs/components/AppDemo.tsx
+++ b/site/docs/components/AppDemo.tsx
@@ -9,24 +9,16 @@ import '@coinbase/onchainkit/styles.css';
 import { createWalletClient } from 'viem';
 import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
 import { useTheme } from '../contexts/Theme.tsx';
-import { type Account } from 'viem';
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
+const DEFAULT_DEMO_PK =
+  '0x1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234';
+
 const demoWalletConnector = () => () => {
-  const demoWalletPK = import.meta.env.VITE_DEMO_WALLET_PK;
+  const demoWalletPK = import.meta.env.VITE_DEMO_WALLET_PK || DEFAULT_DEMO_PK;
 
-  let account: Account | undefined;
-  if (demoWalletPK) {
-    try {
-      account = privateKeyToAccount(demoWalletPK as `0x${string}`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to create account from private key:', error);
-      return null;
-    }
-  } else {
-    return null;
-  }
+  const account = privateKeyToAccount(demoWalletPK as `0x${string}`);
 
   const client = createWalletClient({
     account,