diff --git a/.changeset/three-readers-deny.md b/.changeset/three-readers-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d55ae1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-readers-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@boostxyz/sdk": patch
+---
+
+update default validator
diff --git a/packages/sdk/.env.sample b/packages/sdk/.env.sample
index b2c09ddcb..aee30f84b 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/.env.sample
+++ b/packages/sdk/.env.sample
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ DEFAULT_CHAIN_ID=31337
 # VITE_TEST_NO_DEPLOY_FIXTURES=false
 
 # Inject Boost validator EOA's
-VITE_BOOST_TESTNET_SIGNER_EOA=0xd63167e9db11B108940b2E8236581F961f33f396
+VITE_BOOST_TESTNET_SIGNER_EOA=0x9fa7306a3edb74068900e6fdc7e10ebfb2c03fb4
 VITE_BOOST_MAINNET_SIGNER_EOA=
 
 # Inject addresses for local development
diff --git a/test/src/setup.hardhat.ts b/test/src/setup.hardhat.ts
index c4f6b1f3d..0ce582826 100644
--- a/test/src/setup.hardhat.ts
+++ b/test/src/setup.hardhat.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ function createHardhatProcess(): Promise<ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams> {
     });
 
     hardhatProcess.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
-      console.error('stderr', data.toString());
-      reject(data);
+      const msg = data.toString();
+      console.error('stderr', msg);
+      if (!msg.includes('npm warn')) {
+        reject(data);
+      }
     });
 
     hardhatProcess.on('close', () => {