diff --git a/components/chainSelect/ChainSelect.tsx b/components/chainSelect/ChainSelect.tsx
index 1c996fb..9ef95b4 100644
--- a/components/chainSelect/ChainSelect.tsx
+++ b/components/chainSelect/ChainSelect.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ import Button from "../inputs/Button";
 import Input from "../inputs/Input";
 import Select from "../inputs/Select";
 import StackableContainer from "../layout/StackableContainer";
-import { ChainRegistryAsset } from "./chainregistry";
+import {
+  RegistryChainApisRpc,
+  RegistryChainExplorer,
+  getAssetsFromRegistry,
+  getChainFromRegistry,
+} from "./chainregistry";
 
 interface ChainOption {
   label: string;
@@ -112,75 +117,64 @@ const ChainSelect = () => {
 
   const getChainInfo = async (chainOption: GithubChainRegistryItem) => {
     setChainError(null);
-    try {
-      const chainInfoUrl =
-        "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cosmos/chain-registry@master/" +
-        chainOption.path +
-        "/chain.json";
-      const chainAssetUrl =
-        "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cosmos/chain-registry@master/" +
-        chainOption.path +
-        "/assetlist.json";
 
-      const { data: chainData } = await axios.get(chainInfoUrl);
-      const { data: assetData } = await axios.get(chainAssetUrl);
+    try {
+      const chainData = await getChainFromRegistry(chainOption.path);
+      const assets = await getAssetsFromRegistry(chainOption.path);
+      const firstAsset = assets[0];
 
       const nodeAddress = await getNodeFromArray(chainData.apis.rpc);
-      const addressPrefix = chainData["bech32_prefix"];
-      const chainId = chainData["chain_id"];
-      const chainDisplayName = chainData["pretty_name"];
-      const registryName = chainOption.name;
       const explorerLink = getExplorerFromArray(chainData.explorers);
+      const denom = firstAsset.base || "";
+      const displayDenom = firstAsset.symbol || "";
 
-      const firstAsset: ChainRegistryAsset | undefined = assetData.assets?.[0];
-      const denom = firstAsset?.base || "";
-      const displayDenom = firstAsset?.symbol || "";
-      const feeToken =
-        chainData["fees"]?.fee_tokens.find((token: { denom: string }) => token.denom == denom) ??
-        {};
+      const displayUnit = firstAsset.denom_units.find((u) => u.denom == firstAsset.display);
+      const displayDenomExponent = displayUnit?.exponent ?? 6;
+
+      const feeToken = chainData.fees.fee_tokens.find((token) => token.denom == denom) ?? { denom };
       const gasPrice =
-        feeToken["average_gas_price"] ??
-        feeToken["low_gas_price"] ??
-        feeToken["high_gas_price"] ??
-        feeToken["fixed_min_gas_price"] ??
+        feeToken.average_gas_price ??
+        feeToken.low_gas_price ??
+        feeToken.high_gas_price ??
+        feeToken.fixed_min_gas_price ??
         0.03;
       const formattedGasPrice = firstAsset ? `${gasPrice}${denom}` : "";
-      const displayUnit = firstAsset?.denom_units.find((u) => u.denom == firstAsset.display);
-      const displayDenomExponent = displayUnit?.exponent ?? 6;
 
       // change app state
       dispatch({
         type: "changeChain",
         value: {
+          registryName: chainOption.name,
+          addressPrefix: chainData.bech32_prefix,
+          chainId: chainData.chain_id,
+          chainDisplayName: chainData.pretty_name,
           nodeAddress,
+          explorerLink,
           denom,
           displayDenom,
           displayDenomExponent,
           gasPrice: formattedGasPrice,
-          chainId,
-          chainDisplayName,
-          registryName,
-          addressPrefix,
-          explorerLink,
         },
       });
+
       setShowSettings(false);
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    } catch (error: any) {
-      console.log(error);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        setChainError(error.message);
+      } else {
+        setChainError("Error getting chain info");
+      }
+
+      console.error("Error getting chain info", error);
       setShowSettings(true);
-      setChainError(error.toString());
     }
   };
 
-  const getExplorerFromArray = (array: { kind: string; url: string; tx_page: string }[]) => {
-    if (array && array.length > 0) {
-      return array[0]["tx_page"];
-    }
-    return "";
+  const getExplorerFromArray = (explorers: readonly RegistryChainExplorer[]) => {
+    return explorers[0]?.tx_page ?? "";
   };
 
-  const getNodeFromArray = async (nodeArray: { address: string; provider: string }[]) => {
+  const getNodeFromArray = async (nodeArray: readonly RegistryChainApisRpc[]) => {
     // only return https connections
     const secureNodes = nodeArray
       .filter((node) => node.address.startsWith("https://"))
diff --git a/components/chainSelect/chainregistry.ts b/components/chainSelect/chainregistry.ts
index ef1aa4a..1714f4c 100644
--- a/components/chainSelect/chainregistry.ts
+++ b/components/chainSelect/chainregistry.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,49 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+
+export interface RegistryChainApisRpc {
+  readonly address: string;
+  readonly provider: string;
+}
+
+export interface RegistryChainApis {
+  readonly rpc: readonly RegistryChainApisRpc[];
+}
+
+export interface RegistryChainExplorer {
+  readonly kind: string;
+  readonly url: string;
+  readonly tx_page: string;
+}
+
+export interface RegistryChainFeeTokens {
+  readonly denom: string;
+  readonly average_gas_price?: number;
+  readonly low_gas_price?: number;
+  readonly high_gas_price?: number;
+  readonly fixed_min_gas_price?: number;
+}
+
+export interface RegistryChainFees {
+  readonly fee_tokens: readonly RegistryChainFeeTokens[];
+}
+
+export interface RegistryChain {
+  readonly apis: RegistryChainApis;
+  readonly bech32_prefix: string;
+  readonly chain_id: string;
+  readonly explorers: readonly RegistryChainExplorer[];
+  readonly fees: RegistryChainFees;
+  readonly pretty_name: string;
+}
+
+export interface RegistryChainResponse {
+  readonly data: RegistryChain;
+}
+
 /**
  * See https://github.com/cosmos/chain-registry/blob/1e9ecde770951cab90f0853a624411d79af90b83/provenance/assetlist.json#L8-L12
  */
-export interface ChainRegistryDemonUnit {
+export interface RegistryAssetDenomUnit {
   denom: string;
   exponent: number;
   aliases: string[];
@@ -10,9 +52,9 @@ export interface ChainRegistryDemonUnit {
 /**
  * See https://github.com/cosmos/chain-registry/blob/1e9ecde770951cab90f0853a624411d79af90b83/provenance/assetlist.json#L5-L28
  */
-export interface ChainRegistryAsset {
+export interface RegistryAsset {
   description: string;
-  denom_units: ChainRegistryDemonUnit[];
+  denom_units: RegistryAssetDenomUnit[];
   base: string;
   name: string;
   display: string;
@@ -23,3 +65,28 @@ export interface ChainRegistryAsset {
   };
   coingecko_id: string;
 }
+
+export interface RegistryAssetsResponse {
+  readonly data: { readonly assets: readonly RegistryAsset[] };
+}
+
+const registryGhUrl = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cosmos/chain-registry@master/";
+
+export const getChainFromRegistry = async (chainGhName: string): Promise<RegistryChain> => {
+  const chainGhUrl = registryGhUrl + chainGhName + "/chain.json";
+
+  const { data: chain }: RegistryChainResponse = await axios.get(chainGhUrl);
+  return chain;
+};
+
+export const getAssetsFromRegistry = async (
+  chainGhName: string,
+): Promise<readonly RegistryAsset[]> => {
+  const assetsGhUrl = registryGhUrl + chainGhName + "/assetlist.json";
+
+  const {
+    data: { assets },
+  }: RegistryAssetsResponse = await axios.get(assetsGhUrl);
+
+  return assets;
+};