diff --git a/src/features/account/hooks/useSignInWithWallet.ts b/src/features/account/hooks/useSignInWithWallet.ts
index 12f66cd56ac..5300a3d80da 100644
--- a/src/features/account/hooks/useSignInWithWallet.ts
+++ b/src/features/account/hooks/useSignInWithWallet.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function useSignInWithWallet({ onSuccess, onError, source = 'Login', isAuth, log
       proceedToAuth(web3Wallet.address);
     } else {
       isConnectingWalletRef.current = true;
-      web3Wallet.openModal();
+      web3Wallet.connect();
     }
   }, [ proceedToAuth, web3Wallet ]);
 
diff --git a/src/features/connect-wallet/hooks/wallet/useWalletReown.ts b/src/features/connect-wallet/hooks/wallet/useWalletReown.ts
index 8aa33fec4c9..8ca5ada2286 100644
--- a/src/features/connect-wallet/hooks/wallet/useWalletReown.ts
+++ b/src/features/connect-wallet/hooks/wallet/useWalletReown.ts
@@ -50,20 +50,23 @@ export function useWalletReown({ source, onConnect }: Params): Result {
     modalUnsubRef.current = runtime.subscribeModalState(setIsModalOpen);
   }, []);
 
-  const openModal = React.useCallback(async() => {
+  // Loads the runtime and opens the AppKit modal, returning the runtime so `connect` can gate its analytics
+  // on `isReady`. The exposed `openModal` discards it (the `Result` contract is `Promise<void>`).
+  const loadAndOpenModal = React.useCallback(async() => {
     setIsOpening(true);
     const runtime = await ensureLoaded();
     subscribeModal(runtime);
     await runtime.openModal();
     setIsOpening(false);
+    return runtime;
   }, [ subscribeModal ]);
 
+  const openModal = React.useCallback(async() => {
+    await loadAndOpenModal();
+  }, [ loadAndOpenModal ]);
+
   const connect = React.useCallback(async() => {
-    setIsOpening(true);
-    const runtime = await ensureLoaded();
-    subscribeModal(runtime);
-    await runtime.openModal();
-    setIsOpening(false);
+    const runtime = await loadAndOpenModal();
     // Record a started connection only when the modal could actually open. A failed chunk load resolves to
     // the disabled runtime whose `openModal` is a no-op — there is nothing for the user to complete, and no
     // later bridge connect to attribute to this click.
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ export function useWalletReown({ source, onConnect }: Params): Result {
       mixpanel.logEvent(mixpanel.EventTypes.WALLET_CONNECT, { Source: source, Status: 'Started' });
       isConnectionStarted.current = true;
     }
-  }, [ source, subscribeModal ]);
+  }, [ source, loadAndOpenModal ]);
 
   const disconnect = React.useCallback(async() => {
     const runtime = await ensureLoaded();
diff --git a/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx b/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx
index f2a25cdd8a0..b2076c03ba7 100644
--- a/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx
+++ b/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const testFn = async({ render, mockAssetResponse, mockEnvs, mockRpcResponse, moc
   await expect(component).toHaveScreenshot();
 };
 
-test('base view +@dark-mode', testFn);
+test('base view', testFn);
 
 test.describe('mobile', () => {
   test.use({ viewport: devices['iPhone 13 Pro'].viewport });
diff --git a/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_dark-color-mode_base-view-dark-mode-1.png b/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_dark-color-mode_base-view-dark-mode-1.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 491409b4663..00000000000
Binary files a/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_dark-color-mode_base-view-dark-mode-1.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_default_base-view-dark-mode-1.png b/src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_default_base-view-1.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_default_base-view-dark-mode-1.png
rename to src/features/marketplace/pages/dapp/__screenshots__/MarketplaceApp.pw.tsx_default_base-view-1.png