diff --git a/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js b/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js
index 63679de8242..af288a2a7b8 100644
--- a/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js
+++ b/amplify/backend/function/createUniqueColony/src/index.js
@@ -227,7 +227,12 @@ exports.handler = async (event) => {
   const providerNetwork = await provider.getNetwork();
   const chainId = String(providerNetwork.chainId);
   const version = await colonyClient.version();
-  const isTokenLocked = colonyClient.tokenClient.locked();
+  let isTokenLocked = false;
+  try {
+    isTokenLocked = await colonyClient.tokenClient.locked();
+  } catch (error) {
+    // token doesn not support the `locked()` method
+  }
 
   /*
    * Create the colony
diff --git a/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts b/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts
index 92b6ee9c06a..d16d34e3e70 100644
--- a/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts
+++ b/src/redux/sagas/colony/colonyCreate.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   ColonyRole,
   colonyRoles2Hex,
 } from '@colony/colony-js';
-import { utils } from 'ethers';
+import { utils, providers } from 'ethers';
 import { poll } from 'ethers/lib/utils';
 import { all, call, put } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ import {
   ADDRESS_ZERO,
   DEFAULT_TOKEN_DECIMALS,
   supportedExtensionsConfig,
+  isDev,
+  GANACHE_LOCAL_RPC_URL,
 } from '~constants/index.ts';
-import {
-  type ColonyManager,
-  ContextModule,
-  getContext,
-} from '~context/index.ts';
+import { ContextModule, getContext } from '~context/index.ts';
 import {
   CreateColonyEtherealMetadataDocument,
   type CreateColonyEtherealMetadataMutation,
@@ -52,8 +50,8 @@ import {
   putError,
   takeFrom,
   takeLatestCancellable,
-  getColonyManager,
   initiateTransaction,
+  getNetworkClient,
 } from '../utils/index.ts';
 
 function* colonyCreate({
@@ -74,7 +72,17 @@ function* colonyCreate({
   const apolloClient = getContext(ContextModule.ApolloClient);
   const wallet = getContext(ContextModule.Wallet);
   const walletAddress = utils.getAddress(wallet.address);
-  const colonyManager: ColonyManager = yield getColonyManager();
+  // const colonyManager: ColonyManager = yield getColonyManager();
+
+  const provider = (() => {
+    if (isDev) {
+      return new providers.JsonRpcProvider(GANACHE_LOCAL_RPC_URL);
+    }
+    return new providers.Web3Provider(window.ethereum!);
+  })();
+
+  const networkClient = yield call(getNetworkClient, provider);
+
   const channelNames: string[] = [];
 
   /*
@@ -263,10 +271,7 @@ function* colonyCreate({
     const colonyClient = yield poll(
       async () => {
         try {
-          const client = await colonyManager.getClient(
-            ClientType.ColonyClient,
-            colonyAddress,
-          );
+          const client = await networkClient.getColonyClient(colonyAddress);
           return client;
         } catch (err) {
           return undefined;
@@ -274,6 +279,7 @@ function* colonyCreate({
       },
       {
         timeout: 30000,
+        retryLimit: 0,
       },
     );
 
@@ -335,6 +341,7 @@ function* colonyCreate({
         },
         {
           timeout: 30000,
+          retryLimit: 0,
         },
       );