diff --git a/src/_tests/integration/sendquai.integration.test.ts b/src/_tests/integration/sendquai.integration.test.ts
index c788d897..93658c16 100644
--- a/src/_tests/integration/sendquai.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/_tests/integration/sendquai.integration.test.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ describe('Test sending Quai', function () {
                     from: wallet.address,
                 };
                 console.log(`Sending quai to: ${receiverAddress}`);
-                provider.on({ address: receiverAddress }, () => {
-                    console.log('Received quai');
+                provider.on({ type: 'balance', address: receiverAddress }, (balance) => {
+                    console.log(`Received quai on address ${receiverAddress}. New Balance is ${balance}`);
                 });
                 const tx = (await wallet.sendTransaction(txObj)) as QuaiTransactionResponse;
                 //wait 2 seconds
diff --git a/src/providers/abstract-provider.ts b/src/providers/abstract-provider.ts
index fbc7aa61..259e91d4 100644
--- a/src/providers/abstract-provider.ts
+++ b/src/providers/abstract-provider.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,19 @@ async function getSubscription(_event: ProviderEvent, zone?: Zone): Promise<Subs
         return { type: 'orphan', tag: getTag('orphan', event), filter: copy(event), zone };
     }
 
-    if ((<any>_event).topics || Array.isArray((<any>_event).address)) {
+    if ((<any>_event).type && (<any>_event).address) {
+        const address = formatMixedCaseChecksumAddress(
+            isHexString((<any>_event).address) ? (<any>_event).address : await resolveAddress((<any>_event).address),
+        );
+        const filter = <AccessesFilter>{
+            type: (<any>_event).type,
+            address: address,
+        };
+        if (!zone) {
+            zone = toZone(address.slice(0, 4));
+        }
+        return { filter, tag: getTag('accesses', filter), type: 'accesses', zone };
+    } else if ((<any>_event).topics || (<any>_event).address) {
         const event = <EventFilter>_event;
 
         const filter: EventFilter = {
@@ -418,17 +430,6 @@ async function getSubscription(_event: ProviderEvent, zone?: Zone): Promise<Subs
         }
 
         return { filter, tag: getTag('event', filter), type: 'event', zone };
-    } else if ((<any>_event).address) {
-        const address = formatMixedCaseChecksumAddress(
-            isHexString((<any>_event).address) ? (<any>_event).address : await resolveAddress((<any>_event).address),
-        );
-        const filter = <AccessesFilter>{
-            address: address,
-        };
-        if (!zone) {
-            zone = toZone(address.slice(0, 4));
-        }
-        return { filter, tag: getTag('accesses', filter), type: 'accesses', zone };
     }
 
     assertArgument(false, 'unknown ProviderEvent', 'event', _event);
diff --git a/src/providers/provider-socket.ts b/src/providers/provider-socket.ts
index b59ddffc..177a4b32 100644
--- a/src/providers/provider-socket.ts
+++ b/src/providers/provider-socket.ts
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ export class SocketBlockSubscriber extends SocketSubscriber {
  * @category Providers
  */
 export class SocketAccessesSubscriber extends SocketSubscriber {
-    #logFilter: string;
+    #accessesFilter: string;
 
-    get logFilter(): EventFilter {
-        return JSON.parse(this.#logFilter);
+    get accessesFilter(): AccessesFilter {
+        return JSON.parse(this.#accessesFilter);
     }
     /**
      * Creates a new **SocketBlockSubscriber**.
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class SocketAccessesSubscriber extends SocketSubscriber {
      */
     constructor(provider: SocketProvider, filter: AccessesFilter, zone: Zone) {
         super(provider, ['accesses', filter.address], zone);
-        this.#logFilter = JSON.stringify(filter);
+        this.#accessesFilter = JSON.stringify(filter);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ export class SocketAccessesSubscriber extends SocketSubscriber {
      * @returns {Promise<void>}
      */
     async _emit(provider: SocketProvider, message: any): Promise<void> {
-        provider.emit(this.logFilter, this.zone, message);
+        if (this.accessesFilter.type === 'balance') {
+            message = await provider.getBalance(this.accessesFilter.address);
+        }
+        provider.emit(this.accessesFilter, this.zone, message);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/provider-websocket.ts b/src/providers/provider-websocket.ts
index 4bf5e1aa..557e1e5c 100644
--- a/src/providers/provider-websocket.ts
+++ b/src/providers/provider-websocket.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface WebSocketLike {
     onopen: null | ((...args: Array<any>) => any);
     onmessage: null | ((...args: Array<any>) => any);
     onerror: null | ((...args: Array<any>) => any);
+    onclose: null | ((...args: Array<any>) => any);
 
     readyState: number;
 
@@ -116,6 +117,20 @@ export class WebSocketProvider extends SocketProvider {
                 // @TODO: now what? Attempt reconnect?
             }
         };
+
+        // @TODO: implement onclose
+        //        websocket.onclose = () => {
+        //            console.log('WebSocket closed. Attempting to reconnect...');
+        //            setTimeout(() => {
+        //                const baseUrl = websocket.url.split(':').slice(0, 2).join(':');
+        //                const shardSuffix = this._getOption('usePathing') ? `/${fromShard(shard, 'nickname')}` : `:${port}`;
+        //                const newWebSocket = this.createWebSocket(baseUrl, shardSuffix);
+        //                this.initWebSocket(newWebSocket, shard, port);
+        //                this.#websockets.push(newWebSocket);
+        //                this._urlMap.set(shard, newWebSocket);
+        //            }, 500); // Reconnect after 5 seconds
+        //        };
+
         websocket.onmessage = (message: { data: string }) => {
             this._processMessage(message.data);
         };
@@ -139,6 +154,12 @@ export class WebSocketProvider extends SocketProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    createWebSocket = (baseUrl: string, suffix: string): WebSocketLike => {
+        const tempWs = new _WebSocket(`${baseUrl}${suffix}`);
+        return tempWs as WebSocketLike;
+        // wait 2 minutes
+    };
+
     /**
      * Initialize the URL map with WebSocket connections.
      *
@@ -152,11 +173,6 @@ export class WebSocketProvider extends SocketProvider {
         this._urlMap.clear();
         try {
             const primeSuffix = this._getOption('usePathing') ? `/${fromShard(Shard.Prime, 'nickname')}` : ':8001';
-            const createWebSocket = (baseUrl: string, suffix: string): WebSocketLike => {
-                const tempWs = new _WebSocket(`${baseUrl}${suffix}`);
-                return tempWs as WebSocketLike;
-                // wait 2 minutes
-            };
 
             const initShardWebSockets = async (baseUrl: string) => {
                 const shards = await this._getRunningLocations(Shard.Prime, true);
@@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ export class WebSocketProvider extends SocketProvider {
                             ? `/${fromShard(shardEnum, 'nickname')}`
                             : `:${port}`;
                         const shardUrl = baseUrl.split(':').slice(0, 2).join(':');
-                        const websocket = createWebSocket(shardUrl, shardSuffix);
+                        const websocket = this.createWebSocket(shardUrl, shardSuffix);
                         this.initWebSocket(websocket, shardEnum);
                         this.#websockets.push(websocket);
                         this._urlMap.set(shardEnum, websocket);
@@ -185,7 +201,7 @@ export class WebSocketProvider extends SocketProvider {
             if (Array.isArray(urls)) {
                 for (const url of urls) {
                     const baseUrl = `${url.split(':')[0]}:${url.split(':')[1]}`;
-                    const primeWebsocket = createWebSocket(baseUrl, primeSuffix);
+                    const primeWebsocket = this.createWebSocket(baseUrl, primeSuffix);
                     this.initWebSocket(primeWebsocket, Shard.Prime);
                     this.#websockets.push(primeWebsocket);
                     this._urlMap.set(Shard.Prime, primeWebsocket);
diff --git a/src/providers/provider.ts b/src/providers/provider.ts
index 9589fda6..9f2293cb 100644
--- a/src/providers/provider.ts
+++ b/src/providers/provider.ts
@@ -2627,12 +2627,15 @@ export interface EventFilter {
     nodeLocation?: NodeLocation;
 }
 
+export type AccessesType = 'block' | 'balance';
+
 /**
  * An **AccessesFilter** allows efficiently filtering accesses (state uses) using address.
  *
  * @category Providers
  */
 export interface AccessesFilter {
+    type: AccessesType;
     address: AddressLike;
 }