diff --git a/src/PublicApostille.ts b/src/PublicApostille.ts
index 0c2593f..ec2053e 100644
--- a/src/PublicApostille.ts
+++ b/src/PublicApostille.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ class PublicApostille {
    * @memberof PublicApostille
    */
   private address: Address;
+  /**
+   * @description - the network type the public apostille
+   * @private
+   * @memberof PublicApostille
+   */
+  private networkType: NetworkType;
   /**
    * @description - the hash uncluding the magical byte of this public apostille
    * @private
@@ -45,17 +51,14 @@ class PublicApostille {
   constructor(
     private initiatorAccount: Initiator,
     public readonly fileName: string,
-    public readonly networkType: NetworkType,
     sinkAddress?: string,
   ) {
+    this.networkType = initiatorAccount.account.address.networkType;
     if (sinkAddress) {
       const newSink = Address.createFromRawAddress(sinkAddress);
-      if (newSink.networkType !== networkType) {
-        throw new Error(Errors[Errors.NETWORK_TYPE_MISMATCHED]);
-      }
       this.address = newSink;
     } else {
-      this.address = Address.createFromRawAddress(Sinks[networkType]);
+      this.address = Address.createFromRawAddress(Sinks[this.networkType]);
     }
   }
   /**
@@ -104,9 +107,6 @@ class PublicApostille {
       transactionHttp = new TransactionHttp(HistoricalEndpoints[this.networkType]);
       listener = new Listener(HistoricalEndpoints[this.networkType]);
     }
-    if (this.initiatorAccount.account.address.networkType !== this.networkType) {
-      throw new Error(Errors[Errors.NETWORK_TYPE_MISMATCHED]);
-    }
 
     if (this.initiatorAccount.multisigAccount) {
       // we need to wrap the creation transaction in an aggregate transaction
diff --git a/tests/unit/Public/Functionalities.spec.ts b/tests/unit/Public/Functionalities.spec.ts
index bdf507f..70e574f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Public/Functionalities.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/Public/Functionalities.spec.ts
@@ -12,45 +12,18 @@ beforeAll(() => {
   jest.setTimeout(10000);
 });
 
-describe('constructor of public apostilee should work properly', () => {
-  it('should throw error if network type of initiator and sink address dont match', () => {
-    expect(() => {
-      const initiator = new Initiator(signer);
-      const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
-        initiator,
-        fileName,
-        NetworkType.MAIN_NET,
-        'SCKPEZ-5ZAPYO-PXVF6U-YLHINF-CLYZHO-YCIO3P-KGVV');
-    }).toThrow();
-  });
-});
-
 // Simulate the file content
 const fileContent = CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse('Public apostille is awesome !');
 const hashFunction = new SHA256();
 
 describe('announce function should work properly', () => {
 
-  it('should throw error if network type of initiator and the apostille dont match', () => {
-    expect(() => {
-      const initiator = new Initiator(signer);
-      const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
-        initiator,
-        fileName,
-        NetworkType.MAIN_NET);
-
-      publicApostille.update(fileContent, hashFunction);
-      publicApostille.announce();
-    }).toThrow();
-  });
-
   it('should throw error if network type is mijin and we don\'t specefy an endpoint', () => {
     expect(() => {
       const initiator = new Initiator(signer);
       const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
         initiator,
-        fileName,
-        NetworkType.MIJIN);
+        fileName,);
 
       publicApostille.update(fileContent, hashFunction);
       publicApostille.announce();
@@ -62,7 +35,6 @@ describe('announce function should work properly', () => {
     const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
       initiator,
       fileName,
-      NetworkType.MIJIN_TEST,
       'SCKPEZ-5ZAPYO-PXVF6U-YLHINF-CLYZHO-YCIO3P-KGVV');
     publicApostille.update(fileContent, hashFunction);
     await publicApostille.announce();
@@ -78,7 +50,6 @@ describe('announce function should work properly', () => {
     const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
       initiator,
       fileName,
-      NetworkType.MIJIN_TEST,
       'SCKPEZ-5ZAPYO-PXVF6U-YLHINF-CLYZHO-YCIO3P-KGVV');
 
     publicApostille.update(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse('Public apostille is awesome !'), hashFunction);
@@ -95,7 +66,6 @@ describe('announce function should work properly', () => {
     const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
       initiator,
       fileName,
-      NetworkType.MIJIN_TEST,
       'SCKPEZ-5ZAPYO-PXVF6U-YLHINF-CLYZHO-YCIO3P-KGVV');
 
     publicApostille.update(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8.parse('Public apostille is awesome !'), hashFunction);
diff --git a/tests/unit/Public/Getters.spec.ts b/tests/unit/Public/Getters.spec.ts
index 69ae31e..b31bc17 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Public/Getters.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/Public/Getters.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const initiator = new Initiator(signer);
 const publicApostille = new PublicApostille(
   initiator,
   fileName,
-  NetworkType.MIJIN_TEST,
   'SCKPEZ-5ZAPYO-PXVF6U-YLHINF-CLYZHO-YCIO3P-KGVV');
 
 describe('getters should work properly', () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/Public/Hashs.spec.ts b/tests/unit/Public/Hashs.spec.ts
index c5f5018..e1efa23 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Public/Hashs.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/Public/Hashs.spec.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ hashArray.forEach((hash) => {
     false, {}, false,
     nem.model.network.data.testnet.id);
 
-  newPublicApostille = new PublicApostille(initiator, fileName, NetworkType.TEST_NET);
+  newPublicApostille = new PublicApostille(initiator, fileName);
 
   hashType = chooseHash(hash);
   newPublicApostille.update(fileContent, hashType);