diff --git a/lit.config.json b/lit.config.json
index 414e3fdf42..41f51f87b5 100644
--- a/lit.config.json
+++ b/lit.config.json
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
     "debug": true,
     "sevAttestation": false,
     "CONTROLLER_AUTHSIG": {
-      "sig": "0x6c6447a53fe789fd0ae681c7698cb414985d006a00637906f412d292bbfd2e352e10af744428e3208df35d2d4065c767941eb4d7d502dfe569267705f0d4d5e61c",
+      "sig": "0x01d7f16d2e1c79846d235c45e506bd866b0c9b0af05736ed6d2cd9de4a08d5dc1156a8884550df267b1cafc9a81bb029ed3348d15d53a6ae421ec848472c2c341b",
       "derivedVia": "web3.eth.personal.sign",
-      "signedMessage": "localhost wants you to sign in with your Ethereum account:\n0xeF71c2604f17Ec6Fc13409DF24EfdC440D240d37\n\nThis is a test statement.  You can put anything you want here.\n\nURI: https://localhost/login\nVersion: 1\nChain ID: 1\nNonce: 0x6cbca5687b3e317ecd4c2c5ef54aa6f8743c63f80dab435a981fa1fe29a2000f\nIssued At: 2024-03-12T13:34:47.589Z\nExpiration Time: 2024-03-12T14:34:47.584Z",
+      "signedMessage": "localhost wants you to sign in with your Ethereum account:\n0xeF71c2604f17Ec6Fc13409DF24EfdC440D240d37\n\nThis is a test statement.  You can put anything you want here.\n\nURI: https://localhost/login\nVersion: 1\nChain ID: 1\nNonce: 0x6a1c254dc3cad8dcdd02e02ba9d5c0c706ce4b1e040bdfc06e87fb360644d81c\nIssued At: 2024-04-15T17:19:38.839Z\nExpiration Time: 2024-04-15T18:19:38.837Z",
       "address": "0xeF71c2604f17Ec6Fc13409DF24EfdC440D240d37"
     },
     "CONTROLLER_WALLET": {
diff --git a/packages/crypto/src/lib/crypto.ts b/packages/crypto/src/lib/crypto.ts
index 46936bd0f0..ea242f6451 100644
--- a/packages/crypto/src/lib/crypto.ts
+++ b/packages/crypto/src/lib/crypto.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { nacl } from '@lit-protocol/nacl';
 import { SIGTYPE } from '@lit-protocol/constants';
 import { CombinedECDSASignature } from '@lit-protocol/types';
 
+const LIT_CORS_PROXY = `https://cors.litgateway.com`;
+
 // if 'wasmExports' is not available, we need to initialize the BLS SDK
 if (!globalThis.wasmExports) {
   blsSdk.initWasmBlsSdk().then((exports) => {
@@ -359,16 +361,49 @@ function base64ToBufferAsync(base64) {
     });
 }
 
-async function getAmdCert(url: string) {
-  // unfortunately, until AMD enables CORS, we have to use a proxy when in the browser
-  // This project is hosted on heroku and uses this codebase: https://github.com/LIT-Protocol/cors-proxy-amd
-  if (isBrowser()) {
-    // CORS proxy url
-    url = `https://cors.litgateway.com/${url}`;
+/**
+ * Asynchronously fetches an AMD certification from a specified URL using a CORS proxy.
+ * The primary purpose of using a CORS proxy is to avoid being rate-limited by AMD.
+ * The function attempts to fetch the AMD cert through a proxy, and if the proxy fetch fails,
+ * it retries directly from the original URL.
+ *
+ * Note: This project is hosted on heroku and uses this codebase: https://github.com/LIT-Protocol/cors-proxy-amd
+ *
+ * @param url The URL from which to fetch the AMD cert.
+ * @returns A Promise that resolves to a Uint8Array containing the AMD certification data.
+ * @throws An error detailing HTTP or network issues encountered during the fetch process.
+ */
+async function getAmdCert(url: string): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  const proxyUrl = `${LIT_CORS_PROXY}/${url}`;
+
+  log(
+    `[getAmdCert] Fetching AMD cert using proxy URL ${proxyUrl} to manage CORS restrictions and to avoid being rate limited by AMD.`
+  );
+
+  async function fetchAsUint8Array(targetUrl) {
+    const res = await fetch(targetUrl);
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`[getAmdCert] HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+    const arrayBuffer = await res.arrayBuffer();
+    return new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return await fetchAsUint8Array(proxyUrl);
+  } catch (e) {
+    log(`[getAmdCert] Failed to fetch AMD cert from proxy:`, e);
+  }
+
+  // Try direct fetch only if proxy fails
+  log('[getAmdCert] Attempting to fetch directly without proxy.');
+
+  try {
+    return await fetchAsUint8Array(url);
+  } catch (e) {
+    log('[getAmdCert] Direct fetch also failed:', e);
+    throw e; // Re-throw to signal that both methods failed
   }
-  const response = await fetch(url);
-  const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
-  return new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
 }
 
 /**