diff --git a/side-node/src/bitcoin/clients/esplora.rs b/side-node/src/bitcoin/clients/esplora.rs
index 81b2d79..9188188 100644
--- a/side-node/src/bitcoin/clients/esplora.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/bitcoin/clients/esplora.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::BTreeSet, fs, io::Write, str::FromStr};
+use std::{collections::BTreeSet, fs, io::Write};
 
 use bdk::keys::bip39::Mnemonic;
 use bdk_esplora::{
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use crate::utils;
 const STOP_GAP: usize = 50;
 const PARALLEL_REQUESTS: usize = 5;
 
+/// A wallet that uses the Esplora client to interact with the Bitcoin network.
 pub struct EsploraWallet {
     wallet: Wallet,
     db: Store<KeychainKind, ConfirmationTimeHeightAnchor>,
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ impl EsploraWallet {
     }
 }
 
-/// Creates a Bitcoin Signet descriptor wallet with the mnemonic in the given user directory.
-pub(crate) fn create_wallet(name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<EsploraWallet> {
+/// Creates a Bitcoin descriptor wallet with the mnemonic in the given user directory.
+pub(crate) fn create_wallet(name: &str, network: Network) -> anyhow::Result<EsploraWallet> {
     let keys_dir = utils::home(name);
 
     let mnemonic_path = crate::utils::side_paths(keys_dir).1; // TODO: this tuple stinks
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create_wallet(name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<EsploraWallet> {
         &external_descriptor,
         &internal_descriptor,
         changeset,
-        Network::Signet,
+        network,
     )
     .expect("problem setting up wallet");
 
diff --git a/side-node/src/bitcoin/driver.rs b/side-node/src/bitcoin/driver.rs
index b102466..ea2cab1 100644
--- a/side-node/src/bitcoin/driver.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/bitcoin/driver.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::bitcoin::clients;
 /// Also, it very handily works with the mutinynet.com esplora server, which is configured
 /// with 30 second block times.
 pub(crate) async fn run() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-    let mut dave = clients::esplora::create_wallet("dave")?;
+    let mut dave = clients::esplora::create_wallet("dave", Network::Signet)?;
 
     let _next_address = dave.next_unused_address()?;