diff --git a/bittensor/core/settings.py b/bittensor/core/settings.py
index 98d47104a..262bc710a 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/settings.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/settings.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 MINERS_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 # Bittensor networks name
-NETWORKS = ["finney", "test", "archive", "local"]
+NETWORKS = ["finney", "test", "archive", "local", "subvortex"]
 
 DEFAULT_ENDPOINT = "wss://entrypoint-finney.opentensor.ai:443"
 DEFAULT_NETWORK = NETWORKS[0]
@@ -46,19 +46,14 @@
 FINNEY_TEST_ENTRYPOINT = "wss://test.finney.opentensor.ai:443/"
 ARCHIVE_ENTRYPOINT = "wss://archive.chain.opentensor.ai:443/"
 LOCAL_ENTRYPOINT = os.getenv("BT_SUBTENSOR_CHAIN_ENDPOINT") or "ws://127.0.0.1:9944"
+SUBVORTEX_ENTRYPOINT = "ws://subvortex.info:9944"
 
 NETWORK_MAP = {
     NETWORKS[0]: FINNEY_ENTRYPOINT,
     NETWORKS[1]: FINNEY_TEST_ENTRYPOINT,
     NETWORKS[2]: ARCHIVE_ENTRYPOINT,
     NETWORKS[3]: LOCAL_ENTRYPOINT,
-}
-
-NETWORK_MAP = {
-    NETWORKS[0]: FINNEY_ENTRYPOINT,
-    NETWORKS[1]: FINNEY_TEST_ENTRYPOINT,
-    NETWORKS[2]: ARCHIVE_ENTRYPOINT,
-    NETWORKS[3]: LOCAL_ENTRYPOINT,
+    NETWORKS[4]: SUBVORTEX_ENTRYPOINT,
 }
 
 # Currency Symbols Bittensor
diff --git a/bittensor/core/subtensor.py b/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
index a11aa192b..252414362 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
@@ -685,16 +685,8 @@ def determine_chain_endpoint_and_network(
 
         if network is None:
             return None, None
-        if network in ["finney", "local", "test", "archive"]:
-            if network == "finney":
-                # Kiru Finney staging network.
-                return network, settings.FINNEY_ENTRYPOINT
-            elif network == "local":
-                return network, settings.LOCAL_ENTRYPOINT
-            elif network == "test":
-                return network, settings.FINNEY_TEST_ENTRYPOINT
-            elif network == "archive":
-                return network, settings.ARCHIVE_ENTRYPOINT
+        if network in settings.NETWORKS:
+            return network, settings.NETWORK_MAP[network]
         else:
             if (
                 network == settings.FINNEY_ENTRYPOINT
@@ -715,7 +707,6 @@ def determine_chain_endpoint_and_network(
                 return "local", network
             else:
                 return "unknown", network
-        return None, None
 
     def get_netuids_for_hotkey(
         self, hotkey_ss58: str, block: Optional[int] = None
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py
index 201acae38..e3f573c67 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py
@@ -2110,3 +2110,16 @@ def test_get_delegate_take_none(subtensor, mocker):
 
     subtensor_module.u16_normalized_float.assert_not_called()
     assert result is None
+
+
+def test_networks_during_connection(mocker):
+    """Test networks during_connection."""
+    # Preps
+    subtensor_module.SubstrateInterface = mocker.Mock()
+    # Call
+    for network in list(settings.NETWORK_MAP.keys()) + ["undefined"]:
+        sub = Subtensor(network)
+
+        # Assertions
+        sub.network = network
+        sub.chain_endpoint = settings.NETWORK_MAP.get(network)