diff --git a/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit/magic-in-init_2026-05-08-00-03.json b/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit/magic-in-init_2026-05-08-00-03.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..624c644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@cityofzion/neon-dappkit/magic-in-init_2026-05-08-00-03.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@cityofzion/neon-dappkit",
+      "comment": "Add network magic as an optional init option",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@cityofzion/neon-dappkit"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonInvoker.ts b/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonInvoker.ts
index 7cc0bb6..df3b58e 100644
--- a/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonInvoker.ts
+++ b/packages/neon-dappkit/src/NeonInvoker.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type InitOptions = {
   account?: NeonTypes.wallet.Account | NeonTypes.wallet.Account[]
   validBlocks?: number
   signingCallback?: api.SigningFunction
+  networkMagic?: number
 }
 
 export type Options = InitOptions & {
@@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ export class NeonInvoker implements Neo3Invoker {
 
   private constructor(public options: Options) {}
 
+  static async getMagicOfRpcAddress(rpcAddress: string): Promise<number> {
+    const resp = await new rpc.RPCClient(rpcAddress).getVersion()
+    return resp.protocol.network
+  }
+
+  static async init(options: InitOptions): Promise<NeonInvoker> {
+    const networkMagic = options.networkMagic || (await this.getMagicOfRpcAddress(options.rpcAddress))
+    return new NeonInvoker({ ...options, validBlocks: options.validBlocks || 100, networkMagic })
+  }
+
   async testInvoke(cim: ContractInvocationMulti): Promise<InvokeResult> {
     const accountArr = this.normalizeAccountArray(this.options.account)
     const script = this.buildScriptHex(cim)
@@ -91,16 +102,6 @@ export class NeonInvoker implements Neo3Invoker {
     return result.map((item): RpcResponseStackItem => ({ value: item.value as any, type: item.type as any }))
   }
 
-  static async init({ validBlocks = 100, ...options }: InitOptions): Promise<NeonInvoker> {
-    const networkMagic = await this.getMagicOfRpcAddress(options.rpcAddress)
-    return new NeonInvoker({ ...options, validBlocks, networkMagic })
-  }
-
-  static async getMagicOfRpcAddress(rpcAddress: string): Promise<number> {
-    const resp = await new rpc.RPCClient(rpcAddress).getVersion()
-    return resp.protocol.network
-  }
-
   static convertParams(args: ExtendedArg[] | undefined): NeonTypes.sc.ContractParam[] {
     return (args ?? []).map((a) => {
       if (a.type === undefined) throw new Error('Invalid argument type')
diff --git a/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonInvoker.spec.ts b/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonInvoker.spec.ts
index 3231103..787b4bb 100644
--- a/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonInvoker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/neon-dappkit/test/NeonInvoker.spec.ts
@@ -927,4 +927,14 @@ describe('NeonInvoker', function () {
       `Invalid bytearray value '${invalidValue}' should throw an error`,
     )
   })
+
+  it('Should be able to set a custom network magic in init', async () => {
+    const invoker = await NeonInvoker.init({
+      rpcAddress,
+      account: account1,
+      networkMagic: 1,
+    })
+
+    assert.equal(invoker.options.networkMagic, 1, 'network magic is not 1')
+  })
 })