diff --git a/packages/lib/src/core/membership_prover.ts b/packages/lib/src/core/membership_prover.ts
index de7d9629e..82f2c771c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/core/membership_prover.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/core/membership_prover.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ export class MembershipProver extends Profiler implements IProver {
     this.timeEnd("Generate witness");
 
     this.time("Load circuit");
-    const circuitBin = await loadCircuit(this.circuit);
+    const useRemoteCircuit = typeof window !== "undefined";
+    const circuitBin = await loadCircuit(this.circuit, useRemoteCircuit);
     this.timeEnd("Load circuit");
 
     // Get the public input in bytes
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/core/membership_verifier.ts b/packages/lib/src/core/membership_verifier.ts
index 2ce14ba74..c9be29045 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/core/membership_verifier.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/core/membership_verifier.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { PublicInput, verifyEffEcdsaPubInput } from "../helpers/public_input";
  */
 export class MembershipVerifier extends Profiler implements IVerifier {
   circuit: string;
+  useRemoteCircuit: boolean;
 
   constructor(options: VerifyConfig) {
     super({ enabled: options?.enableProfiler });
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ export class MembershipVerifier extends Profiler implements IVerifier {
     }
 
     this.circuit = options.circuit;
+    this.useRemoteCircuit =
+      options.useRemoteCircuit ?? typeof window !== "undefined";
   }
 
   async initWasm() {
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ export class MembershipVerifier extends Profiler implements IVerifier {
     publicInputSer: Uint8Array
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     this.time("Load circuit");
-    const circuitBin = await loadCircuit(this.circuit);
+    const circuitBin = await loadCircuit(this.circuit, this.useRemoteCircuit);
     this.timeEnd("Load circuit");
 
     this.time("Verify public input");
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/helpers/utils.ts b/packages/lib/src/helpers/utils.ts
index 978801cb8..542396482 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ export const snarkJsWitnessGen = async (input: any, wasmFile: string) => {
 /**
  * Load a circuit from a file or URL
  */
-export const loadCircuit = async (pathOrUrl: string): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
-  const isWeb = typeof window !== "undefined";
-  if (isWeb) {
+export const loadCircuit = async (pathOrUrl: string, useRemoteCircuit: boolean): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
+  if (useRemoteCircuit) {
     return await fetchCircuit(pathOrUrl);
   } else {
     return await readCircuitFromFs(pathOrUrl);
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/types.ts b/packages/lib/src/types.ts
index e6f63eb9b..d7f0997a0 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/types.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface ProverConfig {
 export interface VerifyConfig {
   circuit: string; // Path to circuit file compiled by Nova-Scotia
   enableProfiler?: boolean;
+  useRemoteCircuit?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface IProver {