diff --git a/newsfragments/2550.bugfix.rst b/newsfragments/2550.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ed12db4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/2550.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ensure remote ethereum provider connection is automatically established with characters. Fixes default keyring filepath generation.