diff --git a/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py b/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py
index 973f4b1b..a88d263f 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from ._migrate import check_whether_migrations_in_sync
 from ._silence_loggers import silence_loggers
 from .core._hub_core import connect_instance as load_instance_from_hub
+from .core._hub_core import connect_instance_new as load_instance_from_hub_edge
 from .core._hub_utils import (
     LaminDsn,
     LaminDsnModel,
@@ -126,7 +127,10 @@ def _connect_instance(
         # on the hub
         # do not call hub if the user is anonymous
         if owner != "anonymous":
-            hub_result = load_instance_from_hub(owner=owner, name=name)
+            if settings.user.handle in {"Koncopd", "sunnyosun", "falexwolf"}:
+                hub_result = load_instance_from_hub_edge(owner=owner, name=name)
+            else:
+                hub_result = load_instance_from_hub(owner=owner, name=name)
         else:
             hub_result = "anonymous-user"
         # if hub_result is not a string, it means it made a request