diff --git a/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go b/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go
index 7a542d0b..085e9502 100644
--- a/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go
+++ b/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go
@@ -259,26 +259,21 @@ func (m *Monitor) monitor() error {
 		case <-m.ctx.Done():
 			return nil
 
-		case <-time.After(pollInterval):
+		case <-time.After(pollInterval / 100): // todo adjust poll times,,
+			// ...
 			headBlock := m.chain.Head()
 			if headBlock != nil {
 				m.nextBlockNumber = big.NewInt(0).Add(headBlock.Number(), big.NewInt(1))
 			}
 
-			nextBlock, err := m.fetchBlockByNumber(ctx, m.nextBlockNumber)
-			if errors.Is(err, ethereum.NotFound) {
-				// reset poll interval as by config
-				pollInterval = m.options.PollingInterval
-				continue
-			}
+			// ...
+			nextBlock, err := m.fetchNextBlock(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				m.log.Warnf("ethmonitor: [retrying] failed to fetch next block # %d, due to: %v", m.nextBlockNumber, err)
-				pollInterval = m.options.PollingInterval // reset poll interval
-				continue
+				panic(err)
 			}
 
 			// speed up the poll interval if we found the next block
-			pollInterval /= 2
+			pollInterval /= 2 // todo...
 
 			// build deterministic set of add/remove events which construct the canonical chain
 			events, err = m.buildCanonicalChain(ctx, nextBlock, events)
@@ -485,6 +480,32 @@ func (m *Monitor) backfillChainLogs(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *Monitor) fetchNextBlock(ctx context.Context) (*types.Block, error) {
+	getter := func(ctx context.Context, _ string) (*types.Block, error) {
+		for {
+			nextBlock, err := m.fetchBlockByNumber(ctx, m.nextBlockNumber)
+			if errors.Is(err, ethereum.NotFound) {
+				time.Sleep(m.options.PollingInterval)
+				continue
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				m.log.Warnf("ethmonitor: [retrying] failed to fetch next block # %d, due to: %v", m.nextBlockNumber, err)
+				time.Sleep(m.options.PollingInterval)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			return nextBlock, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if m.blockCache != nil {
+		// todo: we need chain id prefix and other places...
+		key := "NextBlock:" + m.nextBlockNumber.String()
+		return m.blockCache.GetOrSetWithLockEx(ctx, key, getter, m.options.CacheExpiry)
+	}
+	return getter(ctx, "")
+}
+
 func (m *Monitor) fetchBlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, num *big.Int) (*types.Block, error) {
 	getter := func(ctx context.Context, _ string) (*types.Block, error) {
 		m.log.Debugf("ethmonitor: fetchBlockByNumber is calling origin for number %s", num)