diff --git a/src/infra/blockchain_client/blockchain_client.rs b/src/infra/blockchain_client/blockchain_client.rs
index eb5494f47..3da94ffb5 100644
--- a/src/infra/blockchain_client/blockchain_client.rs
+++ b/src/infra/blockchain_client/blockchain_client.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ use ethers_core::types::Transaction;
 use jsonrpsee::core::client::ClientT;
 use jsonrpsee::core::client::Subscription;
 use jsonrpsee::core::client::SubscriptionClientT;
+use jsonrpsee::core::ClientError;
 use jsonrpsee::http_client::HttpClient;
 use jsonrpsee::http_client::HttpClientBuilder;
 use jsonrpsee::ws_client::WsClient;
 use jsonrpsee::ws_client::WsClientBuilder;
 use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
+use tokio::sync::RwLockReadGuard;
 
 use super::pending_transaction::PendingTransaction;
 use crate::eth::primitives::Address;
@@ -22,14 +25,15 @@ use crate::eth::primitives::SlotIndex;
 use crate::eth::primitives::SlotValue;
 use crate::eth::primitives::StoragePointInTime;
 use crate::eth::primitives::Wei;
+use crate::ext::DisplayExt;
 use crate::log_and_err;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct BlockchainClient {
     http: HttpClient,
-    pub http_url: String,
-    ws: Option<WsClient>,
-    pub ws_url: Option<String>,
+    ws: Option<RwLock<WsClient>>,
+    ws_url: Option<String>,
+    timeout: Duration,
 }
 
 impl BlockchainClient {
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ impl BlockchainClient {
         tracing::info!(%http_url, "starting blockchain client");
 
         // build http provider
-        let http = match HttpClientBuilder::default().request_timeout(timeout).build(http_url) {
+        let http = match Self::build_http_client(http_url, timeout) {
             Ok(http) => http,
             Err(e) => {
                 tracing::error!(reason = ?e, url = %http_url, "failed to create blockchain http client");
@@ -53,8 +57,8 @@ impl BlockchainClient {
 
         // build ws provider
         let (ws, ws_url) = if let Some(ws_url) = ws_url {
-            match WsClientBuilder::new().connection_timeout(timeout).build(ws_url).await {
-                Ok(ws) => (Some(ws), Some(ws_url.to_string())),
+            match Self::build_ws_client(ws_url, timeout).await {
+                Ok(ws) => (Some(RwLock::new(ws)), Some(ws_url.to_string())),
                 Err(e) => {
                     tracing::error!(reason = ?e, url = %ws_url, "failed to create blockchain websocket client");
                     return Err(e).context("failed to create blockchain websocket client");
@@ -64,12 +68,7 @@ impl BlockchainClient {
             (None, None)
         };
 
-        let client = Self {
-            http,
-            http_url: http_url.to_string(),
-            ws,
-            ws_url,
-        };
+        let client = Self { http, ws, ws_url, timeout };
 
         // check health before assuming it is ok
         client.fetch_listening().await?;
@@ -77,6 +76,28 @@ impl BlockchainClient {
         Ok(client)
     }
 
+    fn build_http_client(url: &str, timeout: Duration) -> anyhow::Result<HttpClient> {
+        tracing::info!(%url, timeout = %timeout.to_string_ext(), "creating blockchain http client");
+        match HttpClientBuilder::default().request_timeout(timeout).build(url) {
+            Ok(http) => Ok(http),
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!(reason = ?e, %url, timeout = %timeout.to_string_ext(), "failed to create blockchain http client");
+                Err(e).context("failed to create blockchain http client")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn build_ws_client(url: &str, timeout: Duration) -> anyhow::Result<WsClient> {
+        tracing::info!(%url, timeout = %timeout.to_string_ext(), "creating blockchain websocket client");
+        match WsClientBuilder::new().connection_timeout(timeout).build(url).await {
+            Ok(ws) => Ok(ws),
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!(reason = ?e, %url, timeout = %timeout.to_string_ext(), "failed to create blockchain websocket client");
+                Err(e).context("failed to create blockchain websocket client")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Websocket
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -87,9 +108,9 @@ impl BlockchainClient {
     }
 
     /// Validates it is connected to websocket and returns a reference to the websocket client.
-    fn require_ws(&self) -> anyhow::Result<&WsClient> {
+    async fn require_ws(&self) -> anyhow::Result<RwLockReadGuard<'_, WsClient>> {
         match &self.ws {
-            Some(ws) => Ok(ws),
+            Some(ws) => Ok(ws.read().await),
             None => log_and_err!("blockchain client not connected to websocket"),
         }
     }
@@ -228,15 +249,38 @@ impl BlockchainClient {
 
     pub async fn subscribe_new_heads(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Subscription<ExternalBlock>> {
         tracing::debug!("subscribing to newHeads event");
+        let ws = self.require_ws().await?;
+
+        let mut first_attempt = true;
+        loop {
+            let result = ws
+                .subscribe::<ExternalBlock, Vec<JsonValue>>("eth_subscribe", vec![JsonValue::String("newHeads".to_owned())], "eth_unsubscribe")
+                .await;
+
+            match result {
+                // subscribed
+                Ok(sub) => return Ok(sub),
+
+                // failed and need to reconnect
+                e @ Err(ClientError::RestartNeeded(_)) => {
+                    // will try to reconnect websocket client only in first attempt
+                    if first_attempt {
+                        tracing::error!(%first_attempt, reason = ?e, "failed to subscribe to newHeads event. trying to reconnect websocket client now.");
+                    } else {
+                        tracing::error!(%first_attempt, reason = ?e, "failed to subscribe to newHeads event. will not try to reconnect websocket client.");
+                        return e.context("failed to subscribe to newHeads event");
+                    }
+                    first_attempt = false;
+
+                    // reconnect websocket client
+                    let new_ws_client = Self::build_ws_client(self.ws_url.as_ref().unwrap(), self.timeout).await?;
+                    let mut current_ws_client = self.ws.as_ref().unwrap().write().await;
+                    let _ = std::mem::replace(&mut *current_ws_client, new_ws_client);
+                }
 
-        let ws = self.require_ws()?;
-        let result = ws
-            .subscribe::<ExternalBlock, Vec<JsonValue>>("eth_subscribe", vec![JsonValue::String("newHeads".to_owned())], "eth_unsubscribe")
-            .await;
-
-        match result {
-            Ok(sub) => Ok(sub),
-            Err(e) => log_and_err!(reason = e, "failed to subscribe to newHeads event"),
+                // failed and cannot do anything
+                Err(e) => return log_and_err!(reason = e, "failed to subscribe to newHeads event"),
+            }
         }
     }
 }