diff --git a/node/pkg/celo/celoimpl.go b/node/pkg/celo/celoimpl.go
index c00151749..2fac263ec 100644
--- a/node/pkg/celo/celoimpl.go
+++ b/node/pkg/celo/celoimpl.go
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ func (e *CeloImpl) SubscribeForBlocks(ctx context.Context, sink chan<- *common.N
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			case ev := <-headSink:
+				if ev == nil {
+					e.logger.Error("new header event is nil", zap.String("eth_network", e.NetworkName))
+					continue
+				}
+				if ev.Number == nil {
+					e.logger.Error("new header block number is nil", zap.String("eth_network", e.NetworkName))
+					continue
+				}
 				sink <- &common.NewBlock{
 					Number: ev.Number,
 					Hash:   ethCommon.BytesToHash(ev.Hash().Bytes()),
diff --git a/node/pkg/ethereum/ethimpl.go b/node/pkg/ethereum/ethimpl.go
index e03c72fb8..591321bd9 100644
--- a/node/pkg/ethereum/ethimpl.go
+++ b/node/pkg/ethereum/ethimpl.go
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ import (
 
 type EthImpl struct {
 	NetworkName string
+	logger      *zap.Logger
 	client      *ethClient.Client
 	filterer    *ethAbi.AbiFilterer
 	caller      *ethAbi.AbiCaller
 }
 
-func (e *EthImpl) SetLogger(_l *zap.Logger) {}
+func (e *EthImpl) SetLogger(l *zap.Logger) {
+	e.logger = l
+}
 
 func (e *EthImpl) DialContext(ctx context.Context, rawurl string) (err error) {
 	e.client, err = ethClient.DialContext(ctx, rawurl)
@@ -115,6 +118,14 @@ func (e *EthImpl) SubscribeForBlocks(ctx context.Context, sink chan<- *common.Ne
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			case ev := <-headSink:
+				if ev == nil {
+					e.logger.Error("new header event is nil", zap.String("eth_network", e.NetworkName))
+					continue
+				}
+				if ev.Number == nil {
+					e.logger.Error("new header block number is nil", zap.String("eth_network", e.NetworkName))
+					continue
+				}
 				sink <- &common.NewBlock{
 					Number: ev.Number,
 					Hash:   ev.Hash(),
diff --git a/node/pkg/ethereum/getlogsimpl.go b/node/pkg/ethereum/getlogsimpl.go
index 49bc1c992..3ff83c9b2 100644
--- a/node/pkg/ethereum/getlogsimpl.go
+++ b/node/pkg/ethereum/getlogsimpl.go
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ func (f *GetLogsQuery) DialContext(ctx context.Context, rawurl string) (err erro
 	timeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	f.client, err = ethClient.DialContext(timeout, rawurl)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/node/pkg/ethereum/watcher.go b/node/pkg/ethereum/watcher.go
index 8121886f9..bd985800c 100644
--- a/node/pkg/ethereum/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/ethereum/watcher.go
@@ -399,10 +399,15 @@ func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 				p2p.DefaultRegistry.AddErrorCount(e.chainID, 1)
 				return
 			case ev := <-headSink:
+				// These two pointers should have been checked before the event was placed on the channel, but just being safe.
 				if ev == nil {
 					logger.Error("new header event is nil", zap.String("eth_network", e.networkName))
 					continue
 				}
+				if ev.Number == nil {
+					logger.Error("new header block number is nil", zap.String("eth_network", e.networkName))
+					continue
+				}
 
 				start := time.Now()
 				currentHash := ev.Hash