diff --git a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_node/oracle.rs b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_node/oracle.rs
index 28fd09ccb5f..32b2504c03e 100644
--- a/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_node/oracle.rs
+++ b/apps/src/lib/node/ledger/ethereum_node/oracle.rs
@@ -123,13 +123,22 @@ async fn run_oracle_aux(oracle: Oracle) {
     // Initialize our local state. This includes
     // the latest block height seen and a queue of events
     // awaiting a certain number of confirmations
-    let mut latest_block;
     let mut pending: Vec<PendingEvent> = Vec::new();
+    const SLEEP_DUR: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(1);
     loop {
+        tokio::time::sleep(SLEEP_DUR).await;
         // update the latest block height
-        latest_block = loop {
-            if let Ok(height) = oracle.eth_block_number().await {
-                break height;
+        let latest_block = loop {
+            match oracle.eth_block_number().await {
+                Ok(height) => break height,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        ?error,
+                        "Couldn't get the latest Ethereum block height, will \
+                         keep trying"
+                    );
+                    tokio::time::sleep(SLEEP_DUR).await;
+                }
             }
             if !oracle.connected() {
                 tracing::info!(
@@ -139,6 +148,7 @@ async fn run_oracle_aux(oracle: Oracle) {
                 return;
             }
         };
+        tracing::debug!(?latest_block, "Got latest Ethereum block height");
         // No blocks in existence yet with enough confirmations
         if Uint256::from(MIN_CONFIRMATIONS) > latest_block {
             if !oracle.connected() {