diff --git a/crates/autopilot/src/solvable_orders.rs b/crates/autopilot/src/solvable_orders.rs
index 79695339a8..5d6fe4549f 100644
--- a/crates/autopilot/src/solvable_orders.rs
+++ b/crates/autopilot/src/solvable_orders.rs
@@ -717,7 +717,11 @@ async fn find_unsupported_tokens(
                     match bad_token.detect(token).await {
                         Ok(quality) => (!quality.is_good()).then_some(token),
                         Err(err) => {
-                            tracing::warn!(?token, ?err, "unable to determine token quality");
+                            tracing::warn!(
+                                ?token,
+                                ?err,
+                                "unable to determine token quality, assume good"
+                            );
                             Some(token)
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/crates/shared/src/bad_token/instrumented.rs b/crates/shared/src/bad_token/instrumented.rs
index 5979728881..ec9a4029bd 100644
--- a/crates/shared/src/bad_token/instrumented.rs
+++ b/crates/shared/src/bad_token/instrumented.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use {
     anyhow::Result,
     prometheus::IntCounterVec,
     prometheus_metric_storage::MetricStorage,
+    tracing::Instrument,
 };
 
 pub trait InstrumentedBadTokenDetectorExt {
@@ -33,7 +34,14 @@ pub struct InstrumentedBadTokenDetector {
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl BadTokenDetecting for InstrumentedBadTokenDetector {
     async fn detect(&self, token: ethcontract::H160) -> Result<TokenQuality> {
-        let result = self.inner.detect(token).await;
+        let result = self
+            .inner
+            .detect(token)
+            .instrument(tracing::info_span!(
+                "token_quality",
+                token = format!("{token:#x}")
+            ))
+            .await;
 
         let label = match &result {
             Ok(TokenQuality::Good) => "good",
diff --git a/crates/shared/src/bad_token/trace_call.rs b/crates/shared/src/bad_token/trace_call.rs
index e4aa74409f..56812bc4bd 100644
--- a/crates/shared/src/bad_token/trace_call.rs
+++ b/crates/shared/src/bad_token/trace_call.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ use {
     crate::{ethrpc::Web3, trace_many},
     anyhow::{bail, ensure, Context, Result},
     contracts::ERC20,
-    ethcontract::{dyns::DynTransport, transaction::TransactionBuilder, PrivateKey},
+    ethcontract::{
+        dyns::DynTransport,
+        jsonrpc::ErrorCode,
+        transaction::TransactionBuilder,
+        PrivateKey,
+    },
     primitive_types::{H160, U256},
     std::{cmp, sync::Arc},
     web3::{
+        error::TransportError,
         signing::keccak256,
         types::{BlockTrace, CallRequest, Res},
     },
@@ -73,9 +79,31 @@ impl TraceCallDetector {
         // implementation sending to an address that does not have any balance
         // yet (implicitly 0) causes an allocation.
         let request = self.create_trace_request(token, amount, take_from);
-        let traces = trace_many::trace_many(request, &self.web3)
-            .await
-            .context("trace_many")?;
+        let traces = match trace_many::trace_many(request, &self.web3).await {
+            Ok(result) => result,
+            Err(e) => {
+                // If the node doesn't support trace calls, consider the token as good to not
+                // block the system
+                if matches!(
+                    e,
+                    web3::Error::Rpc(ethcontract::jsonrpc::Error {
+                        code: ErrorCode::MethodNotFound,
+                        ..
+                    })
+                ) || matches!(
+                    e,
+                    // Alchemy specific error
+                    web3::Error::Transport(TransportError::Message(ref msg)) if msg == "HTTP error 400 Bad Request"
+                ) {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        error=?e,
+                        "unable to perform trace call with configured node, assume good quality"
+                    );
+                    return Ok(TokenQuality::Good);
+                }
+                return Err(e).context("trace_many");
+            }
+        };
         Self::handle_response(&traces, amount, take_from)
     }
 
@@ -663,7 +691,7 @@ mod tests {
                     UniswapV3Finder::new(
                         IUniswapV3Factory::deployed(&web3).await.unwrap(),
                         base_tokens.to_vec(),
-                        FeeValues::Dynamic,
+                        FeeValues::Static,
                     )
                     .await
                     .unwrap(),
diff --git a/crates/shared/src/trace_many.rs b/crates/shared/src/trace_many.rs
index 7ddc7ffacc..53401921bd 100644
--- a/crates/shared/src/trace_many.rs
+++ b/crates/shared/src/trace_many.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use {
     anyhow::{Context, Result},
     web3::{
         types::{BlockNumber, BlockTrace, CallRequest, TraceType},
+        Error,
         Transport,
     },
 };
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ use {
 // Use the trace_callMany api https://openethereum.github.io/JSONRPC-trace-module#trace_callmany
 // api to simulate these call requests applied together one after another.
 // Err if communication with the node failed.
-pub async fn trace_many(requests: Vec<CallRequest>, web3: &Web3) -> Result<Vec<BlockTrace>> {
+pub async fn trace_many(requests: Vec<CallRequest>, web3: &Web3) -> Result<Vec<BlockTrace>, Error> {
     let transport = web3.transport();
     let requests = requests
         .into_iter()
@@ -20,17 +21,15 @@ pub async fn trace_many(requests: Vec<CallRequest>, web3: &Web3) -> Result<Vec<B
                 serde_json::to_value(vec![TraceType::Trace])?,
             ])
         })
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Decoder(e.to_string()))?;
     let block = BlockNumber::Latest;
     let params = vec![
         serde_json::to_value(requests)?,
         serde_json::to_value(block)?,
     ];
-    let response = transport
-        .execute("trace_callMany", params)
-        .await
-        .context("trace_callMany failed")?;
-    serde_json::from_value(response).context("failed to decode trace_callMany response")
+    let response = transport.execute("trace_callMany", params).await?;
+    serde_json::from_value(response).map_err(|e| Error::Decoder(e.to_string()))
 }
 
 // Check the return value of trace_many for whether all top level transactions