diff --git a/e2e-polybft/framework/test-cluster.go b/e2e-polybft/framework/test-cluster.go
index 47526249e1..6b532af931 100644
--- a/e2e-polybft/framework/test-cluster.go
+++ b/e2e-polybft/framework/test-cluster.go
@@ -378,14 +378,15 @@ func NewTestCluster(t *testing.T, validatorsCount int, opts ...ClusterOption) *T
 	var err error
 
 	config := &TestClusterConfig{
-		t:             t,
-		WithLogs:      isTrueEnv(envLogsEnabled),
-		WithStdout:    isTrueEnv(envStdoutEnabled),
-		Binary:        resolveBinary(),
-		EpochSize:     10,
-		EpochReward:   1,
-		BlockGasLimit: 1e7, // 10M
-		StakeAmounts:  []string{},
+		t:                     t,
+		WithLogs:              isTrueEnv(envLogsEnabled),
+		WithStdout:            isTrueEnv(envStdoutEnabled),
+		Binary:                resolveBinary(),
+		EpochSize:             10,
+		EpochReward:           1,
+		BlockGasLimit:         1e7, // 10M
+		StakeAmounts:          []string{},
+		NumBlockConfirmations: 1,
 	}
 
 	if config.ValidatorPrefix == "" {
diff --git a/tracker/event_tracker.go b/tracker/event_tracker.go
index 2a2895c02e..6ecca5c926 100644
--- a/tracker/event_tracker.go
+++ b/tracker/event_tracker.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/umbracle/ethgo/tracker"
 )
 
+const minBlockMaxBacklog = 96
+
 type eventSubscription interface {
 	AddLog(log *ethgo.Log)
 }
@@ -63,7 +65,11 @@ func (e *EventTracker) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	blockMaxBacklog := e.numBlockConfirmations*2 + 1
+	blockMaxBacklog := e.numBlockConfirmations * 2
+	if blockMaxBacklog < minBlockMaxBacklog {
+		blockMaxBacklog = minBlockMaxBacklog
+	}
+
 	blockTracker := blocktracker.NewBlockTracker(provider.Eth(), blocktracker.WithBlockMaxBacklog(blockMaxBacklog))
 
 	go func() {
@@ -74,18 +80,24 @@ func (e *EventTracker) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	// Init and start block tracker concurrently, retrying indefinitely
 	go common.RetryForever(ctx, time.Second, func(context.Context) error {
+		start := time.Now().UTC()
+
 		if err := blockTracker.Init(); err != nil {
 			e.logger.Error("failed to init blocktracker", "error", err)
 
 			return err
 		}
 
+		elapsed := time.Now().UTC().Sub(start) // Calculate the elapsed time
+
 		if err := blockTracker.Start(); err != nil {
 			e.logger.Error("failed to start blocktracker", "error", err)
 
 			return err
 		}
 
+		e.logger.Info("Block tracker has been started", "max backlog", blockMaxBacklog, "init time", elapsed)
+
 		return nil
 	})