diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d00f81b4..e482e1ad 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/chuckpreslar/emission v0.0.0-20170206194824-a7ddd980baf9
 	github.com/creasty/defaults v1.7.0
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.14.10
-	github.com/ethpandaops/beacon v0.41.0
+	github.com/ethpandaops/beacon v0.42.0
 	github.com/ethpandaops/ethcore v0.0.0-20240422023000-2a5727b18756
 	github.com/ethpandaops/ethwallclock v0.3.0
 	github.com/go-co-op/gocron v1.27.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5b9a9184..6f63c6a0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.14.10 h1:kC24WjYeRjDy86LVo6MfF5Xs7nnUu+XG4Aja
 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.14.10/go.mod h1:+l/fr42Mma+xBnhefL/+z11/hcmJ2egl+ScIVPjhc7E=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20240829091221-dffa7562dbe9 h1:8NfxH2iXvJ60YRB8ChToFTUzl8awsc3cJ8CbLjGIl/A=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.1.1-0.20240829091221-dffa7562dbe9/go.mod h1:M3b90YRnzqKyyzBEWJGqj8Qff4IDeXnzFw0P9bFw3uk=
-github.com/ethpandaops/beacon v0.41.0 h1:9CmgNeTZ6X+B1U7SOJzy3rf6WFtFb3CA2DTFEgGwLc8=
-github.com/ethpandaops/beacon v0.41.0/go.mod h1:hKfalJGsF4BuWPwcGCX/4fdQR31zDJVaTLWwrkfNTzw=
+github.com/ethpandaops/beacon v0.42.0 h1:5a3ld5wuAgX+N5KxEPuNfxDhdeiBG4gXlTAgCm0AuSE=
+github.com/ethpandaops/beacon v0.42.0/go.mod h1:hKfalJGsF4BuWPwcGCX/4fdQR31zDJVaTLWwrkfNTzw=
 github.com/ethpandaops/ethcore v0.0.0-20240422023000-2a5727b18756 h1:8JWjrRfP14m0oxOk03m11n/xgdY5ceyUf/ZxYdOs5gE=
 github.com/ethpandaops/ethcore v0.0.0-20240422023000-2a5727b18756/go.mod h1:ZvKqL6CKxiraefdXPHeJurV2pDD/f2HF2uklDVdrry8=
 github.com/ethpandaops/ethwallclock v0.3.0 h1:xF5fwtBf+bHFHZKBnwiPFEuelW3sMM7SD3ZNFq1lJY4=
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go b/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go
index aaaf739b..3f0b208c 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/ethereum/beacon.go
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	s := gocron.NewScheduler(time.Local)
 
 	errs := make(chan error, 1)
+	healthyFirstTime := make(chan struct{})
+
+	b.beacon.OnFirstTimeHealthy(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, event *beacon.FirstTimeHealthyEvent) error {
+		b.log.Info("Upstream beacon node is healthy")
+
+		close(healthyFirstTime)
 
-	go func() {
 		wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
 		for _, service := range b.services {
@@ -88,6 +93,8 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 				errs <- fmt.Errorf("failed to start service: %w", err)
 			}
 
+			b.log.WithField("service", service.Name()).Info("Waiting for service to be ready")
+
 			wg.Wait()
 		}
 
@@ -98,14 +105,26 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 				errs <- fmt.Errorf("failed to run on ready callback: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
-	}()
+
+		return nil
+	})
 
 	s.StartAsync()
 
-	if err := b.beacon.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+	b.beacon.StartAsync(ctx)
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errs:
 		return err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	case <-healthyFirstTime:
+		// Beacon node is healthy, continue with normal operation
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Minute):
+		return errors.New("upstream beacon node is not healthy. check your configuration.")
 	}
 
+	// Wait for any errors after the first healthy event
 	select {
 	case err := <-errs:
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/ethereum/services/metadata.go b/pkg/sentry/ethereum/services/metadata.go
index ddc2c29d..7295460f 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/ethereum/services/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/ethereum/services/metadata.go
@@ -67,10 +67,14 @@ func (m *MetadataService) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		if err := backoff.Retry(operation, backoff.NewExponentialBackOff()); err != nil {
+		if err := backoff.RetryNotify(operation, backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(), func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
+			m.log.WithError(err).Warnf("Failed to refresh metadata, retrying in %s", duration)
+		}); err != nil {
 			m.log.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to refresh metadata")
 		}
 
+		m.log.Info("Metadata service is ready")
+
 		for _, cb := range m.onReadyCallbacks {
 			if err := cb(ctx); err != nil {
 				m.log.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to execute onReady callback")
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/sentry.go b/pkg/sentry/sentry.go
index cb7338b4..07d71117 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/sentry.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/sentry.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ type Sentry struct {
 	preset *Preset
 
 	shutdownFuncs []func(context.Context) error
+
+	summary *Summary
 }
 
 func New(ctx context.Context, log logrus.FieldLogger, config *Config, overrides *Override) (*Sentry, error) {
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, log logrus.FieldLogger, config *Config, overrides
 		latestForkChoiceMu: sync.RWMutex{},
 		shutdownFuncs:      []func(context.Context) error{},
 		preset:             preset,
+		summary:            NewSummary(log, time.Duration(60)*time.Second, b),
 	}
 
 	// If the output authorization override is set, use it
@@ -255,6 +258,12 @@ func (s *Sentry) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	s.beacon.Node().OnEvent(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, event *eth2v1.Event) error {
+		s.summary.AddEventStreamEvents(event.Topic, 1)
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	s.beacon.OnReady(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		s.log.Info("Internal beacon node is ready, subscribing to events")
 
@@ -554,6 +563,8 @@ func (s *Sentry) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	go s.summary.Start(ctx)
+
 	if s.Config.Ethereum.OverrideNetworkName != "" {
 		s.log.WithField("network", s.Config.Ethereum.OverrideNetworkName).Info("Overriding network name")
 	}
@@ -700,7 +711,12 @@ func (s *Sentry) syncClockDrift(_ context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	s.clockDrift = response.ClockOffset
-	s.log.WithField("drift", s.clockDrift).Info("Updated clock drift")
+
+	s.log.WithField("drift", s.clockDrift).Debug("Updated clock drift")
+
+	if s.clockDrift > 2*time.Second || s.clockDrift < -2*time.Second {
+		s.log.WithField("drift", s.clockDrift).Warn("Large clock drift detected, consider configuring an NTP server on your instance")
+	}
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -724,6 +740,8 @@ func (s *Sentry) handleNewDecoratedEvent(ctx context.Context, event *xatu.Decora
 
 	s.metrics.AddDecoratedEvent(1, eventType, networkStr)
 
+	s.summary.AddEventsExported(1)
+
 	for _, sink := range s.sinks {
 		if err := sink.HandleNewDecoratedEvent(ctx, event); err != nil {
 			s.log.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/summary.go b/pkg/sentry/summary.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa3a7e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sentry/summary.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package sentry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethpandaops/xatu/pkg/sentry/ethereum"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// Summary is a struct that holds the summary of the sentry.
+type Summary struct {
+	log           logrus.FieldLogger
+	printInterval time.Duration
+
+	beacon *ethereum.BeaconNode
+
+	eventStreamEvents sync.Map
+	eventsExported    atomic.Uint64
+	failedEvents      atomic.Uint64
+}
+
+// NewSummary creates a new summary with the given print interval.
+func NewSummary(log logrus.FieldLogger, printInterval time.Duration, beacon *ethereum.BeaconNode) *Summary {
+	return &Summary{
+		log:           log,
+		printInterval: printInterval,
+		beacon:        beacon,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) Start(ctx context.Context) {
+	s.log.WithField("interval", s.printInterval).Info("Starting summary")
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(s.printInterval)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			s.Print()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) Print() {
+	isSyncing := "unknown"
+	status := s.beacon.Node().Status()
+
+	if status != nil {
+		isSyncing = strconv.FormatBool(status.Syncing())
+	}
+
+	events := s.GetEventStreamEvents()
+
+	// Build a sorted slice of event stream topics and counts
+	type topicCount struct {
+		topic string
+		count uint64
+	}
+
+	sortedEvents := make([]topicCount, 0, len(events))
+	for topic, count := range events {
+		sortedEvents = append(sortedEvents, topicCount{topic, count})
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(sortedEvents, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return sortedEvents[i].count > sortedEvents[j].count
+	})
+
+	// Create formatted strings for each topic and count
+	eventTopics := make([]string, len(sortedEvents))
+	for i, tc := range sortedEvents {
+		eventTopics[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%s: %d", tc.topic, tc.count)
+	}
+
+	eventStream := strings.Join(eventTopics, ", ")
+
+	s.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"events_exported":     s.GetEventsExported(),
+		"events_failed":       s.GetFailedEvents(),
+		"node_is_healthy":     s.beacon.Node().Healthy(),
+		"node_is_syncing":     isSyncing,
+		"event_stream_events": eventStream,
+	}).Infof("Summary of the last %s", s.printInterval)
+
+	s.Reset()
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) AddEventsExported(count uint64) {
+	s.eventsExported.Add(count)
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) GetEventsExported() uint64 {
+	return s.eventsExported.Load()
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) AddFailedEvents(count uint64) {
+	s.failedEvents.Add(count)
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) GetFailedEvents() uint64 {
+	return s.failedEvents.Load()
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) AddEventStreamEvents(topic string, count uint64) {
+	current, _ := s.eventStreamEvents.LoadOrStore(topic, count)
+
+	s.eventStreamEvents.Store(topic, current.(uint64)+count)
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) GetEventStreamEvents() map[string]uint64 {
+	events := make(map[string]uint64)
+
+	s.eventStreamEvents.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
+		events[key.(string)], _ = value.(uint64)
+
+		return true
+	})
+
+	return events
+}
+
+func (s *Summary) Reset() {
+	s.eventsExported.Store(0)
+	s.failedEvents.Store(0)
+	s.eventStreamEvents = sync.Map{}
+}