diff --git a/internal/ethereum/event_actions_test.go b/internal/ethereum/event_actions_test.go
index ca21f2d..7155071 100644
--- a/internal/ethereum/event_actions_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethereum/event_actions_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ func mockStreamLoopEmpty(mRPC *rpcbackendmocks.Backend) {
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterLogs", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
 	}).Maybe()
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
+	}).Maybe()
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_uninstallFilter", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*bool) = true
 	}).Maybe()
diff --git a/internal/ethereum/event_stream.go b/internal/ethereum/event_stream.go
index ce73503..c841655 100644
--- a/internal/ethereum/event_stream.go
+++ b/internal/ethereum/event_stream.go
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ func (es *eventStream) leadGroupSteadyState() bool {
 	lastUpdate := -1
 	failCount := 0
 	filterResetRequired := false
+	filterRPCMethodToUse := ""
 	for {
 		if es.c.doFailureDelay(es.ctx, failCount) {
 			log.L(es.ctx).Debugf("Stream loop exiting")
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ func (es *eventStream) leadGroupSteadyState() bool {
 					es.uninstallFilter(&filter)
 				}
 				filterResetRequired = false
+				filterRPCMethodToUse = "eth_getFilterLogs" // first JSON/RPC for a new filter ID fetches all the historical logs to ensure no gaps
 				// Determine the earliest block we need to poll from
 				fromBlock := int64(-1)
 				for _, l := range ag.listeners {
@@ -362,17 +364,18 @@ func (es *eventStream) leadGroupSteadyState() bool {
 			}
 			// Get the next batch of logs
 			var ethLogs []*logJSONRPC
-			rpcErr := es.c.backend.CallRPC(es.ctx, &ethLogs, "eth_getFilterLogs", filter)
+			rpcErr := es.c.backend.CallRPC(es.ctx, &ethLogs, filterRPCMethodToUse, filter)
 			// If we fail to query we just retry - setting filter to nil if not found
 			if rpcErr != nil {
 				if mapError(filterRPCMethods, rpcErr.Error()) == ffcapi.ErrorReasonNotFound {
 					log.L(es.ctx).Infof("Filter '%v' reset: %s", filter, rpcErr.Message)
 					filter = ""
 				}
-				log.L(es.ctx).Errorf("Failed to query filter (eth_getFilterLogs): %s", rpcErr.Message)
+				log.L(es.ctx).Errorf("Failed to query filter (%s): %s", filterRPCMethodToUse, rpcErr.Message)
 				failCount++
 				continue
 			}
+			filterRPCMethodToUse = "eth_getFilterChanges" // subsequent JSON/RPC calls after the initial fetch, this fetches only the new logs
 			// Enrich the events
 			events, enrichErr := es.filterEnrichSort(es.ctx, ag, ethLogs)
 			if enrichErr != nil {
diff --git a/internal/ethereum/event_stream_test.go b/internal/ethereum/event_stream_test.go
index 94af303..fa63cd8 100644
--- a/internal/ethereum/event_stream_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethereum/event_stream_test.go
@@ -391,7 +391,11 @@ func TestLeadGroupDeliverEvents(t *testing.T) {
 		Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 			*args[1].(*string) = testLogsFilterID1
 		}).Once()
+
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterLogs", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
+	}).Maybe()
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = []*logJSONRPC{
 			{
 				BlockNumber:      ethtypes.NewHexInteger64(212122),
@@ -408,6 +412,9 @@ func TestLeadGroupDeliverEvents(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 	}).Once()
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = []*logJSONRPC{}
+	})
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getBlockByHash", "0x6b012339fbb85b70c58ecfd97b31950c4a28bcef5226e12dbe551cb1abaf3b4c", false).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(**blockInfoJSONRPC) = &blockInfoJSONRPC{
 			Number: ethtypes.NewHexInteger64(212122),
@@ -464,6 +471,7 @@ func TestLeadGroupNearBlockZeroEnsureNonNegative(t *testing.T) {
 	}).Once().Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		close(filtered)
 	})
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Maybe()
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_uninstallFilter", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*bool) = true
 	}).Maybe()
@@ -648,6 +656,9 @@ func TestStreamLoopChangeFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterLogs", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
 	}).Maybe()
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
+	}).Maybe()
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_uninstallFilter", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*bool) = true
 	}).Maybe()
@@ -690,6 +701,9 @@ func TestStreamLoopFilterReset(t *testing.T) {
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterLogs", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
 	}).Maybe()
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
+	}).Maybe()
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_uninstallFilter", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*bool) = true
 	}).Maybe()
@@ -747,6 +761,9 @@ func TestStreamLoopEnrichFail(t *testing.T) {
 			close(errorReturned)
 		}).
 		Return(&rpcbackend.RPCError{Message: "pop"}).Once()
+	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_getFilterChanges", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+		*args[1].(*[]*logJSONRPC) = make([]*logJSONRPC, 0)
+	}).Maybe()
 	mRPC.On("CallRPC", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, "eth_uninstallFilter", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		*args[1].(*bool) = true
 	}).Maybe()