diff --git a/internal/block_getters/block_getter.ts b/internal/block_getters/block_getter.ts
index 30b0488..610c9e5 100644
--- a/internal/block_getters/block_getter.ts
+++ b/internal/block_getters/block_getter.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class BlockGetter extends BlockFormatter implements IBlockGetter {
 
             if (!block) {
                 throw new BlockProducerError(
-                    "Block producer error",
+                    "Block producer error on getBlockWithTransactions",
                     BlockProducerError.codes.RECEIPT_NOT_FOUND,
                     true,
                     `null receipt found for block ${blockNumber}.`,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class BlockGetter extends BlockFormatter implements IBlockGetter {
         } catch (error) {
             if (!(error instanceof BlockProducerError)) {
                 throw new BlockProducerError(
-                    "Block producer error",
+                    "Block producer error on getBlockWithTransactions",
                     BlockProducerError.codes.RPC_ERR,
                     true,
                     JSON.stringify(error),
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class BlockGetter extends BlockFormatter implements IBlockGetter {
 
             if (transactionReceipt === null) {
                 throw new BlockProducerError(
-                    "Block producer error",
+                    "Block producer error on transaction receipt",
                     BlockProducerError.codes.RECEIPT_NOT_FOUND,
                     true,
                     `Transaction receipt not found for ${transactionHash}.`,
@@ -159,7 +159,13 @@ export class BlockGetter extends BlockFormatter implements IBlockGetter {
             return this.formatTransactionReceipt(transactionReceipt);
         } catch (error) {
             if (!(error instanceof BlockProducerError)) {
-                throw error;
+                throw new BlockProducerError(
+                    "Block producer error on transaction receipt",
+                    BlockProducerError.codes.RPC_ERR,
+                    true,
+                    JSON.stringify(error),
+                    "remote"
+                );
             }
             if (errorCount > this.maxRetries) {
                 Logger.info({
diff --git a/internal/block_producers/block_producer.ts b/internal/block_producers/block_producer.ts
index 42b71c1..d8548e6 100644
--- a/internal/block_producers/block_producer.ts
+++ b/internal/block_producers/block_producer.ts
@@ -331,13 +331,23 @@ export class BlockProducer extends AsynchronousProducer {
                 return this.startBlock;
             }
 
-            const remoteBlock = await this.blockGetter.getBlock(block.number);
-
-            if (remoteBlock.hash === block.hash) {
-                return (remoteBlock.number + 1);
+            try {
+                const remoteBlock = await this.blockGetter.getBlock(block.number);
+    
+                if (remoteBlock.hash === block.hash) {
+                    return (remoteBlock.number + 1);
+                }
+    
+                blockNumber = remoteBlock.number - 1;
+            } catch (error) {
+                this.onError(new BlockProducerError(
+                    "Remote block fetch error",
+                    BlockProducerError.codes.RPC_ERR,
+                    true,
+                    "Error fetching remote block in getStartBlock",
+                    "remote"
+                ));
             }
-
-            blockNumber = remoteBlock.number - 1;
         }
 
         return blockNumber || this.startBlock;