diff --git a/common/client/multi_node.go b/common/client/multi_node.go
index a8868c883d0..0da3b89076b 100644
--- a/common/client/multi_node.go
+++ b/common/client/multi_node.go
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-relay/pkg/services"
+
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/chains/client"
 	feetypes "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/fee/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/assets"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/config"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
-	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/utils"
 )
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ type multiNode[
 	HEAD types.Head[BLOCK_HASH],
 	RPC_CLIENT RPC[CHAIN_ID, SEQ, ADDR, BLOCK_HASH, TX, TX_HASH, EVENT, EVENT_OPS, TX_RECEIPT, FEE, HEAD],
 ] struct {
-	utils.StartStopOnce
+	services.StateMachine
 	nodes               []Node[CHAIN_ID, HEAD, RPC_CLIENT]
 	sendonlys           []SendOnlyNode[CHAIN_ID, RPC_CLIENT]
 	chainID             CHAIN_ID
diff --git a/common/client/node.go b/common/client/node.go
index ef6773fa459..71b34452f02 100644
--- a/common/client/node.go
+++ b/common/client/node.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-relay/pkg/services"
+
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/chains/client"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ type node[
 	HEAD Head,
 	RPC NodeClient[CHAIN_ID, HEAD],
 ] struct {
-	utils.StartStopOnce
+	services.StateMachine
 	lfcLog              logger.Logger
 	name                string
 	id                  int32
diff --git a/common/client/send_only_node.go b/common/client/send_only_node.go
index 30e71b96789..3b382b2dcb0 100644
--- a/common/client/send_only_node.go
+++ b/common/client/send_only_node.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-relay/pkg/services"
+
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/chains/client"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/common/types"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ type sendOnlyNode[
 	CHAIN_ID types.ID,
 	RPC sendOnlyClient[CHAIN_ID],
 ] struct {
-	utils.StartStopOnce
+	services.StateMachine
 
 	stateMu sync.RWMutex // protects state* fields
 	state   nodeState
diff --git a/common/client/send_only_node_lifecycle.go b/common/client/send_only_node_lifecycle.go
index 9963d520e3b..0f663eab30e 100644
--- a/common/client/send_only_node_lifecycle.go
+++ b/common/client/send_only_node_lifecycle.go
@@ -51,17 +51,16 @@ func (s *sendOnlyNode[CHAIN_ID, RPC]) verifyLoop() {
 			)
 
 			continue
-		} else {
-			ok := s.IfStarted(func() {
-				if changed := s.setState(nodeStateAlive); changed {
-					promPoolRPCNodeTransitionsToAlive.WithLabelValues(s.chainID.String(), s.name).Inc()
-				}
-			})
-			if !ok {
-				return
+		}
+		ok := s.IfStarted(func() {
+			if changed := s.setState(nodeStateAlive); changed {
+				promPoolRPCNodeTransitionsToAlive.WithLabelValues(s.chainID.String(), s.name).Inc()
 			}
-			s.log.Infow("Sendonly RPC Node is online", "nodeState", s.state)
+		})
+		if !ok {
 			return
 		}
+		s.log.Infow("Sendonly RPC Node is online", "nodeState", s.state)
+		return
 	}
 }