diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/mercury/wsrpc/client.go b/core/services/relay/evm/mercury/wsrpc/client.go
index ebd282e6093..f91678082b3 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/mercury/wsrpc/client.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/mercury/wsrpc/client.go
@@ -224,9 +224,15 @@ func (w *client) resetTransport() {
 	ctx, cancel := w.chStop.NewCtx()
 	defer cancel()
 	b := utils.NewRedialBackoff()
+	var cnt int
 	for {
-		// Will block until successful dial, or context is canceled (i.e. on close)
-		err := w.dial(ctx, wsrpc.WithBlock())
+		cnt++
+		w.logger.Warnw("ResetTransport resetting transport", "attempt", cnt)
+		// Will block until successful dial, or context is canceled
+		// If it takes longer than 5 seconds to try to dial, abort and retry to avoid getting stuck
+		loopCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+		err := w.dial(loopCtx, wsrpc.WithBlock())
+		cancel()
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a0b5a3ed5d..1dbec45f0c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "chainlink",
-  "version": "2.19.0",
+  "version": "2.19.1",
   "description": "node of the decentralized oracle network, bridging on and off-chain computation",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
     "@changesets/get-github-info": "^0.6.0",
     "semver": "^7.6.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}