diff --git a/blockpoller/poller.go b/blockpoller/poller.go
index 08198f2..3baf8d3 100644
--- a/blockpoller/poller.go
+++ b/blockpoller/poller.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/streamingfast/bstream"
 	"github.com/streamingfast/bstream/forkable"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ type BlockPoller struct {
 	logger *zap.Logger
 
 	optimisticallyPolledBlocks map[uint64]*BlockItem
+
+	fetching bool
 }
 
 func New(
@@ -103,7 +106,20 @@ func (p *BlockPoller) run(resolvedStartBlock bstream.BlockRef, numberOfBlockToFe
 		if hashToFetch != nil {
 			fetchedBlock, err = p.fetchBlockWithHash(blockToFetch, *hashToFetch)
 		} else {
-			fetchedBlock, err = p.fetchBlock(blockToFetch, numberOfBlockToFetch)
+
+			for {
+				requestedBlockItem := p.requestBlock(blockToFetch, numberOfBlockToFetch)
+				fetchedBlockItem := <-requestedBlockItem
+
+				if fetchedBlockItem.skipped {
+					numberOfBlockToFetch++
+					continue
+				}
+
+				fetchedBlock = fetchedBlockItem.block
+				break
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -179,6 +195,7 @@ type BlockItem struct {
 
 func (p *BlockPoller) loadNextBlocks(requestedBlock uint64, numberOfBlockToFetch int) error {
 	p.optimisticallyPolledBlocks = map[uint64]*BlockItem{}
+	p.fetching = true
 
 	nailer := dhammer.NewNailer(10, func(ctx context.Context, blockToFetch uint64) (*BlockItem, error) {
 		var blockItem *BlockItem
@@ -220,7 +237,6 @@ func (p *BlockPoller) loadNextBlocks(requestedBlock uint64, numberOfBlockToFetch
 		for blockItem := range nailer.Out {
 			p.optimisticallyPolledBlocks[blockItem.blockNumber] = blockItem
 		}
-
 		close(done)
 	}()
 
@@ -249,6 +265,8 @@ func (p *BlockPoller) loadNextBlocks(requestedBlock uint64, numberOfBlockToFetch
 
 	<-done
 
+	p.fetching = false
+
 	if nailer.Err() != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed optimistically fetch blocks starting at %d: %w", requestedBlock, nailer.Err())
 	}
@@ -256,24 +274,35 @@ func (p *BlockPoller) loadNextBlocks(requestedBlock uint64, numberOfBlockToFetch
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *BlockPoller) fetchBlock(blockNumber uint64, numberOfBlockToFetch int) (*pbbstream.Block, error) {
-	for {
-		blockItem, found := p.optimisticallyPolledBlocks[blockNumber]
-		if !found {
-			err := p.loadNextBlocks(blockNumber, numberOfBlockToFetch)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load next blocks: %w", err)
+func (p *BlockPoller) requestBlock(blockNumber uint64, numberOfBlockToFetch int) chan *BlockItem {
+	requestedBlock := make(chan *BlockItem)
+
+	go func(requestedBlock chan *BlockItem) {
+		for {
+			blockItem, found := p.optimisticallyPolledBlocks[blockNumber]
+			if !found {
+				if !p.fetching {
+					go func() {
+						err := p.loadNextBlocks(blockNumber, numberOfBlockToFetch)
+						if err != nil {
+							p.Shutdown(err)
+							return
+						}
+					}()
+				}
+				p.logger.Info("waiting for block to be fetched", zap.Uint64("block_num", blockNumber))
+				time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+				continue
 			}
-			continue //that will retry the current block after loading the more blocks
-		}
-		if blockItem.skipped {
-			blockNumber++
-			continue
+
+			p.logger.Info("block was optimistically polled", zap.Uint64("block_num", blockNumber))
+			requestedBlock <- blockItem
+			break
 		}
 
-		p.logger.Info("block was optimistically polled", zap.Uint64("block_num", blockNumber))
-		return blockItem.block, nil
-	}
+	}(requestedBlock)
+
+	return requestedBlock
 }
 
 func (p *BlockPoller) fetchBlockWithHash(blkNum uint64, hash string) (*pbbstream.Block, error) {