diff --git a/block/fetcher/rpc.go b/block/fetcher/rpc.go
index 58c5e413..50680471 100644
--- a/block/fetcher/rpc.go
+++ b/block/fetcher/rpc.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/streamingfast/derr"
+
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 
 	"github.com/gagliardetto/solana-go"
@@ -105,23 +107,33 @@ func (f *RPCFetcher) Fetch(ctx context.Context, requestedSlot uint64) (out *pbbs
 	return block, false, nil
 }
 
-func (f *RPCFetcher) fetch(ctx context.Context, requestedSlot uint64) (out *rpc.GetBlockResult, skip bool, err error) {
+func (f *RPCFetcher) fetch(ctx context.Context, requestedSlot uint64) (*rpc.GetBlockResult, bool, error) {
 	currentSlot := requestedSlot
+	var out *rpc.GetBlockResult
+	skipped := false
 	//f.logger.Info("getting block", zap.Uint64("block_num", currentSlot))
-	blockResult, err := f.rpcClient.GetBlockWithOpts(ctx, requestedSlot, GetBlockOpts)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		var rpcErr *jsonrpc.RPCError
-		if errors.As(err, &rpcErr) {
-			if rpcErr.Code == -32009 || rpcErr.Code == -32007 {
-				f.logger.Info("block was skipped", zap.Uint64("block_num", currentSlot))
-				currentSlot += 1
-				return nil, true, nil
+	err := derr.Retry(math.MaxFloat32, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		var innerErr error
+		out, innerErr = f.rpcClient.GetBlockWithOpts(ctx, requestedSlot, GetBlockOpts)
+
+		if innerErr != nil {
+			var rpcErr *jsonrpc.RPCError
+			if errors.As(innerErr, &rpcErr) {
+				if rpcErr.Code == -32004 {
+					f.logger.Warn("block not available. Retrying same block", zap.Uint64("block_num", currentSlot))
+					return innerErr
+				}
+				if rpcErr.Code == -32009 || rpcErr.Code == -32007 {
+					f.logger.Info("block was skipped", zap.Uint64("block_num", currentSlot))
+					currentSlot += 1
+					skipped = true
+					return nil
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("fetching block %d: %w", currentSlot, err)
-	}
-	return blockResult, false, nil
+		return nil
+	})
+	return out, skipped, err
 }
 
 func blockFromBlockResult(slot uint64, finalizedSlot uint64, result *rpc.GetBlockResult) (*pbbstream.Block, error) {