diff --git a/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts b/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts
index 542ce78eb2..978f70aad7 100644
--- a/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts
+++ b/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,17 @@ export class BlockMonitor {
     private resetBlockSubscription() {
         TxmMetrics.getInstance().resetBlockMonitorCounter.add(1)
         this.txmgr.rpcLivenessMonitor.trackError()
+
+        if (this.blockTimeout) {
+            clearTimeout(this.blockTimeout)
+            this.blockTimeout = undefined
+        }
+
         if (this.unwatch) {
             this.unwatch()
+            this.unwatch = undefined
         }
-        this.start()
+
+        setTimeout(() => this.start(), 500)
     }
 }