diff --git a/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/utils.rs b/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/utils.rs
index 1222930a..bb1904a9 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/utils.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/utils.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use {
     alloy_primitives::keccak256,
     alloy_sol_types::SolEvent,
     kinode_process_lib::{
-        eth, get_blob, get_state, http, kernel_types as kt, kimap, println, vfs, Address,
-        LazyLoadBlob, PackageId, ProcessId, Request,
+        eth, get_blob, get_state, http, kernel_types as kt, kimap, print_to_terminal, println, vfs,
+        Address, LazyLoadBlob, PackageId, ProcessId, Request,
     },
     std::collections::HashSet,
 };
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn fetch_and_subscribe_logs(state: &mut State) {
         &filter.clone().from_block(state.last_saved_block),
     ) {
         if let Err(e) = state.ingest_contract_event(log, false) {
-            println!("error ingesting log: {e:?}");
+            print_to_terminal(1, &format!("error ingesting log: {e}"));
         };
     }
     state.update_listings();
diff --git a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
index 74c3d55d..d834aff9 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::kinode::process::kns_indexer::{
 use alloy_sol_types::SolEvent;
 use kinode_process_lib::{
     await_message, call_init, eth, kimap, net, print_to_terminal, println, Address, Message,
-    Request, Response,
+    ProcessId, Request, Response,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
@@ -110,13 +110,21 @@ fn main(our: Address, mut state: State) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         ),
     );
 
-    subscribe_to_logs(&eth_provider, mints_filter.clone(), 1);
-    subscribe_to_logs(&eth_provider, notes_filter.clone(), 2);
-    println!("subscribed to logs successfully");
-
     // if block in state is < current_block, get logs from that part.
+    println!("syncing old logs...");
     fetch_and_process_logs(&eth_provider, &our, &mut state, mints_filter.clone());
     fetch_and_process_logs(&eth_provider, &our, &mut state, notes_filter.clone());
+    println!("done syncing old logs.");
+
+    let current_block = eth_provider.get_block_number().unwrap();
+    println!("current block: {}", current_block);
+    state.last_block = current_block;
+
+    println!("subscribing to new logs...");
+    subscribe_to_logs(&eth_provider, mints_filter.clone(), 1);
+    subscribe_to_logs(&eth_provider, notes_filter.clone(), 2);
+    listen_to_new_blocks(&our); // sub_id: 3
+    println!("subscribed to logs successfully");
 
     let mut pending_requests: BTreeMap<u64, Vec<IndexerRequests>> = BTreeMap::new();
 
@@ -209,6 +217,11 @@ fn handle_eth_message(
                     // print errors at verbosity=1
                     print_to_terminal(1, &format!("log-handling error! {e:?}"));
                 }
+            } else if let eth::SubscriptionResult::Header(header) = result {
+                if let Some(block) = header.number {
+                    // risque..
+                    state.last_block = block;
+                }
             }
         }
         Ok(Err(e)) => {
@@ -217,6 +230,8 @@ fn handle_eth_message(
                 subscribe_to_logs(&eth_provider, mints_filter.clone(), 1);
             } else if e.id == 2 {
                 subscribe_to_logs(&eth_provider, notes_filter.clone(), 2);
+            } else if e.id == 3 {
+                listen_to_new_blocks(&our);
             }
         }
         Err(e) => {
@@ -247,13 +262,17 @@ fn handle_pending_requests(
                 match request {
                     IndexerRequests::NamehashToName(NamehashToNameRequest { hash, .. }) => {
                         Response::new()
-                            .body(serde_json::to_vec(&state.names.get(hash))?)
+                            .body(serde_json::to_vec(&IndexerResponses::Name(
+                                state.names.get(hash).cloned(),
+                            ))?)
                             .send()
                             .unwrap();
                     }
                     IndexerRequests::NodeInfo(NodeInfoRequest { name, .. }) => {
                         Response::new()
-                            .body(serde_json::to_vec(&state.nodes.get(name))?)
+                            .body(serde_json::to_vec(&IndexerResponses::NodeInfo(
+                                state.nodes.get(name).cloned(),
+                            ))?)
                             .send()
                             .unwrap();
                     }
@@ -491,6 +510,21 @@ pub fn bytes_to_port(bytes: &[u8]) -> anyhow::Result<u16> {
     }
 }
 
+fn listen_to_new_blocks(our: &Address) {
+    let eth_newheads_sub = eth::EthAction::SubscribeLogs {
+        sub_id: 3,
+        chain_id: CHAIN_ID,
+        kind: eth::SubscriptionKind::NewHeads,
+        params: eth::Params::Bool(false),
+    };
+    let our_eth = Address::new(our.node(), ProcessId::new(Some("eth"), "distro", "sys"));
+
+    Request::new()
+        .body(serde_json::to_vec(&eth_newheads_sub).unwrap())
+        .target(our_eth)
+        .send();
+}
+
 fn subscribe_to_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, filter: eth::Filter, sub_id: u64) {
     loop {
         match eth_provider.subscribe(sub_id, filter.clone()) {