diff --git a/apps/randomness/monitor-randomness.ts b/apps/randomness/monitor-randomness.ts
index 96c242cb2f..65a8211bd0 100644
--- a/apps/randomness/monitor-randomness.ts
+++ b/apps/randomness/monitor-randomness.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { z } from "zod"
 
 const RANDOMNESS_CONTRACT_ABI = abis.Random
 const RANDOMNESS_CONTRACT_ADDRESS = deployment.Random
+
 const DRAND_SERVICE_URL = "https://api.drand.sh/v2/beacons/evmnet"
 
 const client = createPublicClient({
diff --git a/contracts/deployments/anvil/random/abis.json b/contracts/deployments/anvil/random/abis.json
index dae6b8ec37..9b66bad5fb 100644
--- a/contracts/deployments/anvil/random/abis.json
+++ b/contracts/deployments/anvil/random/abis.json
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
       "name": "drandPK0",
       "inputs": [],
       "outputs": [
+
         {
           "name": "",
           "type": "uint256",
diff --git a/contracts/src/randomness/Drand.sol b/contracts/src/randomness/Drand.sol
index aba53f83bc..77c2910a5f 100644
--- a/contracts/src/randomness/Drand.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/randomness/Drand.sol
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ contract Drand {
             mstore(add(0x20, hashedRoundBytes), hashedRound)
         }
         uint256[2] memory message = BLS.hashToPoint(DST, hashedRoundBytes);
+
         // NB: Always check that the signature is a valid signature (a valid G1 point on the curve)!
         if (!BLS.isValidSignature(signature)) {
             revert InvalidSignature([DRAND_PK_0, DRAND_PK_1, DRAND_PK_2, DRAND_PK_3], message, signature);
diff --git a/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts b/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts
index 6aeace90de..804436b8c9 100644
--- a/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts
+++ b/packages/txm/lib/BlockMonitor.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ export class BlockMonitor {
 
     constructor(_transactionManager: TransactionManager) {
         this.txmgr = _transactionManager
+    }
 
+    async start() {
         this.txmgr.viemClient.watchBlocks({
             onBlock: this.onNewBlock.bind(this),
+            ...(this.txmgr.transportProtocol === "http"
+                ? {
+                      pollingInterval: this.txmgr.pollingInterval,
+                  }
+                : {}),
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/txm/lib/TransactionManager.ts b/packages/txm/lib/TransactionManager.ts
index 25915a3d18..29c583a145 100644
--- a/packages/txm/lib/TransactionManager.ts
+++ b/packages/txm/lib/TransactionManager.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ export type TransactionManagerConfig = {
          * Defaults to false.
          */
         allowDebug?: boolean
+
+        /**
+         * Specifies the polling interval in milliseconds.
+         * Defaults to 1/2 of the block time.
+         */
+        pollingInterval?: number
     }
     /** The private key of the account used for signing transactions. */
     privateKey: Hex
@@ -159,6 +165,8 @@ export class TransactionManager {
     public readonly rpcAllowDebug: boolean
     public readonly blockTime: bigint
     public readonly finalizedTransactionPurgeTime: number
+    public readonly pollingInterval: number
+    public readonly transportProtocol: "http" | "websocket"
 
     constructor(_config: TransactionManagerConfig) {
         this.collectors = []
@@ -169,12 +177,14 @@ export class TransactionManager {
             throw protocol.error
         }
 
+        this.transportProtocol = protocol.value
+
         const retries = _config.rpc.retries || 2
         const retryDelay = _config.rpc.retryDelay || 50
         const timeout = _config.rpc.timeout || 500
 
         let transport: ViemTransport
-        if (protocol.value === "http") {
+        if (this.transportProtocol === "http") {
             transport = viemHttpTransport(_config.rpc.url, {
                 timeout,
                 retryCount: retries,
@@ -247,6 +257,8 @@ export class TransactionManager {
         this.rpcAllowDebug = _config.rpc.allowDebug || false
         this.blockTime = _config.blockTime || 2n
         this.finalizedTransactionPurgeTime = _config.finalizedTransactionPurgeTime || 2 * 60 * 1000
+
+        this.pollingInterval = _config.rpc.pollingInterval || (Number(this.blockTime) * 1000) / 2
     }
 
     /**
@@ -309,7 +321,10 @@ export class TransactionManager {
             throw new Error(errorMessage)
         }
 
-        // Await the completion of the gas price oracle startup before marking the TransactionManager as started
+        // Wait for the gas price oracle to initialize before starting the block monitor,
+        // which emits 'NewBlock' events as the TXM heartbeat.
         await priceOraclePromise
+
+        await this.blockMonitor.start()
     }
 }