diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/WsConnection.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/WsConnection.kt
index 197fd056..cbf8c6cf 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/WsConnection.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/ethereum/WsConnection.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import java.time.Duration
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.util.Base64
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ open class WsConnection(
         // > io.netty.handler.codec.http.websocketx.CorruptedWebSocketFrameException: Max frame length of 65536 has been exceeded
         // It's unclear what is the right limit here, but 5mb seems to be working (1mb isn't always working)
         private const val DEFAULT_FRAME_SIZE = 5 * 1024 * 1024
+        private const val RESET_BACKOFF_TIMEOUT = 10 * 1000
 
         // The max size from multiple frames that may represent a single message
         // Accept up to 15Mb messages, because Geth is using 15mb, though it's not clear what should be a right value
@@ -96,12 +98,15 @@ open class WsConnection(
 
     private var reconnectBackoff: BackOff = ExponentialBackOff().also {
         it.initialInterval = Duration.ofMillis(100).toMillis()
-        it.maxInterval = Duration.ofMinutes(1).toMillis()
+        it.maxInterval = Duration.ofMinutes(5).toMillis()
     }
     private var currentBackOff = reconnectBackoff.start()
 
     private val parser = ResponseWSParser()
 
+    private val resetBackoffExecutor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(2)
+    private var resetBackoffTask: ScheduledFuture<Unit>? = null
+
     private val blocks = Sinks
         .many()
         .multicast()
@@ -147,6 +152,7 @@ open class WsConnection(
         if (alreadyReconnecting) {
             return
         }
+
         // rpcSend is already CANCELLED, since the subscription owned by the previous connection is gone
         // so we need to create a new Sink. Emit Complete is probably useless, and just in case
         rpcSend.tryEmitComplete()
@@ -154,7 +160,11 @@ open class WsConnection(
             .many()
             .unicast()
             .onBackpressureBuffer<JsonRpcRequest>()
+        resetBackoffTask?.cancel(false)
         val retryInterval = currentBackOff.nextBackOff()
+        resetBackoffTask = resetBackoffExecutor.schedule<Unit>({
+            currentBackOff = reconnectBackoff.start()
+        }, RESET_BACKOFF_TIMEOUT + retryInterval, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
         if (retryInterval == BackOffExecution.STOP) {
             log.warn("Reconnect backoff exhausted. Permanently closing the connection")
             return
@@ -165,7 +175,8 @@ open class WsConnection(
                 reconnecting.set(false)
                 connectInternal()
             },
-            retryInterval, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
+            retryInterval,
+            TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
         )
     }
 
@@ -224,9 +235,6 @@ open class WsConnection(
     }
 
     fun handle(inbound: WebsocketInbound, outbound: WebsocketOutbound): Publisher<Void> {
-        // restart backoff after connection
-        currentBackOff = reconnectBackoff.start()
-
         val consumer = inbound
             .aggregateFrames(msgSizeLimit)
             .receiveFrames()
@@ -298,7 +306,10 @@ open class WsConnection(
     fun onRpc(msg: ResponseWSParser.WsResponse): Mono<Void> {
         return if (msg.id.isNumber()) {
             val resp = JsonRpcResponse(
-                msg.value, msg.error, msg.id, null
+                msg.value,
+                msg.error,
+                msg.id,
+                null
             )
             Mono.fromCallable {
                 val status = rpcReceive.tryEmitNext(resp)