diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumLowerBoundErrorHandler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumLowerBoundErrorHandler.kt
index 587d02d4..e13409b9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumLowerBoundErrorHandler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumLowerBoundErrorHandler.kt
@@ -12,8 +12,28 @@ abstract class EthereumLowerBoundErrorHandler : ErrorHandler {
     override fun handle(upstream: Upstream, request: ChainRequest, errorMessage: String?) {
         try {
             if (canHandle(request, errorMessage)) {
-                parseTagParam(request, tagIndex(request.method))?.let {
-                    upstream.updateLowerBound(it, type())
+                parseTagParam(request, tagIndex(request.method))?.let { parsed ->
+                    val currentHeight = upstream.getHead().getCurrentHeight()
+                    if (currentHeight == null) {
+                        log.warn(
+                            "Skip {} lower bound update for {}: head height unknown (parsed={})",
+                            type(),
+                            upstream.getId(),
+                            parsed,
+                        )
+                        return@let
+                    }
+                    if (parsed > currentHeight) {
+                        log.warn(
+                            "Skip {} lower bound update for {}: parsed tag {} exceeds head {}",
+                            type(),
+                            upstream.getId(),
+                            parsed,
+                            currentHeight,
+                        )
+                        return@let
+                    }
+                    upstream.updateLowerBound(parsed, type())
                 }
             }
         } catch (e: RuntimeException) {
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt
index ab1908e4..3d2ce0c2 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.error
 
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.ChainRequest
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.Head
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.Upstream
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.lowerbound.LowerBoundType
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.rpcclient.ListParams
@@ -10,17 +11,18 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments.of
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource
 import org.mockito.Mockito.anyLong
-import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
+import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 
 class EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest {
 
     @ParameterizedTest
     @MethodSource("requests")
     fun `update lower bound`(request: ChainRequest) {
-        val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(300_000_000L)
         val handler = EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandler
 
         handler.handle(upstream, request, "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f")
@@ -28,6 +30,53 @@ class EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest {
         verify(upstream).updateLowerBound(213229736, LowerBoundType.STATE)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `no update lower bound if parsed tag exceeds head`() {
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(100_000_000L)
+
+        EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandler.handle(
+            upstream,
+            ChainRequest("eth_getBalance", ListParams("0x343", "0xCB5A0A8")),
+            "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f",
+        )
+
+        verify(upstream, never()).updateLowerBound(anyLong(), any())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `no update lower bound if head height is null`() {
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(null)
+
+        EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandler.handle(
+            upstream,
+            ChainRequest("eth_getBalance", ListParams("0x343", "0xCB5A0A8")),
+            "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f",
+        )
+
+        verify(upstream, never()).updateLowerBound(anyLong(), any())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `no update lower bound for the Base prod incident value`() {
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(30_000_000L)
+
+        EthereumStateLowerBoundErrorHandler.handle(
+            upstream,
+            ChainRequest("eth_getBalance", ListParams("0x343", "0xD150C7F1")),
+            "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f",
+        )
+
+        verify(upstream, never()).updateLowerBound(anyLong(), any())
+    }
+
+    private fun mockUpstreamWithHead(height: Long?): Upstream {
+        val head = mock<Head>()
+        whenever(head.getCurrentHeight()).thenReturn(height)
+        val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
+        whenever(upstream.getHead()).thenReturn(head)
+        return upstream
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `no update lower bound if error is not about state`() {
         val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt
index 2d5d824a..170a402f 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.error
 
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.ChainRequest
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.Head
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.Upstream
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.lowerbound.LowerBoundType
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.rpcclient.ListParams
@@ -9,15 +10,19 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments.of
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource
-import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.anyLong
+import org.mockito.kotlin.any
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
+import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 
 class EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest {
 
     @ParameterizedTest
     @MethodSource("requests")
     fun `update lower bound`(request: ChainRequest) {
-        val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(300_000_000L)
         val handler = EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandler
 
         handler.handle(upstream, request, "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f")
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ class EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest {
 
     @Test
     fun `update lower bound base on regexp`() {
-        val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(300_000_000L)
         val handler = EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandler
 
         handler.handle(upstream, ChainRequest("trace_block", ListParams("0xCB5A0A8")), "block #1 not found")
@@ -35,6 +40,40 @@ class EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandlerTest {
         verify(upstream).updateLowerBound(213229736, LowerBoundType.TRACE)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `no update lower bound if parsed tag exceeds head`() {
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(100_000_000L)
+
+        EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandler.handle(
+            upstream,
+            ChainRequest("trace_block", ListParams("0xCB5A0A8")),
+            "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f",
+        )
+
+        verify(upstream, never()).updateLowerBound(anyLong(), any())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `no update lower bound if head height is null`() {
+        val upstream = mockUpstreamWithHead(null)
+
+        EthereumTraceLowerBoundErrorHandler.handle(
+            upstream,
+            ChainRequest("trace_block", ListParams("0xCB5A0A8")),
+            "missing trie node d5648cc9aef48154159d53800f2f",
+        )
+
+        verify(upstream, never()).updateLowerBound(anyLong(), any())
+    }
+
+    private fun mockUpstreamWithHead(height: Long?): Upstream {
+        val head = mock<Head>()
+        whenever(head.getCurrentHeight()).thenReturn(height)
+        val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
+        whenever(upstream.getHead()).thenReturn(head)
+        return upstream
+    }
+
     companion object {
         @JvmStatic
         fun requests(): List<Arguments> =
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/UpstreamErrorHandlerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/UpstreamErrorHandlerTest.kt
index 5504d12b..d2da73d9 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/UpstreamErrorHandlerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/upstream/error/UpstreamErrorHandlerTest.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.error
 
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.ChainRequest
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.Head
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.Upstream
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.lowerbound.LowerBoundType
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.rpcclient.ListParams
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
-import org.mockito.Mockito.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
+import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 
 class UpstreamErrorHandlerTest {
 
     @Test
     fun `use lower bound error handler`() {
+        val head = mock<Head>()
+        whenever(head.getCurrentHeight()).thenReturn(300_000_000L)
         val upstream = mock<Upstream>()
+        whenever(upstream.getHead()).thenReturn(head)
         val request = ChainRequest("eth_getCode", ListParams("0x343", "0xCB5A0A8"))
         val handler = UpstreamErrorHandler