diff --git a/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-hash.yml b/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-hash.yml
index 2198647d..486b20f9 100644
--- a/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-hash.yml
+++ b/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-hash.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ x-upstreams:
         - filter
     methods:
       disabled:
+        # minimal bsc lacks the state to serve eth_getProof; the drpc gateway
+        # probes it and marks the whole upstream unavailable on "header not
+        # found" (especially while catching up after a restart).
+        - name: eth_getProof
       enabled:
         - name: txpool_content # TODO: should be disabled for rollup nodes
         # standard geth only
diff --git a/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-path.yml b/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-path.yml
index 639bd97f..bfbec0d2 100644
--- a/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-path.yml
+++ b/bsc/bsc/bsc-mainnet-bsc-minimal-pebble-path.yml
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ x-upstreams:
       disabled:
         # not compatible with path state scheme
         - name: debug_traceBlockByHash
+        # minimal bsc lacks the state to serve eth_getProof; the drpc gateway
+        # probes it and marks the whole upstream unavailable on "header not
+        # found" (especially while catching up after a restart).
+        - name: eth_getProof
       enabled:
         - name: txpool_content # TODO: should be disabled for rollup nodes
         # standard geth only
diff --git a/bsc/erigon3/bsc-chapel-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml b/bsc/erigon3/bsc-chapel-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml
index 52834f6a..eae885e4 100644
--- a/bsc/erigon3/bsc-chapel-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml
+++ b/bsc/erigon3/bsc-chapel-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ x-upstreams:
     methods:
       disabled:
         - name: eth_getLogs # this returns result [] on ethereum mainnet when it shouldn't so it's probably buggy on al networks
+        # minimal bsc lacks the state to serve eth_getProof; the drpc gateway
+        # probes it and marks the whole upstream unavailable on "header not
+        # found" (especially while catching up after a restart).
+        - name: eth_getProof
       enabled:
         - name: txpool_content # TODO: should be disabled for rollup nodes
         # standard geth and erigon
diff --git a/bsc/erigon3/bsc-mainnet-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml b/bsc/erigon3/bsc-mainnet-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml
index a0982adc..f7fd7603 100644
--- a/bsc/erigon3/bsc-mainnet-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml
+++ b/bsc/erigon3/bsc-mainnet-erigon3-minimal-trace.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ x-upstreams:
     methods:
       disabled:
         - name: eth_getLogs # this returns result [] on ethereum mainnet when it shouldn't so it's probably buggy on al networks
+        # minimal bsc lacks the state to serve eth_getProof; the drpc gateway
+        # probes it and marks the whole upstream unavailable on "header not
+        # found" (especially while catching up after a restart).
+        - name: eth_getProof
       enabled:
         - name: txpool_content # TODO: should be disabled for rollup nodes
         # standard geth and erigon