diff --git a/src/provider/batched-polling-event-subscriber.ts b/src/provider/batched-polling-event-subscriber.ts
index 28406c97..12b871bb 100644
--- a/src/provider/batched-polling-event-subscriber.ts
+++ b/src/provider/batched-polling-event-subscriber.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { EventFilter, Subscriber, AbstractProvider, Log } from 'ethers';
 import { isDefined } from '../utils/is-defined';
 
-function copyFilter(obj: EventFilter): EventFilter & { fromBlock?: number; toBlock?: number; } {
-  return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));
-}
+type RangeFilter = EventFilter & { fromBlock: number; toBlock: number; };
+
+const DEFAULT_MAX_BATCH_BLOCKS = 500;
+
 /**
  * A batched event subscriber that polls once per interval instead of per-block.
  * This dramatically reduces eth_getLogs calls.
@@ -24,13 +25,22 @@ export class BatchedPollingEventSubscriber implements Subscriber {
 
   #pollingInterval: number;
 
+  #maxBatchBlocks: number;
+
+  #polling: boolean;
+
+  #errorBackoff: number = 0;
+
   constructor(provider: AbstractProvider, filter: EventFilter, pollingInterval: number) {
+    if (pollingInterval <= 0) throw new Error('pollingInterval must be positive');
     this.#provider = provider;
-    this.#filter = copyFilter(filter);
+    this.#filter = filter;
     this.#running = false;
     this.#blockNumber = -2;
     this.#pollTimer = null;
     this.#pollingInterval = pollingInterval;
+    this.#maxBatchBlocks = DEFAULT_MAX_BATCH_BLOCKS;
+    this.#polling = false;
   }
 
   async #poll(): Promise<void> {
@@ -38,39 +48,61 @@ export class BatchedPollingEventSubscriber implements Subscriber {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (this.#polling) {
+      this.#schedulePoll();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.#polling = true;
+
     try {
-      const blockNumber = await this.#provider.getBlockNumber();
+      const head = await this.#provider.getBlockNumber();
 
       if (this.#blockNumber === -2) {
-        this.#blockNumber = blockNumber;
+        this.#blockNumber = head;
         this.#schedulePoll();
         return;
       }
 
-      if (blockNumber <= this.#blockNumber) {
+      if (head <= this.#blockNumber) {
         this.#schedulePoll();
         return;
       }
 
-      const filter = copyFilter(this.#filter);
-      filter.fromBlock = this.#blockNumber + 1;
-      filter.toBlock = blockNumber;
+      let currentFrom = this.#blockNumber + 1;
 
-      const logs: Log[] = await this.#provider.getLogs(filter);
+      while (currentFrom <= head) {
+        if (!this.#running) {
+          break;
+        }
 
-      for (const log of logs) {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-        this.#provider.emit(this.#filter, log);
-      }
+        const currentTo = Math.min(currentFrom + this.#maxBatchBlocks - 1, head);
+
+        const rangeFilter: RangeFilter = {
+          ...this.#filter,
+          fromBlock: currentFrom,
+          toBlock: currentTo,
+        };
 
-      if (logs.length > 0) {
-        this.#blockNumber = logs[logs.length - 1].blockNumber;
-      } else {
-        this.#blockNumber = blockNumber;
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+        const logs: Log[] = await this.#provider.getLogs(rangeFilter);
+
+        for (const log of logs) {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+          this.#provider.emit(this.#filter, log);
+        }
+
+        this.#blockNumber = currentTo;
+        currentFrom = currentTo + 1;
       }
+
+      this.#errorBackoff = 0;
     } catch (error) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.error('BatchedPollingEventSubscriber poll error:', error);
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+      this.#provider.emit('error', error);
+      this.#errorBackoff = Math.min((this.#errorBackoff || this.#pollingInterval) * 2, 30000);
+    } finally {
+      this.#polling = false;
     }
 
     this.#schedulePoll();
@@ -80,10 +112,19 @@ export class BatchedPollingEventSubscriber implements Subscriber {
     if (!this.#running) {
       return;
     }
-    this.#pollTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-      this.#poll();
-    }, this.#pollingInterval);
+
+    if (this.#pollTimer != null) {
+      clearTimeout(this.#pollTimer);
+      this.#pollTimer = null;
+    }
+
+    this.#pollTimer = setTimeout(
+      () => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+        this.#poll();
+      },
+      this.#errorBackoff || this.#pollingInterval,
+    );
   }
 
   start(): void {
diff --git a/src/provider/polling-json-rpc-provider.ts b/src/provider/polling-json-rpc-provider.ts
index c78661c0..f5433959 100644
--- a/src/provider/polling-json-rpc-provider.ts
+++ b/src/provider/polling-json-rpc-provider.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ export class PollingJsonRpcProvider extends JsonRpcProvider {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any, no-underscore-dangle
   _getSubscriber(sub: any): Subscriber {
     if (sub.type === 'event') {
-      return new BatchedPollingEventSubscriber(this, sub.filter, this.#eventPollingInterval);
+      const newSub = new BatchedPollingEventSubscriber(this, sub.filter, this.#eventPollingInterval);
+      if (this.#isPaused) {
+        newSub.pause(false);
+      }
+      return newSub;
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-underscore-dangle
     return super._getSubscriber(sub);