diff --git a/services/scribe/cmd/cmd.md b/services/scribe/cmd/cmd.md
index 890138bd43..6a896ac7af 100644
--- a/services/scribe/cmd/cmd.md
+++ b/services/scribe/cmd/cmd.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/synapsecns/sanguine/services/scribe.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/synapsecns/sanguine/services/scribe)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/synapsecns/sanguine/services/scribe)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/synapsecns/sanguine/services/scribe)
 
-Scribe is a multi-chain indexing service. Scribe is designed to take a list of contracts specified by chain id and store logs, receipts, and txs for every event, past to present, in a mysql database.
+Scribe is a multi chain indexing service. Scribe is designed to take a list of contracts specified by chain id and store logs, receipts, and txs for every event, past to present, in a mysql database.
 
 Use cases
 - Analytics for on chain events
diff --git a/services/scribe/config/config.go b/services/scribe/config/config.go
index 6d059fc501..e8412a96a6 100644
--- a/services/scribe/config/config.go
+++ b/services/scribe/config/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	Chains ChainConfigs `yaml:"chains"`
 	// RPCURL is the url of the omnirpc.
 	RPCURL string `yaml:"rpc_url"`
+	// Verbose is used to enable verbose logging.
+	Verbose bool `yaml:"verbose"`
 }
 
 // IsValid makes sure the config is valid. This is done by calling IsValid() on each
diff --git a/services/scribe/grpc/server/server.go b/services/scribe/grpc/server/server.go
index 73952d2f3c..f6a8d3a258 100644
--- a/services/scribe/grpc/server/server.go
+++ b/services/scribe/grpc/server/server.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (s *server) StreamLogs(req *pbscribe.StreamLogsRequest, res pbscribe.Scribe
 
 				if latestScribeBlock > toBlock {
 					nextFromBlock = toBlock + 1
-					toBlock = latestScribeBlock - 1
+					toBlock = latestScribeBlock
 					wait = 0
 
 					span.AddEvent("New block. From: " + strconv.Itoa(int(nextFromBlock)) + " To: " + strconv.Itoa(int(toBlock)))
diff --git a/services/scribe/service/indexer/indexer.go b/services/scribe/service/indexer/indexer.go
index a121e6375b..9926a72f9a 100644
--- a/services/scribe/service/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/services/scribe/service/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func (x *Indexer) Index(parentCtx context.Context, startHeight uint64, endHeight
 	// Reads from the local logsChan and stores the logs and associated receipts / txs.
 	g.Go(func() error {
 		concurrentCalls := 0
+		lastBlockSeen := uint64(0)
 		gS, storeCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 		// could change this to for - range
 		for {
@@ -228,10 +229,15 @@ func (x *Indexer) Index(parentCtx context.Context, startHeight uint64, endHeight
 					gS, storeCtx = errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 					concurrentCalls = 0
 
-					err = x.saveLastIndexed(storeCtx, log.BlockNumber)
-					if err != nil {
-						logger.ReportIndexerError(err, x.indexerConfig, logger.StoreError)
-						return fmt.Errorf("could not store last indexed: %w", err)
+					// Only update last indexed if all logs from the last block have been processed to prevent premature
+					// updates of last indexed. Prevents having to lag a block behind on downstream dependencies (agents).
+					if lastBlockSeen < log.BlockNumber {
+						err = x.saveLastIndexed(storeCtx, lastBlockSeen)
+						if err != nil {
+							logger.ReportIndexerError(err, x.indexerConfig, logger.StoreError)
+							return fmt.Errorf("could not store last indexed: %w", err)
+						}
+						lastBlockSeen = log.BlockNumber
 					}
 
 					x.blockMeter.Record(ctx, int64(log.BlockNumber), otelMetrics.WithAttributeSet(
diff --git a/services/scribe/service/scribe.go b/services/scribe/service/scribe.go
index c19b5ddc97..6a0f442d52 100644
--- a/services/scribe/service/scribe.go
+++ b/services/scribe/service/scribe.go
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ func (s Scribe) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 					cancelChain() // redundant, but clean.
 					return fmt.Errorf("global scribe context cancel %w", groupCtx.Err())
 				case <-chainCtx.Done(): // Chain level context cancel, retry and recreate context.
-					logger.ReportScribeError(fmt.Errorf("chain level scribe context cancel"), chainID, logger.ContextCancelled)
+					logger.ReportScribeError(fmt.Errorf("chain level scribe context cancel, %w", chainCtx.Err()), chainID, logger.ContextCancelled)
 					chainCtx, cancelChain = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 					retryRate = b.Duration()
 					continue
 				case <-time.After(retryRate):
 					err := s.chainIndexers[chainID].Index(groupCtx)
 					if err != nil {
-						logger.ReportScribeError(fmt.Errorf("error running chain indexer"), chainID, logger.FatalScribeError)
+						logger.ReportScribeError(fmt.Errorf("error running chain indexer %w", err), chainID, logger.FatalScribeError)
 						retryRate = b.Duration()
 						continue
 					}