diff --git a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock
index bc06ddd41e..79b26d9739 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock
+++ b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.lock
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fortuna"
-version = "7.6.0"
+version = "7.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml
index 7636d0f59b..cc3115a15a 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/fortuna/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fortuna"
-version = "7.6.0"
+version = "7.6.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/config.sample.yaml b/apps/fortuna/config.sample.yaml
index d2fa7fe205..6b42e97b43 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/apps/fortuna/config.sample.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ chains:
     # How much to charge in fees
     fee: 1500000000000000
 
+    # Set this temporarily to false if you have changed the fees and want to apply a new baseline fee.
+    sync_fee_only_on_register: true
+
     # Configuration for dynamic fees under high gas prices. The keeper will set
     # on-chain fees to make between [min_profit_pct, max_profit_pct] of the max callback
     # cost in profit per transaction.
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/src/command/run.rs b/apps/fortuna/src/command/run.rs
index 956ba7a028..0faeff38b6 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/src/command/run.rs
+++ b/apps/fortuna/src/command/run.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ async fn setup_chain_state(
             .cmp(&c2.original_commitment_sequence_number)
     });
 
-    let provider_info = contract.get_provider_info(*provider).call().await?;
+    let provider_info = contract
+        .get_provider_info(*provider)
+        .call()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get provider info: {}", e))?;
     let latest_metadata = bincode::deserialize::<CommitmentMetadata>(
         &provider_info.commitment_metadata,
     )
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/src/command/setup_provider.rs b/apps/fortuna/src/command/setup_provider.rs
index baa56d6029..4096b6b42d 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/src/command/setup_provider.rs
+++ b/apps/fortuna/src/command/setup_provider.rs
@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ async fn setup_chain_provider(
 
     let provider_info = contract.get_provider_info(provider_address).call().await?;
 
-    sync_fee(&contract, &provider_info, chain_config.fee)
-        .in_current_span()
-        .await?;
+    if register || !chain_config.sync_fee_only_on_register {
+        sync_fee(&contract, &provider_info, chain_config.fee)
+            .in_current_span()
+            .await?;
+    }
 
     let uri = get_register_uri(&provider_config.uri, chain_id)?;
     sync_uri(&contract, &provider_info, uri)
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/src/config.rs b/apps/fortuna/src/config.rs
index 6ceeff35e4..806b845005 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/src/config.rs
+++ b/apps/fortuna/src/config.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ pub struct EthereumConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub fee: u128,
 
+    /// Only set the provider's fee when the provider is registered for the first time. Default is true.
+    /// This is useful to avoid resetting the fees on service restarts.
+    #[serde(default = "default_sync_fee_only_on_register")]
+    pub sync_fee_only_on_register: bool,
+
     /// Historical commitments made by the provider.
     pub commitments: Option<Vec<Commitment>>,
 
@@ -186,6 +191,10 @@ pub struct EthereumConfig {
     pub block_delays: Vec<u64>,
 }
 
+fn default_sync_fee_only_on_register() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
 fn default_block_delays() -> Vec<u64> {
     vec![5]
 }
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs b/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs
index af4202558b..f89b3f6b23 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs
+++ b/apps/fortuna/src/eth_utils/utils.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub async fn submit_tx_with_backoff<T: Middleware + NonceManaged + 'static>(
         },
         |e, dur| {
             let retry_number = num_retries.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-            tracing::error!(
+            tracing::warn!(
                 "Error on retry {} at duration {:?}: {}",
                 retry_number,
                 dur,
diff --git a/apps/fortuna/src/keeper/commitment.rs b/apps/fortuna/src/keeper/commitment.rs
index 2731cef62a..53512e21c4 100644
--- a/apps/fortuna/src/keeper/commitment.rs
+++ b/apps/fortuna/src/keeper/commitment.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ pub async fn update_commitments_if_necessary(
         .block(latest_safe_block) // To ensure we are not revealing sooner than we should
         .call()
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error while getting provider info. error: {:?}", e))?;
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            anyhow!(
+                "Error while getting provider info at block {}. error: {:?}",
+                latest_safe_block,
+                e
+            )
+        })?;
     if provider_info.max_num_hashes == 0 {
         return Ok(());
     }