diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs
index ae196bd4..51ddfe0d 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/one.rs
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ impl Web3Rpc {
             // trace!("waiting on chain id for {}", self);
             let found_chain_id: Result<U64, _> = self
                 .wait_for_request_handle(&authorization, None, unlocked_provider.clone())
-                .await?
+                .await
+                .context(format!("waiting for request handle on {}", self))?
                 .request(
                     "eth_chainId",
                     &json!(Option::None::<()>),
@@ -560,18 +561,20 @@ impl Web3Rpc {
                     }
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
-                    return Err(anyhow::Error::from(e));
+                    return Err(anyhow::Error::from(e)
+                        .context(format!("unable to parse eth_chainId from {}", self)));
                 }
             }
 
             self.check_block_data_limit(&authorization, unlocked_provider.clone())
-                .await?;
+                .await
+                .context(format!("unable to parse eth_chainId from {}", self))?;
 
             drop(unlocked_provider);
 
             info!("successfully connected to {}", self);
         } else if self.provider.read().await.is_none() {
-            return Err(anyhow!("failed waiting for client"));
+            return Err(anyhow!("failed waiting for client {}", self));
         };
 
         Ok(())