diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/config.rs b/web3_proxy/src/config.rs
index 944835f1..c4bb6917 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/config.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/config.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl Web3RpcConfig {
         block_interval: Duration,
         http_client: Option<reqwest::Client>,
         blocks_by_hash_cache: BlocksByHashCache,
-        block_sender: Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<BlockAndRpc>>,
+        block_and_rpc_sender: Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<BlockAndRpc>>,
         max_head_block_age: Duration,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<(Arc<Web3Rpc>, Web3ProxyJoinHandle<()>)> {
         if !self.extra.is_empty() {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ impl Web3RpcConfig {
             server_id,
             block_interval,
             blocks_by_hash_cache,
-            block_sender,
+            block_and_rpc_sender,
             max_head_block_age,
         )
         .await
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs
index ecc5dd73..454de5cf 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/blockchain.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
 
     pub(super) async fn process_incoming_blocks(
         &self,
-        mut block_receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<BlockAndRpc>,
+        mut block_and_rpc_receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<BlockAndRpc>,
     ) -> Web3ProxyResult<()> {
         let mut consensus_finder =
             ConsensusFinder::new(Some(self.max_head_block_age), Some(self.max_head_block_lag));
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
         let mut had_first_success = false;
 
         loop {
-            match timeout(double_block_time, block_receiver.recv()).await {
+            match timeout(double_block_time, block_and_rpc_receiver.recv()).await {
                 Ok(Some((new_block, rpc))) => {
                     let rpc_name = rpc.name.clone();
                     let rpc_is_backup = rpc.backup;
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs
index 614ef4d1..201161b5 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/rpcs/many.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
         Web3ProxyJoinHandle<()>,
         watch::Receiver<Option<Arc<RankedRpcs>>>,
     )> {
-        let (block_sender, block_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<BlockAndRpc>();
+        let (block_and_rpc_sender, block_and_rpc_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<BlockAndRpc>();
 
         // these blocks don't have full transactions, but they do have rather variable amounts of transaction hashes
         // TODO: actual weighter on this
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
             average_block_interval(chain_id).mul_f32((max_head_block_lag.as_u64() * 10) as f32);
 
         let connections = Arc::new(Self {
-            block_sender,
+            block_sender: block_and_rpc_sender,
             blocks_by_hash,
             blocks_by_number,
             by_name,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
         let handle = {
             let connections = connections.clone();
 
-            tokio::spawn(connections.subscribe(block_receiver))
+            tokio::spawn(connections.subscribe(block_and_rpc_receiver))
         };
 
         Ok((connections, handle, consensus_connections_watcher))
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
     /// transaction ids from all the `Web3Rpc`s are deduplicated and forwarded to `pending_tx_sender`
     async fn subscribe(
         self: Arc<Self>,
-        block_receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<BlockAndRpc>,
+        block_and_rpc_receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<BlockAndRpc>,
     ) -> Web3ProxyResult<()> {
         let mut futures = vec![];
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ impl Web3Rpcs {
 
             let handle = tokio::task::Builder::default()
                 .name("process_incoming_blocks")
-                .spawn(async move { connections.process_incoming_blocks(block_receiver).await })?;
+                .spawn(async move { connections.process_incoming_blocks(block_and_rpc_receiver).await })?;
 
             futures.push(flatten_handle(handle));
         }