diff --git a/web3-proxy/src/connection.rs b/web3-proxy/src/connection.rs
index 4b9e1b4f..28f211cf 100644
--- a/web3-proxy/src/connection.rs
+++ b/web3-proxy/src/connection.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ impl Web3Connection {
                 .interval(Duration::from_secs(1))
                 .into()
         } else if url_str.starts_with("ws") {
+            // TODO: wrapper automatically reconnect
             let provider = ethers::providers::Ws::connect(url_str.clone()).await?;
 
             // TODO: make sure this automatically reconnects
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ impl Web3Connection {
 
                 loop {
                     // wait for the interval
+                    // TODO: if error or rate limit, increase interval?
                     interval.tick().await;
 
                     let block_number = provider.get_block_number().await.map(|x| x.as_u64())?;
diff --git a/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs b/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs
index c16622d6..3ac2c8a4 100644
--- a/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs
+++ b/web3-proxy/src/connections.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ impl Web3Connections {
         let num_connections = servers.len();
 
         for server_config in servers.into_iter() {
-            let connection = server_config.try_build(clock, http_client.clone()).await?;
-
-            connections.push(connection);
+            match server_config.try_build(clock, http_client.clone()).await {
+                Ok(connection) => connections.push(connection),
+                Err(e) => warn!("Unable to connect to a server! {}", e),
+            }
         }
 
+        // TODO: exit if no connections?
+
         let connections = Arc::new(Self {
             inner: connections,
             synced_connections: ArcSwap::new(Arc::new(SyncedConnections::new(num_connections))),
diff --git a/web3-proxy/src/main.rs b/web3-proxy/src/main.rs
index 05738bac..728bc638 100644
--- a/web3-proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/web3-proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
             .user_agent(APP_USER_AGENT)
             .build()?;
 
+        // TODO: attach context to this error?
         let balanced_rpc_tiers =
             future::join_all(balanced_rpc_tiers.into_iter().map(|balanced_rpc_tier| {
                 Web3Connections::try_new(balanced_rpc_tier, Some(http_client.clone()), &clock)
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ impl Web3ProxyApp {
             .into_iter()
             .collect::<anyhow::Result<Vec<Arc<Web3Connections>>>>()?;
 
+        // TODO: attach context to this error?
         let private_rpcs = if private_rpcs.is_empty() {
             warn!("No private relays configured. Any transactions will be broadcast to the public mempool!");
             // TODO: instead of None, set it to a list of all the rpcs from balanced_rpc_tiers. that way we broadcast very loudly