diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs b/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
index 8202ce32..ab87101b 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ impl App {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    // TODO: add a min time between config changes
                     yield_now().await;
                 }
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/proxyd.rs b/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/proxyd.rs
index c3512a19..269a0d83 100644
--- a/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/proxyd.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/proxyd.rs
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ impl ProxydSubCommand {
             // give 30 seconds for the db to connect. if it does not connect, it will keep retrying
         }
 
-        info!("waiting 30 seconds for warm up");
-        sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
-
-        info!("waiting up to 30 more seconds for a head block");
+        info!("waiting up to 30 seconds for a head block");
         let max_wait_until = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(30);
         loop {
             select! {