diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 50d037e..e066670 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { CONFIG, ConfigSchema, loadConfig } from "./config";
 import { Logger, LoggerInterface } from "./log";
 import { AddressProviderService } from "./services/AddressProviderService";
 import { AMPQService } from "./services/ampqService";
+import ExecutorService from "./services/ExecutorService";
 import { HealthChecker } from "./services/healthChecker";
 import { OptimisticResults } from "./services/liquidate";
 import { IOptimisticOutputWriter, OUTPUT_WRITER } from "./services/output";
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ class App {
   @Inject()
   redstone: RedstoneServiceV3;
 
+  @Inject()
+  executor: ExecutorService;
+
   @Inject(OUTPUT_WRITER)
   outputWriter: IOptimisticOutputWriter;
 
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ class App {
       .join(" ");
     this.log.info(msg);
 
+    await this.executor.launch();
     await this.addressProvider.launch();
 
     this.redstone.launch();
diff --git a/src/services/ExecutorService.ts b/src/services/ExecutorService.ts
index d22af98..2aa28a4 100644
--- a/src/services/ExecutorService.ts
+++ b/src/services/ExecutorService.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { providers, Wallet } from "ethers";
 import { Inject, Service } from "typedi";
 
 import { Logger, LoggerInterface } from "../log";
+import { mine } from "./utils";
 
 @Service()
 export default class ExecutorService {
@@ -21,6 +22,18 @@ export default class ExecutorService {
 
   // #flashbots?: FlashbotsBundleProvider;
 
+  public async launch(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const resp = await (this.provider as providers.JsonRpcProvider).send(
+        "anvil_nodeInfo",
+        [],
+      );
+      this.logger.debug(resp, "anvil node info");
+    } catch {
+      this.logger.debug("running on real rpc");
+    }
+  }
+
   public async sendPrivate(
     txData: PopulatedTransaction,
   ): Promise<providers.TransactionReceipt> {
@@ -54,7 +67,7 @@ export default class ExecutorService {
     const signedTx = await this.wallet.signTransaction(req);
     const tx = await this.provider.sendTransaction(signedTx);
     this.logger.debug(`sent transaction ${tx.hash}`);
-    return tx.wait(1);
+    return mine(this.provider as providers.JsonRpcProvider, tx);
   }
 
   // private async getFlashbots(): Promise<FlashbotsBundleProvider> {