diff --git a/ethers/provider.nim b/ethers/provider.nim
index 9ceb217..8b2b1c1 100644
--- a/ethers/provider.nim
+++ b/ethers/provider.nim
@@ -235,69 +235,40 @@ proc confirm*(
 
   assert confirmations > 0
 
-  var blockNumber: UInt256
-
-  ## We need initialized succesfull Result, because the first iteration of the `while` loop
-  ## bellow is triggered "manually" by calling `await updateBlockNumber` and not by block
-  ## subscription. If left uninitialized then the Result is in error state and error is raised.
-  ## This result is not used for block value, but for block subscription errors.
-  var blockSubscriptionResult: ?!Block = success(Block(number: UInt256.none, timestamp: 0.u256, hash: BlockHash.none))
+  var blockNumber = await tx.provider.getBlockNumber()
   let blockEvent = newAsyncEvent()
-
-  proc updateBlockNumber {.async: (raises: []).} =
-    try:
-      let number = await tx.provider.getBlockNumber()
-      if number > blockNumber:
-        blockNumber = number
-        blockEvent.fire()
-    except ProviderError, CancelledError:
-      # there's nothing we can do here
-      discard
+  blockEvent.fire()
 
   proc onBlock(blckResult: ?!Block) =
-    blockSubscriptionResult = blckResult
-
-    if blckResult.isErr:
+    if blck =? blckResult and number =? blck.number:
+      blockNumber = number
       blockEvent.fire()
-      return
 
-    # ignore block parameter; hardhat may call this with pending blocks
-    asyncSpawn updateBlockNumber()
-
-  await updateBlockNumber()
   let subscription = await tx.provider.subscribe(onBlock)
 
   let finish = blockNumber + timeout.u256
-  var receipt: ?TransactionReceipt
 
-  while true:
-    await blockEvent.wait()
-    blockEvent.clear()
+  try:
+    var receipt: ?TransactionReceipt
 
-    if blockSubscriptionResult.isErr:
-      let error = blockSubscriptionResult.error()
+    while true:
+      await blockEvent.wait()
+      blockEvent.clear()
 
-      if error of SubscriptionError:
-        raise (ref SubscriptionError)(error)
-      elif error of CancelledError:
-        raise (ref CancelledError)(error)
-      else:
-        raise error.toErr(ProviderError)
+      if blockNumber >= finish:
+        raise newException(EthersError, "tx not mined before timeout")
 
-    if blockNumber >= finish:
-      await subscription.unsubscribe()
-      raise newException(EthersError, "tx not mined before timeout")
+      if receipt.?blockNumber.isNone:
+        receipt = await tx.provider.getTransactionReceipt(tx.hash)
 
-    if receipt.?blockNumber.isNone:
-      receipt = await tx.provider.getTransactionReceipt(tx.hash)
+      without receipt =? receipt and txBlockNumber =? receipt.blockNumber:
+        continue
 
-    without receipt =? receipt and txBlockNumber =? receipt.blockNumber:
-      continue
-
-    if txBlockNumber + confirmations.u256 <= blockNumber + 1:
-      await subscription.unsubscribe()
-      await tx.provider.ensureSuccess(receipt)
-      return receipt
+      if txBlockNumber + confirmations.u256 <= blockNumber + 1:
+        await tx.provider.ensureSuccess(receipt)
+        return receipt
+  finally:
+    await subscription.unsubscribe()
 
 proc confirm*(
   tx: Future[TransactionResponse],