diff --git a/codex/codex.nim b/codex/codex.nim
index 2e319b9e..7c985d86 100644
--- a/codex/codex.nim
+++ b/codex/codex.nim
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ type
 
 proc waitForSync(provider: Provider): Future[void] {.async.} =
   var sleepTime = 1
+  trace "Checking sync state of Ethereum provider..."
   while await provider.isSyncing:
     notice "Waiting for Ethereum provider to sync..."
     await sleepAsync(sleepTime.seconds)
     if sleepTime < 10:
       inc sleepTime
+  trace "Ethereum provider is synced."
 
 proc bootstrapInteractions(
   s: CodexServer): Future[?string] {.async.} =
diff --git a/vendor/nim-ethers b/vendor/nim-ethers
index 43cef2f7..5b170adc 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-ethers
+++ b/vendor/nim-ethers
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 43cef2f7caae3e81dad2b4d9084f4b7c1f3e0c21
+Subproject commit 5b170adcb1ffb1dbb273d1b7679bf3d9a08adb76