diff --git a/beacon_chain/eth1/eth1_monitor.nim b/beacon_chain/eth1/eth1_monitor.nim
index be40c43fb..0f2c87679 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/eth1/eth1_monitor.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/eth1/eth1_monitor.nim
@@ -425,7 +425,8 @@ proc close(p: Web3DataProviderRef): Future[void] {.async.} =
     except CatchableError:
       debug "Failed to clean up block headers subscription properly"
 
-  await p.web3.close()
+  awaitWithTimeout(p.web3.close(), 30.seconds):
+    debug "Failed to close data provider in time"
 
 proc getBlockByHash(p: Web3DataProviderRef, hash: BlockHash):
                     Future[BlockObject] =
@@ -538,8 +539,15 @@ proc exchangeTransitionConfiguration*(p: Eth1Monitor): Future[void] {.async.} =
         # https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/19802
         (static(default(Quantity))))
   let ecTransitionConfiguration =
-    await p.dataProvider.web3.provider.engine_exchangeTransitionConfigurationV1(
-      ccTransitionConfiguration)
+    try:
+      awaitWithRetries(
+        p.dataProvider.web3.provider.engine_exchangeTransitionConfigurationV1(
+          ccTransitionConfiguration),
+        timeout = 1.seconds)
+    except CatchableError as err:
+      debug "Failed to exchange transition configuration", err = err.msg
+      return
+
   if ccTransitionConfiguration != ecTransitionConfiguration:
     warn "exchangeTransitionConfiguration: Configuration mismatch detected",
       consensusTerminalTotalDifficulty =
@@ -625,14 +633,14 @@ type
     DepositCountIncorrect
     DepositCountUnavailable
 
+template awaitOrRaiseOnTimeout[T](fut: Future[T],
+                                  timeout: Duration): T =
+  awaitWithTimeout(fut, timeout):
+    raise newException(DataProviderTimeout, "Timeout")
+
 when hasDepositRootChecks:
   const
-    contractCallTimeout = seconds(60)
-
-  template awaitOrRaiseOnTimeout[T](fut: Future[T],
-                                    timeout: Duration): T =
-    awaitWithTimeout(fut, timeout):
-      raise newException(DataProviderTimeout, "Timeout")
+    contractCallTimeout = 60.seconds
 
   func fetchDepositContractData(p: Web3DataProviderRef, blk: Eth1Block):
                                 Future[DepositContractDataStatus] {.async.} =
@@ -915,7 +923,7 @@ proc new*(T: type Web3DataProvider,
           jwtSecret: Option[seq[byte]]):
           Future[Result[Web3DataProviderRef, string]] {.async.} =
   let web3Fut = newWeb3(web3Url, getJsonRpcRequestHeaders(jwtSecret))
-  yield web3Fut or sleepAsync(chronos.seconds(10))
+  yield web3Fut or sleepAsync(10.seconds)
   if (not web3Fut.finished) or web3Fut.failed:
     await cancelAndWait(web3Fut)
     if web3Fut.failed:
@@ -1023,7 +1031,7 @@ func clear(chain: var Eth1Chain) =
   chain.hasConsensusViolation = false
 
 proc detectPrimaryProviderComingOnline(m: Eth1Monitor) {.async.} =
-  const checkInterval = chronos.seconds(30)
+  const checkInterval = 30.seconds
 
   let
     web3Url = m.web3Urls[0]
@@ -1063,7 +1071,8 @@ proc doStop(m: Eth1Monitor) {.async.} =
   safeCancel m.runFut
 
   if m.dataProvider != nil:
-    await m.dataProvider.close()
+    awaitWithTimeout(m.dataProvider.close(), 30.seconds):
+      debug "Failed to close data provider in time"
     m.dataProvider = nil
 
 proc ensureDataProvider*(m: Eth1Monitor) {.async.} =
@@ -1499,7 +1508,8 @@ proc start*(m: Eth1Monitor) =
 proc getEth1BlockHash*(
     url: string, blockId: RtBlockIdentifier, jwtSecret: Option[seq[byte]]):
     Future[BlockHash] {.async.} =
-  let web3 = await newWeb3(url, getJsonRpcRequestHeaders(jwtSecret))
+  let web3 = awaitOrRaiseOnTimeout(newWeb3(url, getJsonRpcRequestHeaders(jwtSecret)),
+                                   10.seconds)
   try:
     let blk = awaitWithRetries(
       web3.provider.eth_getBlockByNumber(blockId, false))
@@ -1507,54 +1517,61 @@ proc getEth1BlockHash*(
   finally:
     await web3.close()
 
+func `$`(x: Quantity): string =
+  $(x.uint64)
+
+func `$`(x: BlockObject): string =
+  $(x.number) & " [" & $(x.hash) & "]"
+
 proc testWeb3Provider*(web3Url: Uri,
                        depositContractAddress: Eth1Address,
                        jwtSecret: Option[seq[byte]]) {.async.} =
-  template mustSucceed(action: static string, expr: untyped): untyped =
-    try: expr
+  stdout.write "Establishing web3 connection..."
+  var web3: Web3
+  try:
+    web3 = awaitOrRaiseOnTimeout(
+      newWeb3($web3Url, getJsonRpcRequestHeaders(jwtSecret)), 5.seconds)
+    stdout.write "\rEstablishing web3 connection: Connected\n"
+  except CatchableError as err:
+    stdout.write "\rEstablishing web3 connection: Failure(" & err.msg & ")\n"
+    quit 1
+
+  template request(actionDesc: static string,
+                   action: untyped): untyped =
+    stdout.write actionDesc & "..."
+    stdout.flushFile()
+    var res: typeof(read action)
+    try:
+      res = awaitWithRetries action
+      stdout.write "\r" & actionDesc & ": " & $res
     except CatchableError as err:
-      fatal("Failed to " & action, err = err.msg)
-      quit 1
+      stdout.write "\r" & actionDesc & ": Error(" & err.msg & ")"
+    stdout.write "\n"
+    res
 
   let
-    web3 = mustSucceed "connect to web3 provider":
-      await newWeb3(
-        $web3Url, getJsonRpcRequestHeaders(jwtSecret))
-    latestBlock = mustSucceed "get latest block":
-      awaitWithRetries web3.provider.eth_getBlockByNumber(blockId("latest"), false)
-    syncStatus = mustSucceed "get sync status":
-      awaitWithRetries web3.provider.eth_syncing()
-    peers =
-      try:
-        awaitWithRetries web3.provider.net_peerCount()
-      except:
-        0
-    clientVersion = mustSucceed "get client version":
-      awaitWithRetries web3.provider.web3_clientVersion()
-    mining = mustSucceed "get mining status":
-      awaitWithRetries web3.provider.eth_mining()
+    clientVersion = request "Client version":
+      web3.provider.web3_clientVersion()
 
-  echo "Client Version: ", clientVersion
-  echo "Network Peers: ", peers
-  echo "Syncing: ", syncStatus
-  echo "Latest block: ", latestBlock.number.uint64
-  echo "Last Known Nonce: ", web3.lastKnownNonce
-  echo "Mining: ", mining
+    chainId = request "Chain ID":
+      web3.provider.eth_chainId()
 
-  try:
-    let chainId = awaitWithRetries web3.provider.eth_chainId()
-    echo "Chain ID: ", chainId.uint64
-  except DataProviderFailure as exc:
-    # Typically because it's not synced through EIP-155.
-    echo "Web3 provider does not provide chain ID: " & exc.msg
+    latestBlock = request "Latest block":
+      web3.provider.eth_getBlockByNumber(blockId("latest"), false)
 
-  let ns = web3.contractSender(DepositContract, depositContractAddress)
-  try:
-    let depositRoot = awaitWithRetries(
-      ns.get_deposit_root.call(blockNumber = latestBlock.number.uint64))
-    echo "Deposit root: ", depositRoot
-  except CatchableError as err:
-    echo "Web3 provider is not archive mode: ", err.msg
+    syncStatus = request "Sync status":
+      web3.provider.eth_syncing()
+
+    peers = request "Peers":
+      web3.provider.net_peerCount()
+
+    miningStatus = request "Mining status":
+      web3.provider.eth_mining()
+
+    ns = web3.contractSender(DepositContract, depositContractAddress)
+
+    depositRoot = request "Deposit root":
+      ns.get_deposit_root.call(blockNumber = latestBlock.number.uint64)
 
 when hasGenesisDetection:
   proc loadPersistedDeposits*(monitor: Eth1Monitor) =