diff --git a/block-streamer/src/block_stream.rs b/block-streamer/src/block_stream.rs
index eff2a0d1..a9af3f10 100644
--- a/block-streamer/src/block_stream.rs
+++ b/block-streamer/src/block_stream.rs
@@ -409,9 +409,14 @@ async fn process_bitmap_indexer_blocks(
 
     let mut last_published_block_height: u64 = start_block_height;
 
+    let indexer_name = indexer.get_full_name();
+
     while let Some(block_height_result) = matching_block_heights.next().await {
         match block_height_result {
             Ok(block_height) => {
+                metrics::RECEIVER_BLOCKS_FAILURE
+                    .with_label_values(&[&indexer_name])
+                    .set(0);
                 redis
                     .publish_block(indexer, redis_stream.clone(), block_height, MAX_STREAM_SIZE)
                     .await?;
@@ -422,6 +427,9 @@ async fn process_bitmap_indexer_blocks(
                 last_published_block_height = block_height;
             }
             Err(err) => {
+                metrics::RECEIVER_BLOCKS_FAILURE
+                    .with_label_values(&[&indexer_name])
+                    .inc();
                 tracing::error!(
                     "Backfill using bitmap indexer failed unexpectedly: {:?}",
                     err
diff --git a/block-streamer/src/graphql/client.rs b/block-streamer/src/graphql/client.rs
index 38aad637..516f2b3c 100644
--- a/block-streamer/src/graphql/client.rs
+++ b/block-streamer/src/graphql/client.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ impl GraphQLClientImpl {
             .json(&body)
             .send()
             .await?;
+        if reqwest_response.status() != 200 {
+            tracing::error!(
+                "GraphQL query failed with status code: {}",
+                reqwest_response.status()
+            );
+        }
 
         reqwest_response.json().await
     }
diff --git a/block-streamer/src/metrics.rs b/block-streamer/src/metrics.rs
index 1f01a071..ec166e83 100644
--- a/block-streamer/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/block-streamer/src/metrics.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ lazy_static! {
         &["indexer"]
     )
     .unwrap();
+    pub static ref RECEIVER_BLOCKS_FAILURE: IntGaugeVec = register_int_gauge_vec!(
+        "queryapi_block_streamer_receiver_blocks_failure",
+        "Gauge which only has a nonzero value if an error occurs during receiver block backfill",
+        &["indexer"]
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 }
 
 pub struct LogCounter;