diff --git a/indexer/queryapi_coordinator/src/historical_block_processing.rs b/indexer/queryapi_coordinator/src/historical_block_processing.rs
index f091c3f86..82118aea3 100644
--- a/indexer/queryapi_coordinator/src/historical_block_processing.rs
+++ b/indexer/queryapi_coordinator/src/historical_block_processing.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub const MAX_UNINDEXED_BLOCKS_TO_PROCESS: u64 = 7200; // two hours of blocks ta
 pub const MAX_RPC_BLOCKS_TO_PROCESS: u8 = 20;
 
 pub struct Task {
-    handle: JoinHandle<anyhow::Result<()>>,
+    handle: JoinHandle<()>,
     cancellation_token: tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken,
 }
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ impl Streamer {
         let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
             tokio::select! {
                 _ = cancellation_token_clone.cancelled() => {
-                    storage::del(
-                        &redis_connection_manager,
-                        storage::generate_historical_stream_key(&indexer.get_full_name()),
-                    )
-                    .await
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        target: crate::INDEXER,
+                        "Cancelling existing historical backfill for indexer: {:?}",
+                        indexer.get_full_name(),
+                    );
                 },
                 _ = process_historical_messages_or_handle_error(
                     current_block_height,
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ impl Streamer {
                     &s3_client,
                     &chain_id,
                     &json_rpc_client,
-                ) => {
-                    Ok(())
-                }
+                ) => { }
             }
         });
 
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ impl Streamer {
     pub async fn cancel(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         if let Some(task) = self.task.take() {
             task.cancellation_token.cancel();
-            task.handle.await??;
+            task.handle.await?;
 
             return Ok(());
         }
@@ -185,6 +183,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn process_historical_messages(
             blocks_from_index.append(&mut blocks_between_indexed_and_current_block);
 
             if !blocks_from_index.is_empty() {
+                storage::del(
+                    redis_connection_manager,
+                    storage::generate_historical_stream_key(&indexer_function.get_full_name()),
+                )
+                .await?;
                 storage::sadd(
                     redis_connection_manager,
                     storage::STREAMS_SET_KEY,