diff --git a/crates/telos/node/tests/live_test_runner.rs b/crates/telos/node/tests/live_test_runner.rs
index 132429c46ec81..39fd3e776ac6c 100644
--- a/crates/telos/node/tests/live_test_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/telos/node/tests/live_test_runner.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use alloy_provider::network::EthereumWallet;
 use alloy_provider::{Provider, ProviderBuilder, ReqwestProvider};
 use alloy_provider::fillers::{FillProvider, JoinFill, WalletFiller};
 use alloy_rpc_client::ClientBuilder;
-use alloy_rpc_types::TransactionRequest;
+use alloy_rpc_types::{BlockNumberOrTag, TransactionRequest};
 use alloy_signer_local::PrivateKeySigner;
 use alloy_sol_types::private::primitives::TxKind::{Call, Create};
 use alloy_sol_types::{sol, SolEvent, SolValue};
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ pub async fn test_blocknum_onchain(url: &str, private_key: &str) {
 
     let provider = ProviderBuilder::new().wallet(wallet.clone()).on_http(Url::from_str(url).unwrap());
 
-
     info!("Deploying contract using address {address}");
 
     let nonce = provider.get_transaction_count(address).await.unwrap();
     let chain_id = provider.get_chain_id().await.unwrap();
-    let gas_price: u128 = 600 * (GWEI_TO_WEI as u128);
+    let gas_price = provider.get_gas_price().await.unwrap();
 
     let legacy_tx = TxLegacy {
         chain_id: Some(chain_id),
@@ -108,27 +107,6 @@ pub async fn test_blocknum_onchain(url: &str, private_key: &str) {
 
     let contract_address = receipt.contract_address().unwrap();
     let block_num_checker = BlockNumChecker::new(contract_address, provider.clone());
-    // let legacy_tx = TxLegacy {
-    //     chain_id: Some(chain_id),
-    //     nonce: provider.get_transaction_count(address).await.unwrap(),
-    //     gas_price: gas_price.into(),
-    //     gas_limit: 20_000_000,
-    //     to: Call(contract_address),
-    //     value: U256::ZERO,
-    //     input: block_num_checker.logBlockNum().calldata().clone(),
-    // };
-    //
-    // let legacy_tx_request = TransactionRequest {
-    //     from: Some(address),
-    //     to: Some(legacy_tx.to),
-    //     gas: Some(legacy_tx.gas_limit as u128),
-    //     gas_price: Some(legacy_tx.gas_price),
-    //     value: Some(legacy_tx.value),
-    //     input: TransactionInput::from(legacy_tx.input),
-    //     nonce: Some(legacy_tx.nonce),
-    //     chain_id: legacy_tx.chain_id,
-    //     ..Default::default()
-    // };
 
     let legacy_tx_request = TransactionRequest::default()
         .with_from(address)
@@ -151,4 +129,12 @@ pub async fn test_blocknum_onchain(url: &str, private_key: &str) {
     let first_log = logs[0].clone().inner;
     let block_num_event = BlockNumChecker::BlockNumber::decode_log(&first_log, true).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(U256::from(rpc_block_num), block_num_event.number);
+    info!("Block numbers match inside transaction event");
+
+    let block_num_latest = block_num_checker.getBlockNum().call().await.unwrap();
+    assert!(block_num_latest._0 > U256::from(rpc_block_num), "Latest block number via call to getBlockNum is not greater than the block number in the previous log event");
+
+    let block_num_five_back = block_num_checker.getBlockNum().call().block(BlockId::number(rpc_block_num - 5)).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(block_num_five_back._0 == U256::from(rpc_block_num - 5), "Block number 5 blocks back via historical eth_call is not correct");
+
 }
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