diff --git a/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go b/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go
index 78af347..b9b22af 100644
--- a/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go
+++ b/ethmonitor/ethmonitor.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/0xsequence/ethkit"
 	"github.com/0xsequence/ethkit/ethrpc"
 	"github.com/0xsequence/ethkit/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/0xsequence/ethkit/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ type Monitor struct {
 	provider ethrpc.RawInterface
 
 	chain             *Chain
-	chainID           *ethkit.Lazy[big.Int]
+	chainID           *big.Int
 	nextBlockNumber   *big.Int
 	nextBlockNumberMu sync.Mutex
 	pollInterval      atomic.Int64
@@ -151,14 +150,7 @@ func NewMonitor(provider ethrpc.RawInterface, options ...Options) (*Monitor, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	chainID := ethkit.NewLazy(func() *big.Int {
-		chainId, err := getChainID(provider)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return chainId
-	})
-
+	var err error
 	var cache cachestore.Store[[]byte]
 	if opts.CacheBackend != nil {
 		cache, err = cachestorectl.Open[[]byte](opts.CacheBackend, cachestore.WithLockExpiry(5*time.Second))
@@ -177,7 +169,7 @@ func NewMonitor(provider ethrpc.RawInterface, options ...Options) (*Monitor, err
 		alert:        opts.Alerter,
 		provider:     provider,
 		chain:        newChain(opts.BlockRetentionLimit, opts.Bootstrap),
-		chainID:      chainID,
+		chainID:      nil,
 		cache:        cache,
 		publishCh:    make(chan Blocks),
 		publishQueue: newQueue(opts.BlockRetentionLimit * 2),
@@ -185,6 +177,15 @@ func NewMonitor(provider ethrpc.RawInterface, options ...Options) (*Monitor, err
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (m *Monitor) lazyInit(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var err error
+	m.chainID, err = getChainID(ctx, m.provider)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *Monitor) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if m.IsRunning() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ethmonitor: already running")
@@ -195,6 +196,10 @@ func (m *Monitor) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	atomic.StoreInt32(&m.running, 1)
 	defer atomic.StoreInt32(&m.running, 0)
 
+	if err := m.lazyInit(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Check if in bootstrap mode -- in which case we expect nextBlockNumber
 	// to already be set.
 	if m.options.Bootstrap && m.chain.blocks == nil {
@@ -615,7 +620,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) filterLogs(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash, topics
 		topicsDigest.Write([]byte{'\n'})
 	}
 
-	key := fmt.Sprintf("ethmonitor:%s:Logs:hash=%s;topics=%d", m.getChainID().String(), blockHash.String(), topicsDigest.Sum64())
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("ethmonitor:%s:Logs:hash=%s;topics=%d", m.chainID.String(), blockHash.String(), topicsDigest.Sum64())
 	resp, err := m.cache.GetOrSetWithLockEx(ctx, key, getter, m.options.CacheExpiry)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, resp, err
@@ -819,7 +824,7 @@ func (m *Monitor) fetchBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*type
 	}
 
 	// fetch with distributed mutex
-	key := fmt.Sprintf("ethmonitor:%s:BlockHash:%s", m.getChainID().String(), hash.String())
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("ethmonitor:%s:BlockHash:%s", m.chainID.String(), hash.String())
 	resp, err := m.cache.GetOrSetWithLockEx(ctx, key, getter, m.options.CacheExpiry)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -1026,18 +1031,10 @@ func (m *Monitor) setPayload(value []byte) []byte {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m *Monitor) getChainID() *big.Int {
-	if val := m.chainID.Get(); val == nil {
-		return big.NewInt(-1)
-	} else {
-		return val
-	}
-}
-
-func getChainID(provider ethrpc.Interface) (*big.Int, error) {
+func getChainID(ctx context.Context, provider ethrpc.Interface) (*big.Int, error) {
 	var chainID *big.Int
-	err := breaker.Do(context.Background(), func() error {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 4*time.Second)
+	err := breaker.Do(ctx, func() error {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 4*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		id, err := provider.ChainID(ctx)
diff --git a/ethreceipts/ethreceipts.go b/ethreceipts/ethreceipts.go
index e0d740a..8cfd9f2 100644
--- a/ethreceipts/ethreceipts.go
+++ b/ethreceipts/ethreceipts.go
@@ -134,20 +134,6 @@ func NewReceiptsListener(log logger.Logger, provider ethrpc.Interface, monitor *
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if opts.NumBlocksToFinality <= 0 {
-		chainID, err := getChainID(provider)
-		if err != nil {
-			chainID = big.NewInt(1) // assume mainnet in case of unlikely error
-		}
-		network, ok := ethrpc.Networks[chainID.Uint64()]
-		if ok {
-			opts.NumBlocksToFinality = network.NumBlocksToFinality
-		}
-	}
-	if opts.NumBlocksToFinality <= 0 {
-		opts.NumBlocksToFinality = 1 // absolute min is 1
-	}
-
 	return &ReceiptsListener{
 		options:           opts,
 		log:               log,
@@ -164,6 +150,25 @@ func NewReceiptsListener(log logger.Logger, provider ethrpc.Interface, monitor *
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (l *ReceiptsListener) lazyInit(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if l.options.NumBlocksToFinality <= 0 {
+		chainID, err := getChainID(ctx, l.provider)
+		if err != nil {
+			chainID = big.NewInt(1) // assume mainnet in case of unlikely error
+		}
+		network, ok := ethrpc.Networks[chainID.Uint64()]
+		if ok {
+			l.options.NumBlocksToFinality = network.NumBlocksToFinality
+		}
+	}
+
+	if l.options.NumBlocksToFinality <= 0 {
+		l.options.NumBlocksToFinality = 1 // absolute min is 1
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (l *ReceiptsListener) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if l.IsRunning() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ethreceipts: already running")
@@ -174,6 +179,10 @@ func (l *ReceiptsListener) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	atomic.StoreInt32(&l.running, 1)
 	defer atomic.StoreInt32(&l.running, 0)
 
+	if err := l.lazyInit(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	l.log.Info("ethreceipts: running")
 
 	return l.listener()
@@ -801,10 +810,10 @@ func (l *ReceiptsListener) latestBlockNum() *big.Int {
 	return latestBlockNum
 }
 
-func getChainID(provider ethrpc.Interface) (*big.Int, error) {
+func getChainID(ctx context.Context, provider ethrpc.Interface) (*big.Int, error) {
 	var chainID *big.Int
-	err := breaker.Do(context.Background(), func() error {
-		id, err := provider.ChainID(context.Background())
+	err := breaker.Do(ctx, func() error {
+		id, err := provider.ChainID(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 34e29c0..c8f7ade 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -27,19 +27,3 @@ func ToSliceValues[T any](in []*T) []T {
 	}
 	return out
 }
-
-type Lazy[T any] struct {
-	once func() *T
-	val  *T
-}
-
-func NewLazy[T any](once func() *T) *Lazy[T] {
-	return &Lazy[T]{once: once}
-}
-
-func (l *Lazy[T]) Get() *T {
-	if l.val == nil {
-		l.val = l.once()
-	}
-	return l.val
-}