diff --git a/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_fcu.rs b/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_fcu.rs
index ac0ab66a864..98b0fb584a5 100644
--- a/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_fcu.rs
+++ b/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_fcu.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use alloy_provider::Provider;
 use alloy_rpc_types_engine::ForkchoiceState;
 use clap::Parser;
 use csv::Writer;
+use eyre::Context;
 use humantime::parse_duration;
 use reth_cli_runner::CliContext;
 use reth_node_core::args::BenchmarkArgs;
@@ -50,7 +51,11 @@ impl Command {
         let (sender, mut receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1000);
         tokio::task::spawn(async move {
             while benchmark_mode.contains(next_block) {
-                let block_res = block_provider.get_block_by_number(next_block.into()).full().await;
+                let block_res = block_provider
+                    .get_block_by_number(next_block.into())
+                    .full()
+                    .await
+                    .wrap_err_with(|| format!("Failed to fetch block by number {next_block}"));
                 let block = block_res.unwrap().unwrap();
                 let header = block.header.clone();
 
diff --git a/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_only.rs b/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_only.rs
index 8dda7df4ecd..cc33f85a4fe 100644
--- a/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_only.rs
+++ b/bin/reth-bench/src/bench/new_payload_only.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
 use alloy_provider::Provider;
 use clap::Parser;
 use csv::Writer;
+use eyre::Context;
 use reth_cli_runner::CliContext;
 use reth_node_core::args::BenchmarkArgs;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -43,7 +44,11 @@ impl Command {
         let (sender, mut receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1000);
         tokio::task::spawn(async move {
             while benchmark_mode.contains(next_block) {
-                let block_res = block_provider.get_block_by_number(next_block.into()).full().await;
+                let block_res = block_provider
+                    .get_block_by_number(next_block.into())
+                    .full()
+                    .await
+                    .wrap_err_with(|| format!("Failed to fetch block by number {next_block}"));
                 let block = block_res.unwrap().unwrap();
                 let header = block.header.clone();