diff --git a/pkg/listener/listener.go b/pkg/listener/listener.go
index 5e87805..a32f0be 100644
--- a/pkg/listener/listener.go
+++ b/pkg/listener/listener.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ const (
 	metricNameLastHandledBlockNumber  = "evmlistener_last_handled_block_number"
 )
 
+var errConnectionCorrupted = errors.New("connection is corrupted")
+
 // Listener represents a listener service for on-chain events.
 type Listener struct {
 	l *zap.SugaredLogger
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ func (l *Listener) handleOldHeaders(ctx context.Context, blockCh chan<- types.Bl
 	return nil
 }
 
+//nolint:cyclop
 func (l *Listener) subscribeNewBlockHead(ctx context.Context, blockCh chan<- types.Block) error {
 	l.l.Info("Start subscribing for new head of the chain")
 	headerCh := make(chan *types.Header, 1)
@@ -231,6 +234,10 @@ func (l *Listener) subscribeNewBlockHead(ctx context.Context, blockCh chan<- typ
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(l.sanityCheckInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	lastReceivedTime := time.Now()
 	seq := uint64(1)
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -242,9 +249,15 @@ func (l *Listener) subscribeNewBlockHead(ctx context.Context, blockCh chan<- typ
 			l.l.Errorw("Error while subscribing new head", "error", err)
 
 			return err
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			if time.Since(lastReceivedTime) > l.sanityCheckInterval {
+				l.l.Errorw("Websocket connection is corrupted", "lastReceivedTime", lastReceivedTime)
+				return errConnectionCorrupted
+			}
 		case header := <-headerCh:
 			l.l.Debugw("Receive new head of the chain", "header", header)
 
+			lastReceivedTime = time.Now()
 			l.mu.Lock()
 			if l.lastReceivedBlock == nil || l.lastReceivedBlock.Timestamp < header.Time {
 				l.lastReceivedBlock = &types.Block{
@@ -282,7 +295,8 @@ func (l *Listener) syncBlocks(ctx context.Context, blockCh chan types.Block) err
 			websocket.CloseNormalClosure, websocket.CloseServiceRestart) &&
 			!errors.Is(err, syscall.ECONNRESET) &&
 			!errors.Is(err, ethereum.NotFound) &&
-			err.Error() != errStringUnknownBlock {
+			err.Error() != errStringUnknownBlock &&
+			!errors.Is(err, errConnectionCorrupted) {
 			return err
 		}