diff --git a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/package.json b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/package.json
index abe147b101..63b2533928 100644
--- a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.12",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.8",
     "ethers": "^5.6.0",
+    "exponential-backoff": "^3.1.1",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "next": "^14.2.12",
diff --git a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/ExponentialBackoffUtils.ts b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/ExponentialBackoffUtils.ts
index b715e35da9..c46210ce24 100644
--- a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/ExponentialBackoffUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/ExponentialBackoffUtils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+import { backOff as _backOff, BackoffOptions } from 'exponential-backoff'
+
+const backoffOptions: BackoffOptions = {
+  startingDelay: 1_000,
+  timeMultiple: 1.5
+}
+
+export function backOff<T>(request: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  return _backOff(request, backoffOptions)
+}
+
 export function wait(ms: number) {
   return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
 }
diff --git a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs.ts b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs.ts
index 3d38e5318f..6550370a86 100644
--- a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs.ts
+++ b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs({
   l2Provider: Provider
 }) {
   if (typeof receiver === 'undefined') {
-    return []
+    return Promise.resolve([])
   }
 
   // funds received by this address
diff --git a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially.ts b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially.ts
index 6815e32389..5087788d3c 100644
--- a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially.ts
+++ b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from './fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogs'
 import { getNonce } from '../AddressUtils'
 import { fetchL2Gateways } from '../fetchL2Gateways'
-import { wait } from '../ExponentialBackoffUtils'
+import { backOff, wait } from '../ExponentialBackoffUtils'
 
 async function getGateways(provider: Provider): Promise<{
   standardGateway: string
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export async function fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially({
   }
 
   const gateways = await getGateways(provider)
-  const senderNonce = await getNonce(sender, { provider })
+  const senderNonce = await backOff(() => getNonce(sender, { provider }))
 
   // sender queries; only add if nonce > 0
   if (senderNonce > 0) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export async function fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially({
 
     const currentPriorityResults = await Promise.all(
       currentPriorityQueries.map(query =>
-        fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogs(query.params)
+        backOff(() => fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogs(query.params))
       )
     )
 
diff --git a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchWithdrawals.ts b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchWithdrawals.ts
index fba6ff77e9..9b8e1b6274 100644
--- a/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchWithdrawals.ts
+++ b/packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/src/util/withdrawals/fetchWithdrawals.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Withdrawal } from '../../hooks/useTransactionHistory'
 import { attachTimestampToTokenWithdrawal } from './helpers'
 import { WithdrawalInitiated } from '../../hooks/arbTokenBridge.types'
 import { fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially } from './fetchTokenWithdrawalsFromEventLogsSequentially'
-import { wait } from '../ExponentialBackoffUtils'
+import { backOff, wait } from '../ExponentialBackoffUtils'
 
 export type FetchWithdrawalsParams = {
   sender?: string
@@ -84,12 +84,16 @@ export async function fetchWithdrawals({
     console.log('Error fetching withdrawals from subgraph', error)
   }
 
-  const ethWithdrawalsFromEventLogs = await fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs({
-    receiver,
-    fromBlock: toBlock + 1,
-    toBlock: 'latest',
-    l2Provider: l2Provider
-  })
+  const ethWithdrawalsFromEventLogs = await backOff(() =>
+    fetchETHWithdrawalsFromEventLogs({
+      receiver,
+      // not sure why eslint is treating "toBlock" as "number | undefined" here
+      // even though typescript recognizes it as "number"
+      fromBlock: toBlock ?? 0 + 1,
+      toBlock: 'latest',
+      l2Provider: l2Provider
+    })
+  )
 
   await wait(2_000)
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5e7210b539..6bc5effd61 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7545,6 +7545,11 @@ expect@^29.0.0, expect@^29.5.0:
     jest-message-util "^29.5.0"
     jest-util "^29.5.0"
 
+exponential-backoff@^3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exponential-backoff/-/exponential-backoff-3.1.1.tgz#64ac7526fe341ab18a39016cd22c787d01e00bf6"
+  integrity sha512-dX7e/LHVJ6W3DE1MHWi9S1EYzDESENfLrYohG2G++ovZrYOkm4Knwa0mc1cn84xJOR4KEU0WSchhLbd0UklbHw==
+
 express@^4.17.3:
   version "4.21.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express/-/express-4.21.0.tgz#d57cb706d49623d4ac27833f1cbc466b668eb915"