diff --git a/packages/gelato-web3-function/delay-dispatch/index.ts b/packages/gelato-web3-function/delay-dispatch/index.ts
index 87d9ba8..0ddb084 100644
--- a/packages/gelato-web3-function/delay-dispatch/index.ts
+++ b/packages/gelato-web3-function/delay-dispatch/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Web3Function } from "@gelatonetwork/web3-functions-sdk";
 import { GelatoRelay } from "@gelatonetwork/relay-sdk";
 import { BigNumber, Contract } from "ethers";
+import { MulticallWrapper } from "ethers-multicall-provider";
 import ky from "ky"; // gelato recommends using ky as axios doesn't support fetch by default
 
 const DELAY_ABI = [
@@ -41,22 +42,29 @@ Web3Function.onRun(async (context) => {
     throw new Error(`Invalid allowanceInterval userArg: ${allowanceInterval}`);
   }
 
-  const provider = multiChainProvider.default(); // this will be a provider for the chain this function is deployed for (gelatoArgs.chainId)
+  // This will be a provider for the chain this function is deployed for (gelatoArgs.chainId)
+  // It will automatically batch calls via the Multicall3 contract
+  const provider = MulticallWrapper.wrap(multiChainProvider.default());
+  const delayMod = new Contract(delayModAddress, DELAY_ABI, provider);
 
-  if ((await provider.getCode(delayModAddress)) === "0x") {
+  // Query Delay mod contract for current nonce, cooldown, expiration
+  let nonce, cooldown, expiration: BigNumber;
+  let currentBlock: number;
+  try {
+    [nonce, cooldown, expiration, currentBlock] = await Promise.all([
+      delayMod.txNonce() as Promise<BigNumber>,
+      delayMod.txCooldown() as Promise<BigNumber>,
+      delayMod.txExpiration() as Promise<BigNumber>,
+      provider.getBlockNumber(),
+    ]);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e);
     return {
       canExec: false,
       message: `Delay mod contract not deployed at ${delayModAddress}`,
     };
   }
 
-  const delayMod = new Contract(delayModAddress, DELAY_ABI, provider);
-
-  // Query Delay mod contract for current nonce, cooldown, expiration
-  const nonce = (await delayMod.txNonce()) as BigNumber;
-  const cooldown = (await delayMod.txCooldown()) as BigNumber;
-  const expiration = (await delayMod.txExpiration()) as BigNumber;
-
   // Query subgraph for upcoming transactions
   let transactions: Transaction[] = [];
   try {
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ Web3Function.onRun(async (context) => {
   }
 
   // Retrieve current & last processed block number
-  const currentBlock = await provider.getBlockNumber();
+
   const lastBlockStr = await storage.get("lastBlockNumber");
   let lastBlock = lastBlockStr ? parseInt(lastBlockStr) : 0;
   console.log(
diff --git a/packages/gelato-web3-function/package.json b/packages/gelato-web3-function/package.json
index e14ab1d..b1af040 100644
--- a/packages/gelato-web3-function/package.json
+++ b/packages/gelato-web3-function/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "@gelatonetwork/relay-sdk": "^5.5.1",
         "@gelatonetwork/web3-functions-sdk": "^2.1.7",
         "ethers": "^5.7.2",
+        "ethers-multicall-provider": "3.1.2",
         "ky": "^1.1.0"
     },
     "installConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/gelato-web3-function/test/function.test.ts b/packages/gelato-web3-function/test/function.test.ts
index ccdd6e0..392e115 100644
--- a/packages/gelato-web3-function/test/function.test.ts
+++ b/packages/gelato-web3-function/test/function.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import path from "path";
-import { Web3Function } from "@gelatonetwork/web3-functions-sdk";
-import { Web3FunctionContextData } from "@gelatonetwork/web3-functions-sdk";
-import { Web3FunctionLoader } from "@gelatonetwork/web3-functions-sdk/loader";
 import { GelatoRelay } from "@gelatonetwork/relay-sdk";
-import { runWeb3Function } from "./run";
 import { BigNumber, providers } from "ethers";
+import { runWeb3Function } from "./run";
 
 // Mock and spy on Relay SDK sponsoredCall method
 const mockImpl: typeof GelatoRelay.prototype.sponsoredCall = async () => {
@@ -47,6 +43,19 @@ describe("delay-dispatch web3 function", () => {
     sponsoredCallSpy.mockClear();
   });
 
+  let timeDelta = 0;
+  const now = Date.now;
+  const setTimeTo = (millis: number) => {
+    timeDelta = Date.now() - millis;
+  };
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(Date, "now").mockImplementation(() => now() - timeDelta);
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    timeDelta = 0;
+  });
+
   it("throws if the secret or a userArg is not set", async () => {
     await expect(
       runWeb3Function({ userArgs, secrets: {}, provider })
@@ -88,9 +97,7 @@ describe("delay-dispatch web3 function", () => {
 
   it("skips over expired transactions to execute executable transactions", async () => {
     const timeFirstTxIsExpired = QUEUE[0].createdAt + COOLDOWN + EXPIRATION + 1;
-    jest
-      .spyOn(Date, "now")
-      .mockImplementation(() => timeFirstTxIsExpired * 1000);
+    setTimeTo(timeFirstTxIsExpired * 1000);
 
     const result = await runWeb3Function({ userArgs, provider });
     expect(result).toEqual({ canExec: true, callData: [] });
@@ -105,9 +112,7 @@ describe("delay-dispatch web3 function", () => {
 
   it("respects the gas allowance", async () => {
     const timeFirstTxIsExpired = QUEUE[0].createdAt + COOLDOWN + EXPIRATION + 1;
-    jest
-      .spyOn(Date, "now")
-      .mockImplementation(() => timeFirstTxIsExpired * 1000);
+    setTimeTo(timeFirstTxIsExpired * 1000);
 
     const result = await runWeb3Function({
       userArgs: { ...userArgs, gasAllowance: 300_000 }, // since we hard-code the gas to 123_000, this should only execute 2 txs, but not 3
@@ -120,9 +125,7 @@ describe("delay-dispatch web3 function", () => {
 
   it("returns `canExec: false` if nothing has been relayed", async () => {
     const timeFirstTxIsExpired = QUEUE[0].createdAt + COOLDOWN + EXPIRATION + 1;
-    jest
-      .spyOn(Date, "now")
-      .mockImplementation(() => timeFirstTxIsExpired * 1000);
+    setTimeTo(timeFirstTxIsExpired * 1000);
 
     const result = await runWeb3Function({
       userArgs: { ...userArgs, gasAllowance: 10 }, // not enough for making a single call
diff --git a/packages/subgraph/package.json b/packages/subgraph/package.json
index 5cb1000..ec226b2 100644
--- a/packages/subgraph/package.json
+++ b/packages/subgraph/package.json
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
     "@graphprotocol/graph-ts": "^0.31.0",
     "assemblyscript-json": "^1.1.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f779b70..afd1b0f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6041,6 +6041,23 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ethers-multicall-provider@npm:3.1.2":
+  version: 3.1.2
+  resolution: "ethers-multicall-provider@npm:3.1.2"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ethersproject/abi": ^5.7.0
+    "@ethersproject/providers": ^5.7.2
+    ethers: ^5.0.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.0
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@ethersproject/abi": ^5.7.0
+    "@ethersproject/providers": ^5.7.2
+    ethers: ^5.0.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.0
+  checksum: 06932858ff0c835d731081513338586d4e78a12568bf5c1ac4972b7c72ac2fe6223c8ba4a96b21757fe2ee9fb6465179e24bc799863eb507b0c7025527308c83
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "ethers@npm:6.7.0":
   version: 6.7.0
   resolution: "ethers@npm:6.7.0"
@@ -6056,7 +6073,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ethers@npm:^5.4.6, ethers@npm:^5.7.2":
+"ethers@npm:^5.0.0, ethers@npm:^5.4.6, ethers@npm:^5.7.2":
   version: 5.7.2
   resolution: "ethers@npm:5.7.2"
   dependencies:
@@ -9332,7 +9349,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"lodash@npm:^4.17.11, lodash@npm:^4.17.12, lodash@npm:^4.17.14, lodash@npm:^4.17.15, lodash@npm:^4.17.19, lodash@npm:^4.17.21":
+"lodash@npm:^4.17.0, lodash@npm:^4.17.11, lodash@npm:^4.17.12, lodash@npm:^4.17.14, lodash@npm:^4.17.15, lodash@npm:^4.17.19, lodash@npm:^4.17.21":
   version: 4.17.21
   resolution: "lodash@npm:4.17.21"
   checksum: eb835a2e51d381e561e508ce932ea50a8e5a68f4ebdd771ea240d3048244a8d13658acbd502cd4829768c56f2e16bdd4340b9ea141297d472517b83868e677f7
@@ -13687,6 +13704,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^5.40.0
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": ^5.6.0
     ethers: ^5.7.2
+    ethers-multicall-provider: 3.1.2
     jest: ^29.4.2
     jest-environment-node: ^29.4.2
     ky: ^1.1.0