diff --git a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/builder.go b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/builder.go
index f31e5026cae..480b17bb7d4 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/builder.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/builder.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/services/keystore"
 )
 
-var blockTime time.Duration = 2 * time.Second
+var blockTime time.Duration = 12 * time.Second
 
 func NewOptimisticTxm(
 	db *sqlx.DB,
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/broadcaster.go b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/broadcaster.go
index 0c9c4b5da0c..f72dbf581b7 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/broadcaster.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/broadcaster.go
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ func (b *Broadcaster) handleInProgressTx(ctx context.Context, tx Tx) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error while sending transaction %s (tx ID %d): %w", attempt.Hash.String(), tx.ID, err)
 	}
 	err = b.client.SendTransaction(ctx, signedTx)
+	timeStamp := time.Now()
+	tx.InitialBroadcastAt = &timeStamp
+	tx.BroadcastAt = &timeStamp
+
 	lgr.Infow("Sent transaction", "tx", tx.PrettyPrint(), "attempt", attempt.PrettyPrint(), "error", err)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -342,10 +346,6 @@ func (b *Broadcaster) handleInProgressTx(ctx context.Context, tx Tx) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	timeStamp := time.Now()
-	tx.InitialBroadcastAt = &timeStamp
-	tx.BroadcastAt = &timeStamp
-
 	err = b.txStore.UpdateTxInProgressToUnconfirmed(ctx, &tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/resender.go b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/resender.go
index 0cc28605f0b..cd6c0786225 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/resender.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/optimistictxm/resender.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (r *Resender) bumpAttempt(ctx context.Context, tx Tx, marketAttempt TxAttem
 	var err error
 	bumpedAttempt := marketAttempt
 
-	bumpingCycles := int(time.Since(*tx.BroadcastAt) / r.config.BumpAfterThreshold / time.Nanosecond)
+	bumpingCycles := int(time.Since(*tx.InitialBroadcastAt) / r.config.BumpAfterThreshold / time.Nanosecond)
 	bumpingCycles = min(bumpingCycles, r.config.MaxBumpCycles) // Don't bump more than MaxBumpCycles
 
 	var i int
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func batchSendTransactions(
 		if err := client.BatchCallContextAll(ctx, reqs[i:j]); err != nil {
 			return broadcastTime, successfulBroadcastIDs, fmt.Errorf("failed to batch send transactions: %w", err)
 		}
-		lggr.Debugw("Batch requests", reqs)
+		lggr.Debug("Batch requests", reqs)
 		for k, req := range reqs[i:j] {
 			lggr.Debugw("Batch tx", "result", req.Result, "error", req.Error)
 			if req.Result.(*common.Hash).String() == attempts[k+i].Hash.String() {