diff --git a/types/src/v0/impls/l1.rs b/types/src/v0/impls/l1.rs
index 986ec761bb..56b68bb34e 100644
--- a/types/src/v0/impls/l1.rs
+++ b/types/src/v0/impls/l1.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ impl JsonRpcClient for MultiRpcClient {
         };
         let provider = current % self.clients.len();
         let client = &self.clients[provider];
+
         match client.request(method, &params).await {
             Ok(res) => Ok(res),
             Err(err) => {
@@ -331,11 +332,13 @@ impl L1Client {
         let ws_urls = opt.l1_ws_provider.clone();
         let retry_delay = opt.l1_retry_delay;
         let subscription_timeout = opt.subscription_timeout;
+        let connect_timeout = opt.connect_timeout;
         let state = self.state.clone();
         let sender = self.sender.clone();
         let metrics = self.metrics().clone();
-
+        tracing::info!("0x03");
         let span = tracing::warn_span!("L1 client update");
+        tracing::info!("0x04");
         async move {
             for i in 0.. {
                 let ws;
@@ -348,12 +351,17 @@ impl L1Client {
                             // problem with one of the hosts specifically.
                             let provider = i % urls.len();
                             let url = &urls[provider];
-                            ws = match Provider::<Ws>::connect(url.clone()).await {
-                                Ok(ws) => ws,
-                                Err(err) => {
+                            ws = match tokio::time::timeout(connect_timeout,  Provider::<Ws>::connect(url.clone())).await {
+                                Ok(Ok(ws)) => ws,
+                                Ok(Err(err))  => {
                                     tracing::warn!(provider, "failed to connect WebSockets provider: {err:#}");
                                     sleep(retry_delay).await;
                                     continue;
+                                },
+                                Err(_) => {
+                                    tracing::warn!(provider, "timed out connecting to WebSockets provider");
+                                    sleep(retry_delay).await;
+                                    continue;
                                 }
                             };
                             ws.subscribe_blocks().await.map(StreamExt::boxed)
@@ -1247,16 +1255,17 @@ mod test {
             subscription_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1000),
             l1_ws_provider: if ws {
                 Some(vec![
-                    "ws://1.2.3.4:1234".parse().unwrap(),
+                    "ws://notarealurl:1234".parse().unwrap(),
                     anvil.ws_endpoint().parse().unwrap(),
                 ])
             } else {
                 None
             },
+
             ..Default::default()
         }
         .connect([
-            "http://1.2.3.4:1234".parse().unwrap(),
+            "http://notarealurl:1234".parse().unwrap(),
             anvil.endpoint().parse().unwrap(),
         ]);
 
@@ -1306,7 +1315,7 @@ mod test {
                 ..Default::default()
             },
             [
-                "http://1.2.3.4:1234".parse().unwrap(),
+                "http://notarealurl:1234".parse().unwrap(),
                 anvil.endpoint().parse().unwrap(),
             ],
         ));
@@ -1341,7 +1350,7 @@ mod test {
                 ..Default::default()
             },
             [
-                "http://1.2.3.4:1234".parse().unwrap(),
+                "http://notarealurl:1234".parse().unwrap(),
                 anvil.endpoint().parse().unwrap(),
             ],
         ));
diff --git a/types/src/v0/v0_1/l1.rs b/types/src/v0/v0_1/l1.rs
index 50ad80e71e..4543aedfee 100644
--- a/types/src/v0/v0_1/l1.rs
+++ b/types/src/v0/v0_1/l1.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ pub struct L1ClientOptions {
     )]
     pub l1_retry_delay: Duration,
 
+    /// Timeout for connecting to the L1 provider.
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        env = "ESPRESSO_SEQUENCER_L1_CONNECT_TIMEOUT",
+        default_value = "2s",
+        value_parser = parse_duration,
+    )]
+    pub connect_timeout: Duration,
+
     /// Request rate when polling L1.
     #[clap(
         long,