diff --git a/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/precompiles/src/inner/wevm_block_precompile.rs b/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/precompiles/src/inner/wevm_block_precompile.rs
index bfa1a8aca42a..7c76f284fdc4 100644
--- a/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/precompiles/src/inner/wevm_block_precompile.rs
+++ b/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/precompiles/src/inner/wevm_block_precompile.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use reth::primitives::{
 };
 use revm_primitives::{PrecompileError, PrecompileErrors};
 use wevm_borsh::block::BorshSealedBlockWithSenders;
+use crate::inner::graphql_util::Edge;
 
 pub const WVM_BLOCK_PC: Precompile = Precompile::Standard(wevm_read_block_pc);
 
@@ -34,6 +35,35 @@ pub fn parse_req_input(input: &str) -> (String, String, String) {
     (endpoint, second_part, third_part)
 }
 
+async fn send_and_get_edge(gateway: &str, query: &str) -> Option<Edge> {
+    let data = send_graphql(gateway, query).await;
+
+    match data {
+        Ok(res) => {
+            let resp = res.data.transactions.edges.get(0);
+            if let Some(&ref tx) = resp {
+                Some(tx.clone())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("{}", e);
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn fetch_with_fallback(primary_gateway: &str, fallback_gateway: &str, query: &str) -> Option<Edge> {
+    // Try the primary gateway first
+    if let Some(edge) = send_and_get_edge(primary_gateway, query).await {
+        return Some(edge);
+    }
+
+    // If the primary gateway fails, try the fallback gateway
+    send_and_get_edge(fallback_gateway, query).await
+}
+
 fn wevm_read_block_pc(input: &Bytes, gas_limit: u64) -> PrecompileResult {
     let data_size = input.len();
     let gas_used: u64 = (WVM_BLOCK_PC_READ_BASE as usize + data_size * 3) as u64;
@@ -69,29 +99,14 @@ fn wevm_read_block_pc(input: &Bytes, gas_limit: u64) -> PrecompileResult {
                                 None,
                                 Some(&[("Block-Number".to_string(), vec![block_id.to_string()])]),
                                 Some(&WVM_DATA_PUBLISHERS.map(|i| i.to_string())),
-                                Some("DESC".to_string()),
+                                None,
                                 false,
                             );
 
                             query
                         };
 
-                        let data = send_graphql(clean_gateway.as_str(), query.as_str()).await;
-
-                        let edge = match data {
-                            Ok(res) => {
-                                let resp = res.data.transactions.edges.get(0);
-                                if let Some(&ref tx) = resp {
-                                    Some(tx.clone())
-                                } else {
-                                    None
-                                }
-                            }
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                println!("{}", e);
-                                None
-                            }
-                        };
+                        let edge = fetch_with_fallback(clean_gateway.as_str(), "https://arweave.mainnet.irys.xyz", query.as_str()).await;
 
                         if let Some(edge) = edge {
                             let tags = edge.node.tags.unwrap();
@@ -233,4 +248,17 @@ mod arweave_read_pc_tests {
                 .to_vec()
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_read_wvm_block_arweave_fallback() {
+        let input = Bytes::from("https://arweave.net;1127975;hash".as_bytes());
+        let PrecompileOutput { gas_used, bytes } = wevm_read_block_pc(&input, 100_000).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(bytes.len(), 66);
+        assert_eq!(
+            bytes.to_vec(),
+            "0xe0201f1e284fbe6fa0c90e811194a11a694a08d240f4691996b9182f2e767fee"
+                .as_bytes()
+                .to_vec()
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/main.rs b/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/main.rs
index 1c83a099c30c..4c03ba8899e4 100644
--- a/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/main.rs
+++ b/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/main.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async fn exex_etl_processor<Node: FullNodeComponents>(
 
             let blk_str_hash = sealed_block_with_senders.block.hash().to_string();
             let block_hash = blk_str_hash.as_str();
-            let does_block_exist = check_block_existence(block_hash).await;
+            let does_block_exist = check_block_existence(block_hash, false).await;
 
             if !does_block_exist {
                 let arweave_id = IrysRequest::new()
diff --git a/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/util.rs b/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/util.rs
index 33e304ac2993..742a94c41e80 100644
--- a/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/util.rs
+++ b/wvm-apps/wvm-exexed/crates/reth-exexed/src/util.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use precompiles::{
 
 pub const AR_GRAPHQL_GATEWAY: &str = "https://arweave.mainnet.irys.xyz";
 
-pub(crate) async fn check_block_existence(block_hash: &str) -> bool {
-    let query = build_transaction_query(
+pub(crate) async fn check_block_existence(block_hash: &str, irys: bool) -> bool {
+    let mut query = build_transaction_query(
         None,
         Some(&[
             ("Block-Hash".to_string(), vec![block_hash.to_string()]),
@@ -17,12 +17,26 @@ pub(crate) async fn check_block_existence(block_hash: &str) -> bool {
         false,
     );
 
-    let data = send_graphql(AR_GRAPHQL_GATEWAY, query.as_str()).await;
+    let gateway = {
+        if !irys {
+            query = query.replace("order:", "sort:");
+            query = query.replace("DESC", "HEIGHT_DESC");
+            String::from("https://arweave.net")
+        } else {
+            String::from(AR_GRAPHQL_GATEWAY)
+        }
+    };
+
+    let data = send_graphql(gateway.as_str(), query.as_str()).await;
     if let Ok(data) = data {
         let resp = data.data.transactions.edges.get(0);
         resp.is_some()
     } else {
-        false
+        if !irys {
+            Box::pin(check_block_existence(block_hash, true)).await
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -34,10 +48,12 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_check_block_existence() {
         let block_1 = check_block_existence(
             "0x2685fbb2e5b93cea32e7e51334d3cc746e1a6790b901eddb3df8214be18899a1",
+            false,
         )
         .await;
         let block_2 = check_block_existence(
             "0x2685fbb2e5b93cea32e7e51334d3cc746e1a6790b901eddb3df8214be18899a2",
+            false,
         )
         .await;
         assert!(block_1);