diff --git a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/application.ex b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/application.ex
index 9d1e2badb5..657ddcd45e 100644
--- a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/application.ex
+++ b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/application.ex
@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@ defmodule Indexer.Application do
   def start(_type, _args) do
     json_rpc_named_arguments = Application.fetch_env!(:indexer, :json_rpc_named_arguments)
 
+    block_fetcher_supervisor_named_arguments =
+      :indexer
+      |> Application.get_all_env()
+      |> Keyword.take(
+        ~w(blocks_batch_size blocks_concurrency block_interval json_rpc_named_arguments receipts_batch_size
+           receipts_concurrency)a
+      )
+
     children = [
       {Task.Supervisor, name: Indexer.TaskSupervisor},
       {BalanceFetcher, name: BalanceFetcher, json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments},
       {PendingTransactionFetcher, name: PendingTransactionFetcher, json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments},
       {InternalTransactionFetcher,
        name: InternalTransactionFetcher, json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments},
-      {BlockFetcher, []}
+      {BlockFetcher.Supervisor, [block_fetcher_supervisor_named_arguments, [name: BlockFetcher.Supervisor]]}
     ]
 
     opts = [strategy: :one_for_one, name: Indexer.Supervisor]
diff --git a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher.ex b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher.ex
index 198bcc9643..30c5d755eb 100644
--- a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher.ex
+++ b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher.ex
@@ -3,15 +3,12 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcher do
   Fetches and indexes block ranges from gensis to realtime.
   """
 
-  use GenServer
-
   require Logger
 
   import Indexer, only: [debug: 1]
 
   alias Explorer.Chain
-  alias Indexer.{BalanceFetcher, AddressExtraction, BoundInterval, InternalTransactionFetcher, Sequence}
-  alias Indexer.BlockFetcher.{Catchup, Realtime}
+  alias Indexer.{AddressExtraction, BalanceFetcher, BoundInterval, InternalTransactionFetcher, Sequence}
 
   # dialyzer thinks that Logger.debug functions always have no_local_return
   @dialyzer {:nowarn_function, import_range: 4}
@@ -42,11 +39,12 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcher do
   def default_blocks_batch_size, do: @blocks_batch_size
 
   @doc """
-  Starts the server.
+  Required named arguments
 
-  ## Options
+    * `:json_rpc_named_arguments` - `t:EthereumJSONRPC.json_rpc_named_arguments/0` passed to
+        `EthereumJSONRPC.json_rpc/2`.
 
-  Default options are pulled from application config under the :indexer` keyspace. The follow options can be overridden:
+  The follow options can be overridden:
 
     * `:blocks_batch_size` - The number of blocks to request in one call to the JSONRPC.  Defaults to
       `#{@blocks_batch_size}`.  Block requests also include the transactions for those blocks.  *These transactions
@@ -66,8 +64,17 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcher do
       `#{@blocks_concurrency * @receipts_concurrency * @receipts_batch_size}`) receipts can be requested from the
       JSONRPC at once over all connections. *Each transaction only has one receipt.*
   """
-  def start_link(opts) do
-    GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, opts, name: __MODULE__)
+  def new(named_arguments) when is_list(named_arguments) do
+    interval = div(named_arguments[:block_interval] || @block_interval, 2)
+
+    state = struct!(__MODULE__, Keyword.delete(named_arguments, :block_interval))
+
+    %__MODULE__{
+      state
+      | json_rpc_named_arguments: Keyword.fetch!(named_arguments, :json_rpc_named_arguments),
+        catchup_bound_interval: BoundInterval.within(interval..(interval * 10)),
+        realtime_interval: interval
+    }
   end
 
   def stream_import(%__MODULE__{} = state, seq, indexer_mode, task_opts) do
@@ -80,59 +87,6 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcher do
     |> Stream.run()
   end
 
-  @impl GenServer
-  def init(opts) do
-    opts =
-      :indexer
-      |> Application.get_all_env()
-      |> Keyword.merge(opts)
-
-    interval = div(opts[:block_interval] || @block_interval, 2)
-
-    state = %__MODULE__{
-      json_rpc_named_arguments: Keyword.fetch!(opts, :json_rpc_named_arguments),
-      catchup_bound_interval: BoundInterval.within(interval..(interval * 10)),
-      realtime_interval: interval,
-      blocks_batch_size: Keyword.get(opts, :blocks_batch_size, @blocks_batch_size),
-      blocks_concurrency: Keyword.get(opts, :blocks_concurrency, @blocks_concurrency),
-      receipts_batch_size: Keyword.get(opts, :receipts_batch_size, @receipts_batch_size),
-      receipts_concurrency: Keyword.get(opts, :receipts_concurrency, @receipts_concurrency)
-    }
-
-    send(self(), :catchup_index)
-    {:ok, _} = :timer.send_interval(state.realtime_interval, :realtime_index)
-
-    {:ok, state}
-  end
-
-  @impl GenServer
-  def handle_info(:catchup_index, %__MODULE__{} = state) do
-    {:noreply, Catchup.put(state)}
-  end
-
-  def handle_info({ref, _} = message, %__MODULE__{catchup_task: %Task{ref: ref}} = state) do
-    {:noreply, Catchup.handle_success(message, state)}
-  end
-
-  def handle_info(
-        {:DOWN, ref, :process, pid, _} = message,
-        %__MODULE__{catchup_task: %Task{pid: pid, ref: ref}} = state
-      ) do
-    {:noreply, Catchup.handle_failure(message, state)}
-  end
-
-  def handle_info(:realtime_index, %__MODULE__{} = state) do
-    {:noreply, Realtime.put(state)}
-  end
-
-  def handle_info({ref, :ok} = message, %__MODULE__{} = state) when is_reference(ref) do
-    {:noreply, Realtime.handle_success(message, state)}
-  end
-
-  def handle_info({:DOWN, _, :process, _, _} = message, %__MODULE__{} = state) do
-    {:noreply, Realtime.handle_failure(message, state)}
-  end
-
   defp cap_seq(seq, next, range) do
     case next do
       :more ->
diff --git a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher/supervisor.ex b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher/supervisor.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e27095a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block_fetcher/supervisor.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcher.Supervisor do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Supervises the `Indexer.BlockerFetcher.Catchup` and `Indexer.BlockFetcher.Realtime`.
+  """
+
+  # NOT a `Supervisor` because of the `Task` restart strategies are custom.
+  use GenServer
+
+  require Logger
+
+  alias Indexer.BlockFetcher
+  alias Indexer.BlockFetcher.{Catchup, Realtime}
+
+  def child_spec(arg) do
+    # The `child_spec` from `use Supervisor` because the one from `use GenServer` will set the `type` to `:worker`
+    # instead of `:supervisor` and use the wrong shutdown timeout
+    Supervisor.child_spec(%{id: __MODULE__, start: {__MODULE__, :start_link, [arg]}, type: :supervisor}, [])
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Starts supervisor of `Indexer.BlockerFetcher.Catchup` and `Indexer.BlockFetcher.Realtime`.
+
+  For `named_arguments` see `Indexer.BlockFetcher.new/1`.  For `t:GenServer.options/0` see `GenServer.start_link/3`.
+  """
+  @spec start_link([named_arguments :: list() | GenServer.options()]) :: {:ok, pid}
+  def start_link([named_arguments, gen_server_options]) when is_list(named_arguments) and is_list(gen_server_options) do
+    GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, named_arguments, gen_server_options)
+  end
+
+  @impl GenServer
+  def init(named_arguments) do
+    state = BlockFetcher.new(named_arguments)
+
+    send(self(), :catchup_index)
+    {:ok, _} = :timer.send_interval(state.realtime_interval, :realtime_index)
+
+    {:ok, state}
+  end
+
+  @impl GenServer
+  def handle_info(:catchup_index, %BlockFetcher{} = state) do
+    {:noreply, Catchup.put(state)}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info({ref, _} = message, %BlockFetcher{catchup_task: %Task{ref: ref}} = state) do
+    {:noreply, Catchup.handle_success(message, state)}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info(
+        {:DOWN, ref, :process, pid, _} = message,
+        %BlockFetcher{catchup_task: %Task{pid: pid, ref: ref}} = state
+      ) do
+    {:noreply, Catchup.handle_failure(message, state)}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info(:realtime_index, %BlockFetcher{} = state) do
+    {:noreply, Realtime.put(state)}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info({ref, :ok} = message, %BlockFetcher{} = state) when is_reference(ref) do
+    {:noreply, Realtime.handle_success(message, state)}
+  end
+
+  def handle_info({:DOWN, _, :process, _, _} = message, %BlockFetcher{} = state) do
+    {:noreply, Realtime.handle_failure(message, state)}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/indexer/test/indexer/block_fetcher_test.exs b/apps/indexer/test/indexer/block_fetcher/supervisor_test.exs
similarity index 98%
rename from apps/indexer/test/indexer/block_fetcher_test.exs
rename to apps/indexer/test/indexer/block_fetcher/supervisor_test.exs
index 6dbd640405..3a61c7d1c4 100644
--- a/apps/indexer/test/indexer/block_fetcher_test.exs
+++ b/apps/indexer/test/indexer/block_fetcher/supervisor_test.exs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
+defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcher.SupervisorTest do
   # `async: false` due to use of named GenServer
   use EthereumJSONRPC.Case, async: false
   use Explorer.DataCase
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
       start_supervised!({Task.Supervisor, name: Indexer.TaskSupervisor})
       AddressBalanceFetcherCase.start_supervised!(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
       InternalTransactionFetcherCase.start_supervised!(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
-      start_supervised!({BlockFetcher, json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments})
+      start_supervised!({BlockFetcher.Supervisor, [[json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments], []]})
 
       first_catchup_block_number = latest_block_number - 1
 
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
       assert_received :catchup_index
 
       assert {:noreply, %BlockFetcher{catchup_task: %Task{pid: pid, ref: ref}} = catchup_index_state} =
-               BlockFetcher.handle_info(:catchup_index, state)
+               BlockFetcher.Supervisor.handle_info(:catchup_index, state)
 
       assert_receive {^ref, %{first_block_number: 0, missing_block_count: 0}} = message
 
       # DOWN is not flushed
       assert {:messages, [{:DOWN, ^ref, :process, ^pid, :normal}]} = Process.info(self(), :messages)
 
-      assert {:noreply, message_state} = BlockFetcher.handle_info(message, catchup_index_state)
+      assert {:noreply, message_state} = BlockFetcher.Supervisor.handle_info(message, catchup_index_state)
 
       # DOWN is flushed
       assert {:messages, []} = Process.info(self(), :messages)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
       assert_received :catchup_index
 
       assert {:noreply, %BlockFetcher{catchup_task: %Task{pid: pid, ref: ref}} = catchup_index_state} =
-               BlockFetcher.handle_info(:catchup_index, state)
+               BlockFetcher.Supervisor.handle_info(:catchup_index, state)
 
       # 2 blocks are missing, but latest is assumed to be handled by realtime_index, so only 1 is missing for
       # catchup_index
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
       # DOWN is not flushed
       assert {:messages, [{:DOWN, ^ref, :process, ^pid, :normal}]} = Process.info(self(), :messages)
 
-      assert {:noreply, message_state} = BlockFetcher.handle_info(message, catchup_index_state)
+      assert {:noreply, message_state} = BlockFetcher.Supervisor.handle_info(message, catchup_index_state)
 
       # DOWN is flushed
       assert {:messages, []} = Process.info(self(), :messages)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
       above_minimum_state = update_in(catchup_index_state.catchup_bound_interval, &BoundInterval.increase/1)
 
       assert above_minimum_state.catchup_bound_interval.current > message_state.catchup_bound_interval.minimum
-      assert {:noreply, above_minimum_message_state} = BlockFetcher.handle_info(message, above_minimum_state)
+      assert {:noreply, above_minimum_message_state} = BlockFetcher.Supervisor.handle_info(message, above_minimum_state)
 
       assert above_minimum_message_state.catchup_bound_interval.current <
                above_minimum_state.catchup_bound_interval.current
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
       start_supervised!({Task.Supervisor, name: Indexer.TaskSupervisor})
       AddressBalanceFetcherCase.start_supervised!(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
       InternalTransactionFetcherCase.start_supervised!(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
-      {:ok, state} = BlockFetcher.init(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
+      {:ok, state} = BlockFetcher.Supervisor.init(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
 
       %{state: state}
     end
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.BlockFetcherTest do
   end
 
   defp state(%{json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments}) do
-    {:ok, state} = BlockFetcher.init(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
+    {:ok, state} = BlockFetcher.Supervisor.init(json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments)
 
     %{state: state}
   end