diff --git a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/utility/ranges_helper.ex b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/utility/ranges_helper.ex
index 75f00bccde..f7220b044d 100644
--- a/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/utility/ranges_helper.ex
+++ b/apps/ethereum_jsonrpc/lib/ethereum_jsonrpc/utility/ranges_helper.ex
@@ -4,38 +4,37 @@ defmodule EthereumJSONRPC.Utility.RangesHelper do
   Helper for ranges manipulations.
   """
 
+  @default_trace_block_ranges "0..latest"
+
   @spec traceable_block_number?(integer() | nil) :: boolean()
   def traceable_block_number?(block_number) do
-    case Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_block_ranges) do
-      nil ->
-        min_block = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_first_block)
-        max_block = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_last_block)
-
-        !block_number || (block_number >= min_block && if(max_block, do: block_number <= max_block, else: true))
-
-      block_ranges ->
-        parsed_ranges = parse_block_ranges(block_ranges)
-
-        number_in_ranges?(block_number, parsed_ranges)
+    if trace_ranges_present?() do
+      number_in_ranges?(block_number, get_trace_block_ranges())
+    else
+      true
     end
   end
 
   @spec filter_traceable_block_numbers([integer()]) :: [integer()]
   def filter_traceable_block_numbers(block_numbers) do
-    case Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_block_ranges) do
-      nil ->
-        min_block = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_first_block)
-        max_block = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_last_block)
-
-        Enum.filter(block_numbers, fn block_number ->
-          block_number >= min_block && if max_block, do: block_number <= max_block, else: true
-        end)
+    if trace_ranges_present?() do
+      trace_block_ranges = get_trace_block_ranges()
+      Enum.filter(block_numbers, &number_in_ranges?(&1, trace_block_ranges))
+    else
+      block_numbers
+    end
+  end
 
-      block_ranges ->
-        parsed_ranges = parse_block_ranges(block_ranges)
+  @spec trace_ranges_present? :: boolean()
+  def trace_ranges_present? do
+    Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_block_ranges) != @default_trace_block_ranges
+  end
 
-        Enum.filter(block_numbers, &number_in_ranges?(&1, parsed_ranges))
-    end
+  @spec get_trace_block_ranges :: [Range.t() | integer()]
+  def get_trace_block_ranges do
+    :indexer
+    |> Application.get_env(:trace_block_ranges)
+    |> parse_block_ranges()
   end
 
   @spec parse_block_ranges(binary()) :: [Range.t() | integer()]
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/blocks.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/blocks.ex
index 6ff8ee7d64..83a426b313 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/blocks.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/blocks.ex
@@ -887,11 +887,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Import.Runner.Blocks do
   end
 
   defp filter_by_height_range(blocks, filter_func) do
-    trace_block_ranges = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_block_ranges)
-    minimal_block_height = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_first_block)
-    maximal_block_height = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_last_block)
-
-    if trace_block_ranges || minimal_block_height > 0 || maximal_block_height do
+    if RangesHelper.trace_ranges_present?() do
       Enum.filter(blocks, &filter_func.(&1))
     else
       blocks
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/internal_transactions.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/internal_transactions.ex
index 4caf850df1..2ef9cfe1fe 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/internal_transactions.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/import/runner/internal_transactions.ex
@@ -751,24 +751,15 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Import.Runner.InternalTransactions do
   end
 
   defp traceable_blocks_dynamic_query do
-    case Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_block_ranges) do
-      nil ->
-        min_block = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_first_block)
-        max_block = Application.get_env(:indexer, :trace_last_block)
+    if RangesHelper.trace_ranges_present?() do
+      block_ranges = RangesHelper.get_trace_block_ranges()
 
-        filter_by_min_dynamic = dynamic([block], block.number > ^min_block)
-
-        if max_block,
-          do: dynamic([block], ^filter_by_min_dynamic and block.number < ^max_block),
-          else: filter_by_min_dynamic
-
-      block_ranges ->
-        parsed_ranges = RangesHelper.parse_block_ranges(block_ranges)
-
-        Enum.reduce(parsed_ranges, dynamic([_], false), fn
-          _from.._to = range, acc -> dynamic([block], ^acc or block.number in ^range)
-          num_to_latest, acc -> dynamic([block], ^acc or block.number >= ^num_to_latest)
-        end)
+      Enum.reduce(block_ranges, dynamic([_], false), fn
+        _from.._to = range, acc -> dynamic([block], ^acc or block.number in ^range)
+        num_to_latest, acc -> dynamic([block], ^acc or block.number >= ^num_to_latest)
+      end)
+    else
+      dynamic([_], true)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index e8fec294af..f876325abb 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -459,15 +459,24 @@ config :explorer, Explorer.MicroserviceInterfaces.BENS,
 ### Indexer ###
 ###############
 
+trace_first_block = ConfigHelper.parse_integer_env_var("TRACE_FIRST_BLOCK", 0)
+trace_last_block = ConfigHelper.parse_integer_or_nil_env_var("TRACE_LAST_BLOCK")
+
+trace_block_ranges =
+  case ConfigHelper.safe_get_env("TRACE_BLOCK_RANGES", nil) do
+    "" -> "#{trace_first_block}..#{trace_last_block || "latest"}"
+    ranges -> ranges
+  end
+
 config :indexer,
   block_transformer: ConfigHelper.block_transformer(),
   metadata_updater_milliseconds_interval: ConfigHelper.parse_time_env_var("TOKEN_METADATA_UPDATE_INTERVAL", "48h"),
   block_ranges: System.get_env("BLOCK_RANGES"),
   first_block: ConfigHelper.parse_integer_env_var("FIRST_BLOCK", 0),
   last_block: ConfigHelper.parse_integer_or_nil_env_var("LAST_BLOCK"),
-  trace_block_ranges: System.get_env("TRACE_BLOCK_RANGES"),
-  trace_first_block: ConfigHelper.parse_integer_env_var("TRACE_FIRST_BLOCK", 0),
-  trace_last_block: ConfigHelper.parse_integer_or_nil_env_var("TRACE_LAST_BLOCK"),
+  trace_block_ranges: trace_block_ranges,
+  trace_first_block: trace_first_block,
+  trace_last_block: trace_last_block,
   fetch_rewards_way: System.get_env("FETCH_REWARDS_WAY", "trace_block"),
   memory_limit: ConfigHelper.indexer_memory_limit(),
   receipts_batch_size: ConfigHelper.parse_integer_env_var("INDEXER_RECEIPTS_BATCH_SIZE", 250),