diff --git a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/realtime/fetcher.ex b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/realtime/fetcher.ex
index aac96a77e8..282ca0ceed 100644
--- a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/realtime/fetcher.ex
+++ b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/realtime/fetcher.ex
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Realtime.Fetcher do
     end
   end
 
-  def fetch_and_import_block(block_number_to_fetch, block_fetcher) do
-    # Wait half a second to give Parity/Geth time to sync.
-    :timer.sleep(500)
-
+  def fetch_and_import_block(block_number_to_fetch, block_fetcher, retry \\ 3) do
     case fetch_and_import_range(block_fetcher, block_number_to_fetch..block_number_to_fetch) do
       {:ok, {_inserted, _next}} ->
         Logger.debug(fn ->
@@ -148,15 +145,24 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Realtime.Fetcher do
         end)
 
       {:error, changesets} when is_list(changesets) ->
-        Logger.error(fn ->
-          [
-            "realtime indexer failed to validate for block ",
-            to_string(block_number_to_fetch),
-            ": ",
-            inspect(changesets),
-            ".  Block will be retried by catchup indexer."
-          ]
-        end)
+        params = %{
+          changesets: changesets,
+          block_number_to_fetch: block_number_to_fetch,
+          block_fetcher: block_fetcher,
+          retry: retry
+        }
+
+        if retry_fetch_and_import_block(params) == :ignore do
+          Logger.error(fn ->
+            [
+              "realtime indexer failed to validate for block ",
+              to_string(block_number_to_fetch),
+              ": ",
+              inspect(changesets),
+              ".  Block will be retried by catchup indexer."
+            ]
+          end)
+        end
 
       {:error, {step, failed_value, _changes_so_far}} ->
         Logger.error(fn ->
@@ -173,6 +179,27 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Realtime.Fetcher do
     end
   end
 
+  defp retry_fetch_and_import_block(%{retry: retry}) when retry < 1, do: :ignore
+
+  defp retry_fetch_and_import_block(%{changesets: changesets} = params) do
+    if unknown_block_number_error?(changesets) do
+      # Wait half a second to give Parity time to sync.
+      :timer.sleep(500)
+
+      number = params.block_number_to_fetch
+      fetcher = params.block_fetcher
+      updated_retry = params.retry - 1
+
+      fetch_and_import_block(number, fetcher, updated_retry)
+    else
+      :ignore
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp unknown_block_number_error?(changesets) do
+    Enum.any?(changesets, &(Map.get(&1, :message) == "Unknown block number"))
+  end
+
   defp async_import_remaining_block_data(%{block_second_degree_relations: block_second_degree_relations, tokens: tokens}) do
     tokens
     |> Enum.map(& &1.contract_address_hash)