diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 76745f21..51da08f2 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-export const RPC_PROVIDER_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
-
 export const HUNDRED_PERCENT = 10n ** 8n;
 
 export const AIRSEEKER_PROTOCOL_ID = '5'; // From: https://github.com/api3dao/airnode/blob/ef16c54f33d455a1794e7886242567fc47ee14ef/packages/airnode-protocol/src/index.ts#L46
diff --git a/src/update-feeds-loops/update-feeds-loops.ts b/src/update-feeds-loops/update-feeds-loops.ts
index 6ad46b6e..cb46886b 100644
--- a/src/update-feeds-loops/update-feeds-loops.ts
+++ b/src/update-feeds-loops/update-feeds-loops.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { getUpdatableFeeds } from './get-updatable-feeds';
 import { getDerivedSponsorWallet, submitTransactions } from './submit-transactions';
 import {
   clearFirstMarkedUpdatableTimestamp,
+  initializeFirstMarkedUpdatableTimestamp,
   isAlreadyUpdatable,
   setFirstMarkedUpdatableTimestamp,
 } from './updatability-timestamp';
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export const startUpdateFeedsLoops = async () => {
 
       for (const providerName of Object.keys(providers)) {
         initializeGasState(chainId, providerName);
-
+        initializeFirstMarkedUpdatableTimestamp(chainId, providerName);
         logger.debug(`Starting update feeds loop.`, { chainName: alias, providerName });
         // Run the update feed loop manually for the first time, because setInterval first waits for the given period of
         // time before calling the callback function.
diff --git a/test/e2e/update-feeds.feature.ts b/test/e2e/update-feeds.feature.ts
index 06deeeaf..7e8335bd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/update-feeds.feature.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/update-feeds.feature.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ it('reads blockchain data', async () => {
 
   initializeState(config);
   initializeGasState(chainId, providerName);
+  initializeFirstMarkedUpdatableTimestamp(chainId, providerName);
 
   await runUpdateFeeds(providerName, chain, chainId);