diff --git a/src/Home.tsx b/src/Home.tsx
index 0509330..474c3d4 100644
--- a/src/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/Home.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { faQrcode } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faQrcode";
 import Logo from "./Logo";
 import Timestamp from "./components/Timestamp";
 import { RuntimeContext } from "./useRuntime";
-import { useLatestBlock } from "./useLatestBlock";
+import { useLatestBlockHeader } from "./useLatestBlock";
 import { blockURL } from "./url";
 import { useGenericSearch } from "./search/search";
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
   const { provider } = useContext(RuntimeContext);
   const [searchRef, handleChange, handleSubmit] = useGenericSearch();
 
-  const latestBlock = useLatestBlock(provider);
+  const latestBlock = useLatestBlockHeader(provider);
   const [isScanning, setScanning] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   document.title = "Home | Otterscan";
diff --git a/src/PriceBox.tsx b/src/PriceBox.tsx
index 1e2586a..60b0903 100644
--- a/src/PriceBox.tsx
+++ b/src/PriceBox.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { faGasPump } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/faGasPump";
 import AggregatorV3Interface from "@chainlink/contracts/abi/v0.8/AggregatorV3Interface.json";
 import { RuntimeContext } from "./useRuntime";
 import { formatValue } from "./components/formatter";
-import { useLatestBlock } from "./useLatestBlock";
+import { useLatestBlockHeader } from "./useLatestBlock";
 import { useChainInfo } from "./useChainInfo";
 
 const ETH_FEED_DECIMALS = 8;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const PriceBox: React.FC = () => {
   const {
     nativeCurrency: { symbol },
   } = useChainInfo();
-  const latestBlock = useLatestBlock(provider);
+  const latestBlock = useLatestBlockHeader(provider);
 
   const maybeOutdated: boolean =
     latestBlock !== undefined &&
diff --git a/src/special/london/London.tsx b/src/special/london/London.tsx
index 60e22f2..369d215 100644
--- a/src/special/london/London.tsx
+++ b/src/special/london/London.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useContext } from "react";
-import { useLatestBlock } from "../../useLatestBlock";
+import { useLatestBlockHeader } from "../../useLatestBlock";
 import { RuntimeContext } from "../../useRuntime";
 import Countdown from "./Countdown";
 import Blocks from "./Blocks";
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { londonBlockNumber } from "./params";
 
 const London: React.FC = () => {
   const { provider } = useContext(RuntimeContext);
-  const block = useLatestBlock(provider);
+  const block = useLatestBlockHeader(provider);
   if (!provider || !block) {
     return <div className="grow"></div>;
   }
diff --git a/src/useLatestBlock.ts b/src/useLatestBlock.ts
index ba5e21a..ef26cde 100644
--- a/src/useLatestBlock.ts
+++ b/src/useLatestBlock.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { Block } from "@ethersproject/abstract-provider";
 import { JsonRpcProvider } from "@ethersproject/providers";
 
-export const useLatestBlock = (provider?: JsonRpcProvider) => {
+/**
+ * Returns the latest block header AND hook an internal listener
+ * that'll update and trigger a component render as a side effect
+ * every time it is notified of a new block by the web3 provider.
+ */
+export const useLatestBlockHeader = (provider?: JsonRpcProvider) => {
   const [latestBlock, setLatestBlock] = useState<Block>();
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -10,16 +15,7 @@ export const useLatestBlock = (provider?: JsonRpcProvider) => {
       return;
     }
 
-    // TODO: remove duplicated code
-    const readLatestBlock = async () => {
-      const blockNum = await provider.getBlockNumber();
-      const _raw = await provider.send("erigon_getHeaderByNumber", [blockNum]);
-      const _block = provider.formatter.block(_raw);
-      setLatestBlock(_block);
-    };
-    readLatestBlock();
-
-    const listener = async (blockNumber: number) => {
+    const getAndSetBlockHeader = async (blockNumber: number) => {
       const _raw = await provider.send("erigon_getHeaderByNumber", [
         blockNumber,
       ]);
@@ -27,9 +23,18 @@ export const useLatestBlock = (provider?: JsonRpcProvider) => {
       setLatestBlock(_block);
     };
 
-    provider.on("block", listener);
+    // Immediately read and set the latest block header
+    const readLatestBlock = async () => {
+      const blockNum = await provider.getBlockNumber();
+      await getAndSetBlockHeader(blockNum);
+    };
+    readLatestBlock();
+
+    // Hook a listener that'll update the latest block header
+    // every time it is notified of a new block
+    provider.on("block", getAndSetBlockHeader);
     return () => {
-      provider.removeListener("block", listener);
+      provider.removeListener("block", getAndSetBlockHeader);
     };
   }, [provider]);
 
@@ -40,6 +45,8 @@ export const useLatestBlock = (provider?: JsonRpcProvider) => {
  * Returns the latest block number AND hook an internal listener
  * that'll update and trigger a component render as a side effect
  * every time it is notified of a new block by the web3 provider.
+ *
+ * This hook is cheaper than useLatestBlockHeader.
  */
 export const useLatestBlockNumber = (provider?: JsonRpcProvider) => {
   const [latestBlock, setLatestBlock] = useState<number>();