diff --git a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/catchup/fetcher.ex b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/catchup/fetcher.ex
index a346b2614ecc..c85652d4ff18 100644
--- a/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/catchup/fetcher.ex
+++ b/apps/indexer/lib/indexer/block/catchup/fetcher.ex
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Catchup.Fetcher do
   @blocks_batch_size 10
   @blocks_concurrency 10
   @sequence_name :block_catchup_sequencer
+  @geth_block_limit 128
 
   defstruct blocks_batch_size: @blocks_batch_size,
             blocks_concurrency: @blocks_concurrency,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Catchup.Fetcher do
         Logger.metadata(first_block_number: first, last_block_number: last)
 
         missing_ranges = Chain.missing_block_number_ranges(first..last)
+
         range_count = Enum.count(missing_ranges)
 
         missing_block_count =
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Catchup.Fetcher do
   @async_import_remaining_block_data_options ~w(address_hash_to_fetched_balance_block_number)a
 
   @impl Block.Fetcher
-  def import(_, options) when is_map(options) do
+  def import(%Block.Fetcher{json_rpc_named_arguments: json_rpc_named_arguments}, options) when is_map(options) do
     {async_import_remaining_block_data_options, options_with_block_rewards_errors} =
       Map.split(options, @async_import_remaining_block_data_options)
 
@@ -132,18 +134,23 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Catchup.Fetcher do
     with {:import, {:ok, imported} = ok} <- {:import, Chain.import(full_chain_import_options)} do
       async_import_remaining_block_data(
         imported,
-        Map.put(async_import_remaining_block_data_options, :block_rewards, %{errors: block_reward_errors})
+        Map.put(async_import_remaining_block_data_options, :block_rewards, %{errors: block_reward_errors}),
+        json_rpc_named_arguments
       )
 
       ok
     end
   end
 
-  defp async_import_remaining_block_data(imported, %{block_rewards: %{errors: block_reward_errors}} = options) do
+  defp async_import_remaining_block_data(
+         imported,
+         %{block_rewards: %{errors: block_reward_errors}} = options,
+         json_rpc_named_arguments
+       ) do
     async_import_block_rewards(block_reward_errors)
     async_import_coin_balances(imported, options)
     async_import_created_contract_codes(imported)
-    async_import_internal_transactions(imported)
+    async_import_internal_transactions(imported, json_rpc_named_arguments)
     async_import_tokens(imported)
     async_import_token_balances(imported)
     async_import_uncles(imported)
@@ -173,19 +180,31 @@ defmodule Indexer.Block.Catchup.Fetcher do
 
   defp async_import_created_contract_codes(_), do: :ok
 
-  defp async_import_internal_transactions(%{transactions: transactions}) do
-    transactions
-    |> Enum.flat_map(fn
-      %Transaction{block_number: block_number, index: index, hash: hash, internal_transactions_indexed_at: nil} ->
-        [%{block_number: block_number, index: index, hash: hash}]
+  defp async_import_internal_transactions(%{transactions: transactions}, json_rpc_named_arguments) do
+    transaction_data =
+      Enum.flat_map(transactions, fn
+        %Transaction{block_number: block_number, index: index, hash: hash, internal_transactions_indexed_at: nil} ->
+          [%{block_number: block_number, index: index, hash: hash}]
 
-      %Transaction{internal_transactions_indexed_at: %DateTime{}} ->
-        []
-    end)
-    |> InternalTransaction.Fetcher.async_fetch(10_000)
+        %Transaction{internal_transactions_indexed_at: %DateTime{}} ->
+          []
+      end)
+
+    filtered_transaction_data =
+      if Keyword.get(json_rpc_named_arguments, :variant) == EthereumJSONRPC.Geth do
+        {_, max_block_number} = Chain.fetch_min_and_max_block_numbers()
+
+        Enum.filter(transaction_data, fn %{block_number: block_number} ->
+          max_block_number - block_number < @geth_block_limit
+        end)
+      else
+        transaction_data
+      end
+
+    InternalTransaction.Fetcher.async_fetch(filtered_transaction_data, 10_000)
   end
 
-  defp async_import_internal_transactions(_), do: :ok
+  defp async_import_internal_transactions(_, _), do: :ok
 
   defp async_import_token_balances(%{address_token_balances: token_balances}) do
     TokenBalance.Fetcher.async_fetch(token_balances)