diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/reduceBids.ts b/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/reduceBids.ts
index 7331767e..55c245bd 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/reduceBids.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/reduceBids.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Bid } from '@/types/bid'
 import { Hex } from 'viem'
-import { SupportedChainId } from '@/blockchain/chain'
 
 interface BidEvent {
   args: {
@@ -13,41 +12,67 @@ interface BidEvent {
 interface BidsState {
   bids: Map<Hex, Bid>
   bidList: Bid[]
-  startBlock: bigint | undefined
-  chainId: SupportedChainId | undefined
 }
 
 export const defaultBidsState: BidsState = {
   bids: new Map<Hex, Bid>(),
   bidList: [],
-  startBlock: undefined,
-  chainId: undefined,
 }
 
-export interface BidEventsState {
+interface BidWithAddressPayload {
+  bidder: Hex
+  bid: {
+    bidderID: bigint
+    amount: bigint
+  }
+}
+
+interface InitialBidsAction {
+  type: 'InitialBids'
+  bids: readonly BidWithAddressPayload[]
+}
+
+interface NewBidsAction {
+  type: 'NewBids'
   events: BidEvent[]
-  startBlock: bigint | undefined
-  chainId: SupportedChainId
 }
 
-export const reduceBids = (previousState: BidsState, state: BidEventsState): BidsState => {
-  const { events, startBlock, chainId } = state
-  const bids = getInitialBids(previousState, state)
-  events.forEach((event) => handleBid(bids, event.args))
+export type ReduceBidsAction = InitialBidsAction | NewBidsAction
+
+export const reduceBids = (previousState: BidsState, action: ReduceBidsAction) => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'InitialBids':
+      return addInitialBids(action.bids)
+    case 'NewBids':
+      return addNewBids(previousState, action.events)
+  }
+}
+
+const addInitialBids = (bidsPayload: readonly BidWithAddressPayload[]): BidsState => {
+  const bids = new Map<Hex, Bid>()
+  bidsPayload.forEach((bidPayload) =>
+    bids.set(bidPayload.bidder, {
+      address: bidPayload.bidder,
+      bidderId: bidPayload.bid.bidderID,
+      amount: bidPayload.bid.amount,
+    }),
+  )
 
   return {
     bids,
     bidList: Array.from(bids.values()).sort(biggerFirst),
-    startBlock: startBlock,
-    chainId: chainId,
   }
 }
 
-const getInitialBids = (previousState: BidsState, { startBlock, chainId }: BidEventsState) => {
-  if (startBlock !== previousState.startBlock || chainId !== previousState.chainId) {
-    return new Map<Hex, Bid>()
+const addNewBids = (previousState: BidsState, events: BidEvent[]): BidsState => {
+  const bids = new Map(previousState.bids)
+
+  events.forEach((event) => handleBid(bids, event.args))
+
+  return {
+    bids,
+    bidList: Array.from(bids.values()).sort(biggerFirst),
   }
-  return previousState.bids
 }
 
 const handleBid = (bids: Map<Hex, Bid>, eventArgs: BidEvent['args']) => {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/useWatchEvents.ts b/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/useWatchEvents.ts
index 5b069293..f74043b0 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/useWatchEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/providers/BidsProvider/useWatchEvents.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,37 @@
-import { parseAbiItem } from 'viem'
-import { BidEventsState } from '@/providers/BidsProvider/reduceBids'
-import { useBlockNumber, useChainId, useConfig, useWatchContractEvent } from 'wagmi'
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { getLogs } from 'viem/actions'
-import { AUCTION_ADDRESSES, DEPLOYMENT_BLOCK } from '@/blockchain/auctionAddresses'
+import { useChainId, useReadContract, useWatchContractEvent } from 'wagmi'
+import { AUCTION_ADDRESSES } from '@/blockchain/auctionAddresses'
 import { AUCTION_ABI } from '@/blockchain/abi/auction'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { ReduceBidsAction } from '@/providers/BidsProvider/reduceBids'
 
-const newBidEvent = parseAbiItem('event NewBid(address bidder, uint256 bidderID, uint256 bidAmount)')
-
-export const useWatchEvents = (onEvents: (eventsState: BidEventsState) => void) => {
+export const useWatchEvents = (dispatch: (eventsState: ReduceBidsAction) => void) => {
   const chainId = useChainId()
-  const config = useConfig()
-  const client = config.getClient({ chainId })
-
-  const { data: blockNumber, isLoading: isBlockLoading } = useBlockNumber()
 
-  const { isLoading: areInitialBidsLoading } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['bids', chainId],
-    queryFn: async () => {
-      const logs = await getLogs(client, {
-        address: AUCTION_ADDRESSES[chainId],
-        event: newBidEvent,
-        fromBlock: DEPLOYMENT_BLOCK[chainId],
-        toBlock: blockNumber,
-      })
-      onEvents({ events: logs, chainId, startBlock: blockNumber })
-      return logs
-    },
-    enabled: !isBlockLoading,
-    staleTime: Infinity,
-    gcTime: Infinity,
+  const { data, isLoading: areInitialBidsLoading } = useReadContract({
+    chainId,
+    abi: AUCTION_ABI,
+    address: AUCTION_ADDRESSES[chainId],
+    functionName: 'getBidsWithAddresses',
   })
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!data) {
+      return
+    }
+    dispatch({
+      type: 'InitialBids',
+      bids: data,
+    })
+  }, [data, dispatch])
+
   useWatchContractEvent({
     chainId,
     abi: AUCTION_ABI,
     address: AUCTION_ADDRESSES[chainId],
-    fromBlock: blockNumber,
     eventName: 'NewBid',
-    onLogs: (logs) => onEvents({ events: logs, chainId, startBlock: blockNumber }),
-    enabled: !isBlockLoading && !areInitialBidsLoading,
+    onLogs: (logs) => dispatch({ type: 'NewBids', events: logs }),
+    enabled: !areInitialBidsLoading,
   })
 
-  return { isLoading: isBlockLoading || areInitialBidsLoading }
+  return { isLoading: areInitialBidsLoading }
 }