diff --git a/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/bindings/subgraph/index.ts b/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/bindings/subgraph/index.ts
index dc93b41092..ec0abe4d55 100644
--- a/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/bindings/subgraph/index.ts
+++ b/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/bindings/subgraph/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createLoggingContext, jsonifyError } from "@connext/nxtp-utils";
+import { createLoggingContext, getNtpTimeSeconds, jsonifyError } from "@connext/nxtp-utils";
 import interval from "interval-promise";
 
 import { retryXCalls, sendStatusToSequencer } from "../../operations";
@@ -10,13 +10,20 @@ export const bindSubgraph = async (_pollInterval?: number) => {
   const { requestContext, methodContext } = createLoggingContext(bindSubgraph.name);
   const pollInterval = _pollInterval ?? config.polling.subgraph;
 
+  let getXCallsTimestamp = getNtpTimeSeconds();
+  let retryXCallsTimestamp = getXCallsTimestamp;
+  let getMissingXCallsTimestamp = getXCallsTimestamp;
+
   interval(async (_, stop) => {
     if (config.mode.cleanup) {
       stop();
     } else {
       try {
+        logger.info("getXCalls start", requestContext, methodContext, { getXCallsTimestamp });
         // 1. fetch `XCalled` transfers from the subgraph and store them to the cache
         await getXCalls();
+        getXCallsTimestamp = getNtpTimeSeconds();
+        logger.info("getXCalls end", requestContext, methodContext, { getXCallsTimestamp });
       } catch (e: unknown) {
         logger.error(
           "Error getting xcalls, waiting for next loop",
@@ -33,10 +40,13 @@ export const bindSubgraph = async (_pollInterval?: number) => {
       stop();
     } else {
       try {
+        logger.info("retryXCalls start", requestContext, methodContext, { retryXCallsTimestamp });
         // 2. read `XCalled` transfers from the cache and re check statuses on the destination chain
         // If the status is one of both `Reconciled` and `Executed`, that transferId needs to be deleted on the cache
         // If the status is `XCalled`, submits the transfer to the sequencer.
         await retryXCalls();
+        retryXCallsTimestamp = getNtpTimeSeconds();
+        logger.info("retryXCalls end", requestContext, methodContext, { retryXCallsTimestamp });
       } catch (e: unknown) {
         logger.error(
           "Error retrying xcalls, waiting for next loop",
@@ -53,9 +63,12 @@ export const bindSubgraph = async (_pollInterval?: number) => {
       stop();
     } else {
       try {
+        logger.info("getMissingXCalls start", requestContext, methodContext, { getMissingXCallsTimestamp });
         // 3. read `MissedXCalled` transfers from the cache and re check statuses on the destination chain
         // If missing store them in cached pending queue for submission to the sequencer
         await getMissingXCalls();
+        getMissingXCallsTimestamp = getNtpTimeSeconds();
+        logger.info("getMissingXCalls end", requestContext, methodContext, { getMissingXCallsTimestamp });
       } catch (e: unknown) {
         logger.error(
           "Error getting missed xcalls, waiting for next loop",
@@ -71,6 +84,17 @@ export const bindSubgraph = async (_pollInterval?: number) => {
     if (config.mode.cleanup) {
       stop();
     } else {
+      const now = getNtpTimeSeconds();
+      const threshold = pollInterval * 5;
+      if (now - getXCallsTimestamp > threshold) {
+        throw new Error("getXCalls interval did not complete");
+      }
+      if (now - retryXCallsTimestamp > threshold) {
+        throw new Error("retryXCalls interval did not complete");
+      }
+      if (now - getMissingXCallsTimestamp > threshold) {
+        throw new Error("getMissingXCalls interval did not complete");
+      }
       try {
         // 4. Sends status to sequencer at a regular inverval
         await sendStatusToSequencer();
diff --git a/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/publisher.ts b/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/publisher.ts
index 9f3667ea15..9291bcb4bc 100644
--- a/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/publisher.ts
+++ b/packages/agents/router/src/tasks/publisher/publisher.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export const makePublisher = async (_configOverride?: NxtpRouterConfig) => {
       `,
     );
   } catch (e: unknown) {
-    console.error("Error starting router publisher. Sad! :(", e);
+    console.error("Error in router publisher. Sad! :(", e);
     process.exit();
   }
 };