diff --git a/finality-provider/config/config.go b/finality-provider/config/config.go
index fabce0b1..12c17ed1 100644
--- a/finality-provider/config/config.go
+++ b/finality-provider/config/config.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	FastSyncGap              uint64        `long:"fastsyncgap" description:"The block gap that will trigger the fast sync"`
 	EOTSManagerAddress       string        `long:"eotsmanageraddress" description:"The address of the remote EOTS manager; Empty if the EOTS manager is running locally"`
 	MaxNumFinalityProviders  uint32        `long:"maxnumfinalityproviders" description:"The maximum number of finality-provider instances running concurrently within the daemon"`
+	MinutesToWaitForConsumer uint32        `long:"minuteswaitforconsumer" description:"The number of minutes it should wait for the consumer chain to be available, before stop the app"`
 
 	BitcoinNetwork string `long:"bitcoinnetwork" description:"Bitcoin network to run on" choise:"mainnet" choice:"regtest" choice:"testnet" choice:"simnet" choice:"signet"`
 
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ func DefaultConfigWithHome(homePath string) Config {
 		RpcListener:              DefaultRpcListener,
 		MaxNumFinalityProviders:  defaultMaxNumFinalityProviders,
 		Metrics:                  metrics.DefaultFpConfig(),
+		MinutesToWaitForConsumer: 60 * 24 * 7, // one week in minutes
 	}
 
 	if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
diff --git a/finality-provider/service/app.go b/finality-provider/service/app.go
index 4b8e0b91..d86ccfea 100644
--- a/finality-provider/service/app.go
+++ b/finality-provider/service/app.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	sdkmath "cosmossdk.io/math"
+	"github.com/avast/retry-go/v4"
 	bbntypes "github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/types"
 	bstypes "github.com/babylonlabs-io/babylon/x/btcstaking/types"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
@@ -238,7 +239,29 @@ func (app *FinalityProviderApp) getFpPrivKey(fpPk []byte) (*btcec.PrivateKey, er
 
 // SyncFinalityProviderStatus syncs the status of the finality-providers
 func (app *FinalityProviderApp) SyncFinalityProviderStatus() error {
-	latestBlock, err := app.cc.QueryBestBlock()
+	var (
+		latestBlock *types.BlockInfo
+		err         error
+	)
+
+	attempts := uint(app.config.MinutesToWaitForConsumer)
+	err = retry.Do(func() error {
+		latestBlock, err = app.cc.QueryBestBlock()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	}, retry.OnRetry(func(n uint, err error) {
+		app.logger.Debug(
+			"failed to query the consumer chain for the latest block",
+			zap.Uint("attempt", n+1),
+			zap.Uint("max_attempts", attempts),
+			zap.Error(err),
+		)
+		// waits for consumer chain to become online for one week
+		// usefull to turn fpd on before the consumer chain node is available
+		// and waiting for the consumer node to become available to start.
+	}), retry.Attempts(attempts), retry.Delay(time.Minute), RtyErr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}