diff --git a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller.go b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller.go
index 75b11b308a4..7592ec104c4 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller.go
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ func (lp *logPoller) fetchBlocks(ctx context.Context, blocksRequested []string,
 		blockRequested := r.Args[0].(string)
 		if blockRequested != string(latestBlock) && block.Number > latestFinalizedBlockNumber {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-				"Received unfinalized block %d while expecting finalized block (latestFinaliezdBlockNumber = %d)",
+				"Received unfinalized block %d while expecting finalized block (latestFinalizedBlockNumber = %d)",
 				block.Number, latestFinalizedBlockNumber)
 		}
 
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_internal_test.go b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_internal_test.go
index 59981641987..4236f0b8ef1 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_internal_test.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_internal_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package logpoller
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
@@ -598,6 +599,77 @@ func Test_latestBlockAndFinalityDepth(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func Test_FetchBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	lggr := logger.Test(t)
+	chainID := testutils.FixtureChainID
+	db := pgtest.NewSqlxDB(t)
+	orm := NewORM(chainID, db, lggr)
+	ctx := testutils.Context(t)
+
+	lpOpts := Opts{
+		PollPeriod:               time.Hour,
+		BackfillBatchSize:        2,
+		RpcBatchSize:             2,
+		KeepFinalizedBlocksDepth: 50,
+		FinalityDepth:            3,
+	}
+
+	ec := evmclimocks.NewClient(t)
+	mockBatchCallContext(t, ec) // This will return 5 for "finalized" and 8 for "latest"
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name            string
+		blocksRequested []string
+		expectedErr     error
+	}{{
+		"successful validation including finalized and latest",
+		[]string{"0x3", "latest", "0x5", "finalized", "0x1"},
+		nil,
+	}, {
+		"successful validation with all block numbers",
+		[]string{"0x2", "0x5", "0x3", "0x4"},
+		nil,
+	}, {
+		"finality violation including finalized and latest",
+		[]string{"0x8", "0x2", "latest", "finalized"},
+		errors.New("Received unfinalized block 8 while expecting finalized block (latestFinalizedBlockNumber = 5)"),
+	}, {
+		"finality violation with all block numbers",
+		[]string{"0x9", "0x2", "finalized", "latest"},
+		errors.New("Received unfinalized block 9 while expecting finalized block (latestFinalizedBlockNumber = 5)"),
+	}}
+
+	lp := NewLogPoller(orm, ec, lggr, lpOpts)
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		for _, lp.useFinalityTag = range []bool{false, true} {
+			blockValidationReq := latestBlock
+			if lp.useFinalityTag {
+				blockValidationReq = finalizedBlock
+			}
+			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s where useFinalityTag=%t", tc.name, lp.useFinalityTag), func(t *testing.T) {
+				blocks, err := lp.fetchBlocks(ctx, tc.blocksRequested, blockValidationReq)
+				if tc.expectedErr != nil {
+					require.Equal(t, err.Error(), tc.expectedErr.Error())
+					return // PASS
+				}
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				for i, blockRequested := range tc.blocksRequested {
+					switch blockRequested {
+					case string(latestBlock):
+						assert.Equal(t, int64(8), blocks[i].Number)
+					case string(finalizedBlock):
+						assert.Equal(t, int64(5), blocks[i].Number)
+					default:
+						blockNum, err2 := hexutil.DecodeUint64(blockRequested)
+						require.NoError(t, err2)
+						assert.Equal(t, int64(blockNum), blocks[i].Number)
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func benchmarkFilter(b *testing.B, nFilters, nAddresses, nEvents int) {
 	lggr := logger.Test(b)
 	lpOpts := Opts{
diff --git a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go
index 4e02f1806a2..74ec41fa85a 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/logpoller/log_poller_test.go
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ func TestLogPoller_GetBlocks_Range(t *testing.T) {
 	blockNums = []uint64{2}
 	_, err = th.LogPoller.GetBlocksRange(testutils.Context(t), blockNums)
 	require.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Received unfinalized block 2 while expecting finalized block (latestFinaliezdBlockNumber = 1)", err.Error())
+	assert.Equal(t, "Received unfinalized block 2 while expecting finalized block (latestFinalizedBlockNumber = 1)", err.Error())
 
 	th.Client.Commit() // Commit block #4, so that block #2 is finalized