diff --git a/requirements-lock.txt b/requirements-lock.txt
index 6c685f0..e738108 100644
--- a/requirements-lock.txt
+++ b/requirements-lock.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ parsimonious==0.9.0
 protobuf==4.25.2
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
 pycryptodome==3.20.0
+python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
+pytz==2024.1
 pyunormalize==15.1.0
 PyYAML==6.0.1
 redis==5.0.3
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ regex==2023.12.25
 requests==2.31.0
 rlp==4.0.0
 rpds-py==0.17.1
+six==1.16.0
 socket.io-emitter==0.1.5.1
 sortedcontainers==2.4.0
 SQLAlchemy==2.0.28
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b0ebf9b..9c3b04c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ websockets
 cachetools
 async-lru
 eth-bloom
+python-dateutil
diff --git a/src/dexorder/bin/block_for_time.py b/src/dexorder/bin/block_for_time.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae3845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dexorder/bin/block_for_time.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import logging
+import sys
+from datetime import timezone
+
+from dexorder import blockchain, from_timestamp
+from dexorder.base.chain import current_chain
+from dexorder.bin.executable import execute
+from dateutil.parser import parse as parse_date
+
+from dexorder.database.model import Block
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def main():
+    log.debug(f'Finding block nearest to {time}')
+    w3 = await blockchain.connect()
+    chain_id = current_chain.get().chain_id
+    blockdata = await w3.eth.get_block('latest')
+    latest = cur = Block.from_data(chain_id, blockdata)
+    while True:
+        cur_time = from_timestamp(cur.timestamp)
+        delta = (time - cur_time).total_seconds()
+        estimated = round(cur.height + delta/seconds_per_block)
+        if estimated > latest.height:
+            print(f'Estimated block is after the latest: {latest.height}')
+            exit(0)
+        elif estimated == cur.height:
+            print(f'Closest block to {time}: {cur.height} {cur_time}')
+            exit(0)
+        cur = Block.from_data(chain_id, await w3.eth.get_block(estimated))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        log.error("Usage: python -m dexorder.bin.block_for_time <target_time> <seconds_per_block>")
+        exit(1)
+    time = parse_date(sys.argv[1], ignoretz=True).replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    seconds_per_block = float(sys.argv[2])
+    sys.argv = [sys.argv[0], *sys.argv[3:]]
+    execute(main())
diff --git a/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py b/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py
index 064bcaa..66a3158 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/configuration/schema.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Config:
 
     walker_name: str = 'default'
     walker_flush_interval: float = 300
+    walker_stop: Optional[int] = None  # block number of the last block the walker should process
 
     mirror_source_rpc_url: Optional[str] = None  # source RPC for original pools
     mirror_pools: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
diff --git a/src/dexorder/database/model/block.py b/src/dexorder/database/model/block.py
index a858ca2..a0d21cc 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/database/model/block.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/database/model/block.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Block(Base):
     @staticmethod
     def from_data(chain_id:int, data:dict):
         """ Builds a Block using the response data from an RPC server """
-        return Block(chain=chain_id, height=int(data['number'],0),
+        return Block(chain=chain_id, height=data['number'] if type(data['number']) is int else int(data['number'],0),
                      hash=hexstr(data['hash']), parent=hexstr(data['parentHash']), data=data)
 
     chain: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
diff --git a/src/dexorder/walker.py b/src/dexorder/walker.py
index 1210b1c..cfacd21 100644
--- a/src/dexorder/walker.py
+++ b/src/dexorder/walker.py
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ from asyncio import Queue
 from datetime import timedelta
 from typing import Union, Callable
 
-from websockets import ConnectionClosedError
-
-from dexorder import Blockchain, config, db, now, current_w3
+from dexorder import config, db, now, current_w3
 from dexorder.base.chain import current_chain
-from dexorder.blockchain.connection import create_w3
 from dexorder.blockstate import current_blockstate
 from dexorder.blockstate.state import FinalizedBlockState
 from dexorder.database.model import Block
@@ -76,8 +73,11 @@ class BlockWalker (BlockProgressor):
                     prev_height = latest_height
                     log.debug(f'polled new block {latest_height}')
                     promotion_height = latest_height - confirm_offset
-                    while processed_height < promotion_height:
+                    while (processed_height < promotion_height and
+                           (config.walker_stop is None or processed_height < config.walker_stop)):
                         cur_height = min(promotion_height, processed_height+batch_size-1)
+                        if config.walker_stop is not None:
+                            cur_height = min(cur_height, config.walker_stop)
                         block_data = await w3.eth.get_block(cur_height)
                         block = Block.from_data(chain_id, block_data)
                         assert block.height == cur_height
@@ -98,12 +98,7 @@ class BlockWalker (BlockProgressor):
                             db.session.commit()
                             db.session.begin()
                         processed_height = cur_height
-                # if self.latest_callback:
-                #     latest_block = Block(chain=chain.chain_id, height=latest_height,
-                #                          hash=latest_rawblock['hash'], parent=latest_rawblock['parentHash'],
-                #                          data=latest_rawblock)
-                #     self.latest_callback(latest_block)
-                if not self.running:
+                if not self.running or config.walker_stop is not None and config.walker_stop <= processed_height:
                     break
                 await asyncio.sleep(config.polling or 1)
             except Exception: