diff --git a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/main.rs b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/main.rs
index 921a66c2bd..f5d59b57c2 100644
--- a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/main.rs
+++ b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/main.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ mod rewarder;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    std::env::set_var(
-        "RUST_LOG",
-        "debug,tendermint_rpc=warn,h2=warn,hyper=warn,rustls=warn,reqwest=warn,tungstenite=warn,async_tungstenite=warn",
-    );
+    // std::env::set_var(
+    //     "RUST_LOG",
+    //     "debug,tendermint_rpc=warn,h2=warn,hyper=warn,rustls=warn,reqwest=warn,tungstenite=warn,async_tungstenite=warn",
+    // );
 
     let args = Cli::parse();
     setup_env(args.config_env_file.as_ref());
diff --git a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs
index 27ad1564ae..a61924d1c2 100644
--- a/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-validator-rewarder/src/rewarder/mod.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,17 @@ impl Rewarder {
 
         self.nyxd_scraper.start().await?;
 
-        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(3000)).await;
+
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                biased;
+                interrupted = task_manager.catch_interrupt() => {
+                    todo!()
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
 
         /*
            task 1: