diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5c03bf80..7daf76275 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog], and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning].
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- cli: Added `DIPDUP_CONFIG` and `DIPDUP_ENV_FILE` environment variables corresponding to `--config` and `--env-file` options.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- evm.node: Fixed crash on anonymous event logs during the last mile indexing.
+- evm.node: Raise an exception when no realtime messages have been received in `http.connection_timeout` seconds.
+
 ## [7.2.0] - 2023-11-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/dipdup/cli.py b/src/dipdup/cli.py
index 0ce8e3a52..958f0bdba 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/cli.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/cli.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def _skip_cli_group() -> bool:
     help='A path to DipDup project config.',
     default=[ROOT_CONFIG],
     metavar='PATH',
+    envvar='DIPDUP_CONFIG',
 )
 @click.option(
     '--env-file',
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ def _skip_cli_group() -> bool:
     help='A path to .env file containing `KEY=value` strings.',
     default=[],
     metavar='PATH',
+    envvar='DIPDUP_ENV_FILE',
 )
 @click.pass_context
 @_cli_wrapper
diff --git a/src/dipdup/datasources/evm_node.py b/src/dipdup/datasources/evm_node.py
index 11d317630..2ab69c83f 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/datasources/evm_node.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/datasources/evm_node.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from dipdup.pysignalr import WebsocketMessage
 from dipdup.pysignalr import WebsocketProtocol
 from dipdup.pysignalr import WebsocketTransport
+from dipdup.utils import Watchdog
 
 WEB3_CACHE_SIZE = 256
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: EvmNodeDatasourceConfig, merge_subscriptions: bool =
         self._subscription_ids: dict[str, EvmNodeSubscription] = {}
         self._logs_queue: Queue[dict[str, Any]] = Queue()
         self._heads: defaultdict[int, NodeHead] = defaultdict(NodeHead)
+        self._watchdog: Watchdog = Watchdog(self._http_config.connection_timeout)
 
         self._on_connected_callbacks: set[EmptyCallback] = set()
         self._on_disconnected_callbacks: set[EmptyCallback] = set()
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ async def run(self) -> None:
         await asyncio.gather(
             self._ws_loop(),
             self._log_processor_loop(),
+            self._watchdog.run(),
         )
 
     async def _log_processor_loop(self) -> None:
@@ -116,7 +119,14 @@ async def _log_processor_loop(self) -> None:
             log_json = await self._logs_queue.get()
             level = int(log_json['blockNumber'], 16)
 
-            await self._heads[level].event.wait()
+            try:
+                await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    self._heads[level].event.wait(),
+                    timeout=self._http_config.connection_timeout,
+                )
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError as e:
+                msg = f'Head for level {level} not received in {self._http_config.connection_timeout} seconds'
+                raise FrameworkException(msg) from e
             timestamp = self._heads[level].timestamp
             if timestamp is None:
                 raise FrameworkException('Head received but timestamp is None')
@@ -275,6 +285,7 @@ async def _on_message(self, message: Message) -> None:
             raise FrameworkException(f'Unknown message type: {type(message)}')
 
         data = message.data
+        self._watchdog.reset()
 
         if 'id' in data:
             request_id = data['id']
diff --git a/src/dipdup/indexes/evm_subsquid_events/matcher.py b/src/dipdup/indexes/evm_subsquid_events/matcher.py
index 9a1b87dbf..b7f7c54f2 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/indexes/evm_subsquid_events/matcher.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/indexes/evm_subsquid_events/matcher.py
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ def match_events(
     matched_handlers: deque[MatchedEventsT] = deque()
 
     for event in events:
+        if not event.topics:
+            continue
+
         for handler_config in handlers:
             typename = handler_config.contract.module_name
             name = handler_config.name
diff --git a/src/dipdup/utils.py b/src/dipdup/utils.py
index 2c9fe70b9..7db163276 100644
--- a/src/dipdup/utils.py
+++ b/src/dipdup/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import importlib
 import logging
 import pkgutil
@@ -228,3 +229,25 @@ def json_dumps(obj: Any | str, option: int | None = orjson.OPT_INDENT_2) -> byte
         default=_default_for_decimals,
         option=option,
     )
+
+
+class Watchdog:
+    def __init__(self, timeout: int) -> None:
+        self._watchdog = asyncio.Event()
+        self._timeout = timeout
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        self._watchdog.set()
+        self._watchdog.clear()
+
+    async def run(self) -> None:
+        while True:
+            await asyncio.sleep(self._timeout)
+            try:
+                await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    self._watchdog.wait(),
+                    timeout=self._timeout,
+                )
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError as e:
+                msg = f'Watchdog timeout; no messages received in {self._timeout} seconds'
+                raise FrameworkException(msg) from e