diff --git a/batcher/aligned-batcher/src/lib.rs b/batcher/aligned-batcher/src/lib.rs
index 7b777d43ac..be1f371dd5 100644
--- a/batcher/aligned-batcher/src/lib.rs
+++ b/batcher/aligned-batcher/src/lib.rs
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ impl Batcher {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Sends a `create_new_task` transaction to Ethereum and waits for a maximum of 3 blocks for the receipt.
+    /// Sends a `create_new_task` transaction to Ethereum and waits for a maximum of 8 blocks for the receipt.
     /// Retries up to `ETHEREUM_CALL_MAX_RETRIES` times using exponential backoff on recoverable errors while trying to send the transaction:
     /// (0,5 secs - 1 secs - 2 secs - 4 secs - 8 secs).
     /// `ReceiptNotFoundError` is treated as non-recoverable, and the transaction will be canceled using `cancel_create_new_task_tx` in that case.
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ impl Batcher {
 
     /// Sends a transaction to Ethereum with the same nonce as the previous one to override it.
     /// Retries on recoverable errors with exponential backoff.
-    /// Bumps the fee if not included in 3 blocks, using `calculate_bumped_gas_price`.
+    /// Bumps the fee if not included in 6 blocks, using `calculate_bumped_gas_price`.
     /// In the first 5 attemps, bumps the fee every 3 blocks. Then exponential backoff takes over.
     /// After 2 hours (attempt 13), retries occur hourly for 1 day (33 retries).
     pub async fn cancel_create_new_task_tx(&self, old_tx_gas_price: U256) {
diff --git a/config-files/config-batcher-docker.yaml b/config-files/config-batcher-docker.yaml
index e9c8f7d5ca..9ce349465c 100644
--- a/config-files/config-batcher-docker.yaml
+++ b/config-files/config-batcher-docker.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ecdsa:
 batcher:
   block_interval: 3
   batch_size_interval: 10
-  transaction_wait_timeout: 36000 # 3 blocks
+  transaction_wait_timeout: 96000 # 8 blocks
   max_proof_size: 67108864 # 64 MiB
   max_batch_byte_size: 268435456 # 256 MiB
   max_batch_proof_qty: 3000 # 3000 proofs in a batch
diff --git a/config-files/config-batcher.yaml b/config-files/config-batcher.yaml
index 6d47bd7d5c..6bcaffe9af 100644
--- a/config-files/config-batcher.yaml
+++ b/config-files/config-batcher.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ecdsa:
 batcher:
   block_interval: 3
   batch_size_interval: 10
-  transaction_wait_timeout: 36000 # 3 blocks
+  transaction_wait_timeout: 96000 # 8 blocks
   max_proof_size: 67108864 # 64 MiB
   max_batch_byte_size: 268435456 # 256 MiB
   max_batch_proof_qty: 3000 # 3000 proofs in a batch