diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8aee5cd..0c04a4a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -87,3 +87,6 @@ test-case = "3.1.0"
 [features]
 default = ["default-config"]
 default-config = []
+
+[profile.release]
+panic = "abort"
diff --git a/src/service.rs b/src/service.rs
index 94260ef..e610e44 100644
--- a/src/service.rs
+++ b/src/service.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl Service {
 
         let task_runner = TaskRunner::new(app.clone());
         task_runner.add_task("Broadcast transactions", tasks::broadcast_txs);
-        task_runner.add_task("Escalate transactions", tasks::escalate_txs);
+        task_runner.add_task("Escalate transactions", tasks::escalate_txs_task);
         task_runner.add_task("Prune blocks", tasks::prune_blocks);
         task_runner.add_task("Prune transactions", tasks::prune_txs);
         task_runner.add_task("Finalize transactions", tasks::finalize_txs);
diff --git a/src/tasks.rs b/src/tasks.rs
index b86014b..7e13973 100644
--- a/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/src/tasks.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub mod metrics;
 pub mod prune;
 
 pub use self::broadcast::broadcast_txs;
-pub use self::escalate::escalate_txs;
+pub use self::escalate::escalate_txs_task;
 pub use self::finalize::finalize_txs;
 pub use self::handle_reorgs::{handle_hard_reorgs, handle_soft_reorgs};
 pub use self::index::index_chain;
diff --git a/src/tasks/escalate.rs b/src/tasks/escalate.rs
index 25bc21a..1be0649 100644
--- a/src/tasks/escalate.rs
+++ b/src/tasks/escalate.rs
@@ -14,36 +14,40 @@ use crate::broadcast_utils::should_send_relayer_transactions;
 use crate::db::TxForEscalation;
 use crate::types::RelayerInfo;
 
-pub async fn escalate_txs(app: Arc<App>) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+pub async fn escalate_txs_task(app: Arc<App>) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     loop {
-        tracing::info!("Escalating transactions");
+        escalate_txs(&app).await?;
 
-        let txs_for_escalation = app
-            .db
-            .get_txs_for_escalation(app.config.service.escalation_interval)
-            .await?;
+        tokio::time::sleep(app.config.service.escalation_interval).await;
+    }
+}
 
-        tracing::info!(
-            "Got {} transactions to escalate",
-            txs_for_escalation.len()
-        );
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(app))]
+async fn escalate_txs(app: &App) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    tracing::info!("Escalating transactions");
 
-        let txs_for_escalation = split_txs_per_relayer(txs_for_escalation);
+    let txs_for_escalation = app
+        .db
+        .get_txs_for_escalation(app.config.service.escalation_interval)
+        .await?;
 
-        let mut futures = FuturesUnordered::new();
+    tracing::info!("Got {} transactions to escalate", txs_for_escalation.len());
 
-        for (relayer_id, txs) in txs_for_escalation {
-            futures.push(escalate_relayer_txs(&app, relayer_id, txs));
-        }
+    let txs_for_escalation = split_txs_per_relayer(txs_for_escalation);
 
-        while let Some(result) = futures.next().await {
-            if let Err(err) = result {
-                tracing::error!(error = ?err, "Failed escalating txs");
-            }
-        }
+    let mut futures = FuturesUnordered::new();
 
-        tokio::time::sleep(app.config.service.escalation_interval).await;
+    for (relayer_id, txs) in txs_for_escalation {
+        futures.push(escalate_relayer_txs(&app, relayer_id, txs));
+    }
+
+    while let Some(result) = futures.next().await {
+        if let Err(err) = result {
+            tracing::error!(error = ?err, "Failed escalating txs");
+        }
     }
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip(app, txs))]