diff --git a/packages/ethereum-storage/src/config.ts b/packages/ethereum-storage/src/config.ts
index 77e0d80daf..f7e0fc3b76 100644
--- a/packages/ethereum-storage/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/ethereum-storage/src/config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const config = {
     retryDelay: 0,
     safeGasPriceLimit: '500000000000',
     transactionPollingTimeout: 300,
+    blockConfirmations: 2,
   },
   ipfs: {
     defaultNode: {
@@ -85,6 +86,14 @@ export function getDefaultEthereumGasPrice(): BigNumber {
   return BigNumber.from(process?.env?.GAS_PRICE_DEFAULT || config.ethereum.gasPriceDefault);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve from config the default number of block confirmations to wait before considering a transaction successful
+ * @returns the number of block confirmations
+ */
+export function getDefaultEthereumBlockConfirmations(): number {
+  return config.ethereum.blockConfirmations;
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieve from config the time to wait between query retries
  * @returns the query retry delay
diff --git a/packages/ethereum-storage/src/ethereum-storage-ethers.ts b/packages/ethereum-storage/src/ethereum-storage-ethers.ts
index 34817a143e..f3dd381976 100644
--- a/packages/ethereum-storage/src/ethereum-storage-ethers.ts
+++ b/packages/ethereum-storage/src/ethereum-storage-ethers.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { CurrencyTypes, LogTypes, StorageTypes } from '@requestnetwork/types';
 import { requestHashSubmitterArtifact } from '@requestnetwork/smart-contracts';
 import { EthereumTransactionSubmitter } from './ethereum-tx-submitter';
 import { getCurrentTimestampInSecond, SimpleLogger } from '@requestnetwork/utils';
+import { getDefaultEthereumBlockConfirmations } from './config';
 
 export type GasDefinerProps = {
   gasPriceMin?: BigNumber;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export type SubmitterProps = GasDefinerProps & {
 
 type StorageProps = SubmitterProps & {
   ipfsStorage: StorageTypes.IIpfsStorage;
+  blockConfirmations?: number;
 };
 
 export type StorageEventEmitter = TypedEmitter<{
@@ -31,12 +33,21 @@ export class EthereumStorageEthers implements StorageTypes.IStorageWrite {
 
   private readonly network: CurrencyTypes.EvmChainName;
   private readonly txSubmitter: EthereumTransactionSubmitter;
-
-  constructor({ network, signer, ipfsStorage, logger, gasPriceMin }: StorageProps) {
+  private readonly blockConfirmations: number | undefined;
+
+  constructor({
+    network,
+    signer,
+    ipfsStorage,
+    logger,
+    gasPriceMin,
+    blockConfirmations,
+  }: StorageProps) {
     this.logger = logger || new SimpleLogger();
     this.ipfsStorage = ipfsStorage;
     this.network = network;
     this.txSubmitter = new EthereumTransactionSubmitter({ network, signer, logger, gasPriceMin });
+    this.blockConfirmations = blockConfirmations;
   }
 
   async initialize(): Promise<void> {
@@ -75,7 +86,7 @@ export class EthereumStorageEthers implements StorageTypes.IStorageWrite {
     this.logger.debug(`TX ${tx.hash} submitted, waiting for confirmation...`);
 
     void tx
-      .wait()
+      .wait(this.blockConfirmations || getDefaultEthereumBlockConfirmations())
       .then((receipt: providers.TransactionReceipt) => {
         this.logger.debug(
           `TX ${receipt.transactionHash} confirmed at block ${receipt.blockNumber}`,
diff --git a/packages/payment-processor/test/payment/encoder-approval.test.ts b/packages/payment-processor/test/payment/encoder-approval.test.ts
index 4e351bd4f8..e18aa80bbe 100644
--- a/packages/payment-processor/test/payment/encoder-approval.test.ts
+++ b/packages/payment-processor/test/payment/encoder-approval.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { IConversionSettings } from '../../src/payment/settings';
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/await-thenable */
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-magic-numbers
+jest.setTimeout(10000);
 
 const erc20ContractAddress = '0x9FBDa871d559710256a2502A2517b794B482Db40';
 const feeAddress = '0xC5fdf4076b8F3A5357c5E395ab970B5B54098Fef';
diff --git a/packages/request-node/README.md b/packages/request-node/README.md
index 2aad895d21..549382f6e7 100644
--- a/packages/request-node/README.md
+++ b/packages/request-node/README.md
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ Default values correspond to the basic configuration used to run a server in a t
 - `--headers` Custom headers to send with the API responses (as a stringified JSON object)
   - Default value: `'{}'`
   - Environment variable name: `$HEADERS`
+    `--blockConfirmations` The number of block confirmations to consider a transaction successful
+  - Default value: `2`
+  - Environment variable name: `$BLOCK_CONFIRMATIONS`
 - `--lastBlockNumberDelay` The minimum delay between getLastBlockNumber calls to ethereum network
   - Default value: `'10000'`
   - Environment variable name: `$LAST_BLOCK_NUMBER_DELAY`
@@ -307,6 +310,9 @@ cd requestNetwork
 
 #### 2. Install and build all the dependencies.
 
+Install IPFS Kubo (go-ipfs)
+https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/command-line/#install-ipfs-kubo
+
 ```bash
 yarn install
 yarn build
diff --git a/packages/request-node/src/config.ts b/packages/request-node/src/config.ts
index 75769c1e09..fcd6f9c3e1 100644
--- a/packages/request-node/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/request-node/src/config.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const defaultValues: any = {
       networkId: 0,
       web3ProviderUrl: 'http://localhost:8545',
       gasPriceMin: '1000000000', // one gwei
+      blockConfirmations: 2,
     },
     ipfs: {
       host: 'localhost',
@@ -119,6 +120,18 @@ export function getGasPriceMin(): BigNumber | undefined {
   return gasPriceMin && BigNumber.from(gasPriceMin);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the number of block confirmations to wait before considering a transaction successful
+ * @returns the number of block confirmations
+ */
+export function getBlockConfirmations(): number {
+  return (
+    (argv.blockConfirmations && Number(argv.blockConfirmations)) ||
+    (process.env.BLOCK_CONFIRMATIONS && Number(process.env.BLOCK_CONFIRMATIONS)) ||
+    defaultValues.ethereumStorage.ethereum.blockConfirmations
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Get host from command line argument, environment variables or default values to connect to IPFS gateway
  * @returns the host of the IPFS gateway
diff --git a/packages/request-node/src/request/getStatus.ts b/packages/request-node/src/request/getStatus.ts
index 61c47c359c..3fe5074bea 100644
--- a/packages/request-node/src/request/getStatus.ts
+++ b/packages/request-node/src/request/getStatus.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default class GetStatusHandler {
             networkId: config.getStorageNetworkId(),
             providerUrl,
             retryDelay: config.getEthereumRetryDelay(),
+            blockConfirmations: config.getBlockConfirmations(),
           },
           ipfs: {
             host: config.getIpfsHost(),
diff --git a/packages/request-node/src/server.ts b/packages/request-node/src/server.ts
index 31741158e2..88b3cd0157 100755
--- a/packages/request-node/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/request-node/src/server.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const startNode = async (): Promise<void> => {
   IPFS timeout: ${config.getIpfsTimeout()}
   Storage concurrency: ${config.getStorageConcurrency()}
   Initialization storage path: ${config.getInitializationStorageFilePath()}
+  Storage block confirmations: ${config.getBlockConfirmations()}
 `;
 
   logger.info(serverMessage);
diff --git a/packages/request-node/src/thegraph-node.ts b/packages/request-node/src/thegraph-node.ts
index 6c73885178..55be709ce4 100644
--- a/packages/request-node/src/thegraph-node.ts
+++ b/packages/request-node/src/thegraph-node.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ export class TheGraphRequestNode extends RequestNodeBase {
     const signer = new NonceManager(wallet);
     const ipfsStorage = getIpfsStorage(logger);
     const gasPriceMin = config.getGasPriceMin();
+    const blockConfirmations = config.getBlockConfirmations();
     const storage = new EthereumStorageEthers({
       ipfsStorage,
       signer,
       network,
       logger,
       gasPriceMin,
+      blockConfirmations,
     });
     const dataAccess = new TheGraphDataAccess({
       graphql: { url },