diff --git a/pkg/eth/api.go b/pkg/eth/api.go
index cc09bde2..be8f689b 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/api.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/api.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -44,13 +45,20 @@ const APIName = "eth"
 const APIVersion = "0.0.1"
 
 type PublicEthAPI struct {
+	// Local db backend
 	B *Backend
+
+	// Remote node for forwarding cache misses
+	rpc       *rpc.Client
+	ethClient *ethclient.Client
 }
 
 // NewPublicEthAPI creates a new PublicEthAPI with the provided underlying Backend
-func NewPublicEthAPI(b *Backend) *PublicEthAPI {
+func NewPublicEthAPI(b *Backend, client *rpc.Client) *PublicEthAPI {
 	return &PublicEthAPI{
-		B: b,
+		B:         b,
+		rpc:       client,
+		ethClient: ethclient.NewClient(client),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +72,19 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) BlockNumber() hexutil.Uint64 {
 //
 // https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_getlogs
 func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit ethereum.FilterQuery) ([]*types.Log, error) {
+	logs, err := pea.getLogs(ctx, crit)
+	if err != nil && pea.rpc != nil {
+		if arg, err := toFilterArg(crit); err == nil {
+			var result []*types.Log
+			if err := pea.rpc.CallContext(ctx, &result, "eth_getLogs", arg); err == nil {
+				return result, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return logs, err
+}
+
+func (pea *PublicEthAPI) getLogs(ctx context.Context, crit ethereum.FilterQuery) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 	// Convert FilterQuery into ReceiptFilter
 	addrStrs := make([]string, len(crit.Addresses))
 	for i, addr := range crit.Addresses {
@@ -162,6 +183,11 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetHeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.Block
 	if header != nil && err == nil {
 		return pea.rpcMarshalHeader(header)
 	}
+	if pea.ethClient != nil {
+		if header, err := pea.ethClient.HeaderByNumber(ctx, big.NewInt(number.Int64())); header != nil && err == nil {
+			return pea.rpcMarshalHeader(header)
+		}
+	}
 	return nil, err
 }
 
@@ -175,6 +201,11 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetBlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockN
 	if block != nil && err == nil {
 		return pea.rpcMarshalBlock(block, true, fullTx)
 	}
+	if pea.ethClient != nil {
+		if block, err := pea.ethClient.BlockByNumber(ctx, big.NewInt(number.Int64())); block != nil && err == nil {
+			return pea.rpcMarshalBlock(block, true, fullTx)
+		}
+	}
 	return nil, err
 }
 
@@ -182,25 +213,38 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetBlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockN
 // detail, otherwise only the transaction hash is returned.
 func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, fullTx bool) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	block, err := pea.B.BlockByHash(ctx, hash)
-	if block != nil {
+	if block != nil && err == nil {
 		return pea.rpcMarshalBlock(block, true, fullTx)
 	}
+	if pea.ethClient != nil {
+		if block, err := pea.ethClient.BlockByHash(ctx, hash); block != nil && err == nil {
+			return pea.rpcMarshalBlock(block, true, fullTx)
+		}
+	}
 	return nil, err
 }
 
 // GetTransactionByHash returns the transaction for the given hash
 // eth ipld-eth-server cannot currently handle pending/tx_pool txs
 func (pea *PublicEthAPI) GetTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*RPCTransaction, error) {
-	// Try to return an already finalized transaction
 	tx, blockHash, blockNumber, index, err := pea.B.GetTransaction(ctx, hash)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if tx != nil {
+	if tx != nil && err == nil {
 		return NewRPCTransaction(tx, blockHash, blockNumber, index), nil
 	}
-	// Transaction unknown, return as such
-	return nil, nil
+	if pea.rpc != nil {
+		if tx, err := pea.remoteGetTransactionByHash(ctx, hash); tx != nil && err == nil {
+			return tx, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, err
+}
+
+func (pea *PublicEthAPI) remoteGetTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*RPCTransaction, error) {
+	var tx *RPCTransaction
+	if err := pea.rpc.CallContext(ctx, &tx, "eth_getTransactionByHash", hash); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return tx, nil
 }
 
 // Call executes the given transaction on the state for the given block number.
@@ -215,12 +259,25 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) Call(ctx context.Context, args CallArgs, blockNrOrHash
 		accounts = *overrides
 	}
 	result, _, failed, err := DoCall(ctx, pea.B, args, blockNrOrHash, accounts, 5*time.Second, pea.B.Config.RPCGasCap)
+	if (failed || err != nil) && pea.rpc != nil {
+		if res, err := pea.remoteCall(ctx, args, blockNrOrHash, overrides); res != nil && err == nil {
+			return res, nil
+		}
+	}
 	if failed && err == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("eth_call failed without error")
 	}
 	return (hexutil.Bytes)(result), err
 }
 
+func (pea *PublicEthAPI) remoteCall(ctx context.Context, msg CallArgs, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, overrides *map[common.Address]account) (hexutil.Bytes, error) {
+	var hex hexutil.Bytes
+	if err := pea.rpc.CallContext(ctx, &hex, "eth_call", msg, blockNrOrHash, overrides); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return hex, nil
+}
+
 // CallArgs represents the arguments for a call.
 type CallArgs struct {
 	From     *common.Address `json:"from"`
@@ -351,3 +408,31 @@ func DoCall(ctx context.Context, b *Backend, args CallArgs, blockNrOrHash rpc.Bl
 	}
 	return res, gas, failed, err
 }
+
+func toFilterArg(q ethereum.FilterQuery) (interface{}, error) {
+	arg := map[string]interface{}{
+		"address": q.Addresses,
+		"topics":  q.Topics,
+	}
+	if q.BlockHash != nil {
+		arg["blockHash"] = *q.BlockHash
+		if q.FromBlock != nil || q.ToBlock != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot specify both BlockHash and FromBlock/ToBlock")
+		}
+	} else {
+		if q.FromBlock == nil {
+			arg["fromBlock"] = "0x0"
+		} else {
+			arg["fromBlock"] = toBlockNumArg(q.FromBlock)
+		}
+		arg["toBlock"] = toBlockNumArg(q.ToBlock)
+	}
+	return arg, nil
+}
+
+func toBlockNumArg(number *big.Int) string {
+	if number == nil {
+		return "latest"
+	}
+	return hexutil.EncodeBig(number)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/serve/config.go b/pkg/serve/config.go
index 95f7d97e..6a9d327a 100644
--- a/pkg/serve/config.go
+++ b/pkg/serve/config.go
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@
 package serve
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-indexer/pkg/shared"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-indexer/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-indexer/pkg/postgres"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-indexer/utils"
 	"github.com/vulcanize/ipld-eth-server/pkg/prom"
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ChainConfig   *params.ChainConfig
 	DefaultSender *common.Address
 	RPCGasCap     *big.Int
+	Client        *rpc.Client
 }
 
 // NewConfig is used to initialize a watcher config from a .toml file
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ type Config struct {
 func NewConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	c := new(Config)
 
+	viper.BindEnv("ethereum.httpPath", shared.ETH_HTTP_PATH)
 	viper.BindEnv("server.wsPath", SERVER_WS_PATH)
 	viper.BindEnv("server.ipcPath", SERVER_IPC_PATH)
 	viper.BindEnv("server.httpPath", SERVER_HTTP_PATH)
@@ -76,6 +81,13 @@ func NewConfig() (*Config, error) {
 
 	c.DBConfig.Init()
 
+	ethHTTP := viper.GetString("ethereum.httpPath")
+	nodeInfo, cli, err := shared.GetEthNodeAndClient(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", ethHTTP))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c.Client = cli
+
 	wsPath := viper.GetString("server.wsPath")
 	if wsPath == "" {
 		wsPath = "127.0.0.1:8080"
@@ -96,7 +108,7 @@ func NewConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	}
 	c.HTTPEndpoint = httpPath
 	overrideDBConnConfig(&c.DBConfig)
-	serveDB := utils.LoadPostgres(c.DBConfig, node.Info{})
+	serveDB := utils.LoadPostgres(c.DBConfig, nodeInfo)
 	prom.RegisterDBCollector(c.DBConfig.Name, serveDB.DB)
 	c.DB = &serveDB
 
@@ -112,7 +124,6 @@ func NewConfig() (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	chainID := viper.GetUint64("ethereum.chainID")
-	var err error
 	c.ChainConfig, err = eth.ChainConfig(chainID)
 	return c, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/serve/service.go b/pkg/serve/service.go
index 5f72819f..6c005631 100644
--- a/pkg/serve/service.go
+++ b/pkg/serve/service.go
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ type Service struct {
 	serveWg *sync.WaitGroup
 	// config for backend
 	config *eth.Config
+	// rpc client for forwarding cache misses
+	client *rpc.Client
 }
 
 // NewServer creates a new Server using an underlying Service struct
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ func (sap *Service) APIs() []rpc.API {
 	return append(apis, rpc.API{
 		Namespace: eth.APIName,
 		Version:   eth.APIVersion,
-		Service:   eth.NewPublicEthAPI(backend),
+		Service:   eth.NewPublicEthAPI(backend, sap.client),
 		Public:    true,
 	})
 }