diff --git a/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py b/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py
index 540a240..f900bd6 100644
--- a/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py
+++ b/skynet/frontend/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import random
 import logging
 import asyncio
 
+import time
+import httpx
+
 from PIL import Image, UnidentifiedImageError
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 from decimal import Decimal
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 
 from leap.cleos import CLEOS
 from leap.protocol import Name, Asset
-from leap.hyperion import HyperionAPI
+# from leap.hyperion import HyperionAPI
 
 from telebot.types import InputMediaPhoto
 from telebot.async_telebot import AsyncTeleBot
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
         self.bot = AsyncTeleBot(token, exception_handler=SKYExceptionHandler)
         self.cleos = CLEOS(endpoint=node_url)
         self.cleos.load_abi('gpu.scd', GPU_CONTRACT_ABI)
-        self.hyperion = HyperionAPI(hyperion_url)
+        # self.hyperion = HyperionAPI(hyperion_url)
         self.ipfs_node = AsyncIPFSHTTP(ipfs_node)
 
         self._async_exit_stack = AsyncExitStack()
@@ -103,6 +106,80 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
             **kwargs
         )
 
+    async def _wait_for_submit_in_blocks(
+        self,
+        request_hash: str,
+        start_block: int,
+        timeout_seconds: int = 60 * 3,
+    ):
+        """
+        Poll /v1/chain/get_block from start_block upwards until we see
+        gpu.scd::submit with the given request_hash, or we hit timeout.
+
+        Returns (tx_id, ipfs_hash, worker) or (None, None, None) on timeout.
+        """
+        endpoint = self.node_url.rstrip('/')
+
+        next_block = start_block             # inclusive
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout_seconds
+
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+            while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+                # Get current head block
+                info = (await client.post(
+                    f'{endpoint}/v1/chain/get_info',
+                    json={}
+                )).json()
+                head = info['head_block_num']
+
+                # No new blocks yet, wait a bit
+                if next_block > head:
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+                    continue
+
+                # Walk all blocks we haven't seen yet
+                while next_block <= head:
+                    try:
+                        block = (await client.post(
+                            f'{endpoint}/v1/chain/get_block',
+                            json={'block_num_or_id': next_block}
+                        )).json()
+                    except (httpx.RequestError, ValueError):
+                        logging.warning(f'failed to get block {next_block}, retrying...')
+                        break  # leave inner loop, re-fetch head
+
+                    for tx in block.get('transactions', []):
+                        trx = tx.get('trx')
+                        # Sometimes trx can be just a string (id) — skip those.
+                        if isinstance(trx, str):
+                            continue
+
+                        tx_id = trx.get('id')
+                        tx_obj = trx.get('transaction') or {}
+                        actions = tx_obj.get('actions', []) or []
+
+                        for act in actions:
+                            if (
+                                act.get('account') == 'gpu.scd'
+                                and act.get('name') == 'submit'
+                            ):
+                                data = act.get('data') or {}
+                                if data.get('request_hash') == request_hash:
+                                    ipfs_hash = data.get('ipfs_hash')
+                                    worker = data.get('worker')
+                                    logging.info(
+                                        f'Found matching submit in block {next_block}, '
+                                        f'tx {tx_id}'
+                                    )
+                                    return tx_id, ipfs_hash, worker
+
+                    next_block += 1
+
+                # Caught up with head and still nothing; wait for more blocks
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+
+        return None, None, None
+
     async def work_request(
         self,
         user,
@@ -170,45 +247,36 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
             parse_mode='HTML'
         )
 
-        out = res['processed']['action_traces'][0]['console'] 
+        
+        out = res['processed']['action_traces'][0]['console']
 
         request_id, nonce = out.split(':')
 
         request_hash = sha256(
-            (nonce + body + ','.join(inputs)).encode('utf-8')).hexdigest().upper()
+            (nonce + body + ','.join(inputs)).encode('utf-8')
+        ).hexdigest().upper()
 
         request_id = int(request_id)
 
         logging.info(f'{request_id} enqueued.')
 
-        tx_hash = None
-        ipfs_hash = None
-        for i in range(60 * 3):
-            try:
-                submits = await self.hyperion.aget_actions(
-                    account=self.account,
-                    filter='gpu.scd:submit',
-                    sort='desc',
-                    after=request_time
-                )
-                actions = [
-                    action
-                    for action in submits['actions']
-                    if action[
-                        'act']['data']['request_hash'] == request_hash
-                ]
-                if len(actions) > 0:
-                    tx_hash = actions[0]['trx_id']
-                    data = actions[0]['act']['data']
-                    ipfs_hash = data['ipfs_hash']
-                    worker = data['worker']
-                    logging.info('Found matching submit!')
-                    break
+        # Prefer the block number from the push_transaction response
+        enqueue_block_num = res.get('processed', {}).get('block_num')
+        if not enqueue_block_num:
+            # Fallback: start from current head if block_num is missing
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                info = (await client.post(
+                    f'{self.node_url.rstrip("/")}/v1/chain/get_info',
+                    json={}
+                )).json()
+            enqueue_block_num = info['head_block_num']
 
-            except JSONDecodeError:
-                logging.error(f'network error while getting actions, retry..')
-
-            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        # Wait for submit via block polling
+        tx_hash, ipfs_hash, worker = await self._wait_for_submit_in_blocks(
+            request_hash=request_hash,
+            start_block=enqueue_block_num,
+            timeout_seconds=60 * 3,
+        )
 
         if not ipfs_hash:
             await self.update_status_message(
@@ -218,6 +286,7 @@ class SkynetTelegramFrontend:
             )
             return False
 
+
         tx_link = hlink(
             'Your result on Skynet Explorer',
             f'https://{self.explorer_domain}/v2/explore/transaction/{tx_hash}'