diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d1ba017..f6f2047 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:alpine AS build
+FROM node:22.2-alpine AS build
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
diff --git a/src/services/chain.ts b/src/services/chain.ts
index 95ed594..e431f67 100644
--- a/src/services/chain.ts
+++ b/src/services/chain.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ export class ChainContext {
   readonly dryRun: boolean;
   readonly watchdogTimeout: number;
   readonly addresses?: string[];
+  readonly processEveryNumBlocks: number;
+
   private sync: ChainSync = ChainSync.SYNCING;
   static chains: Chains = {};
 
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ export class ChainContext {
     this.deploymentBlock = deploymentBlock;
     this.pageSize = pageSize ?? PAGE_SIZE_DEFAULT;
     this.dryRun = dryRun;
+    this.processEveryNumBlocks = options.processEveryNumBlocks ?? 1;
     this.watchdogTimeout = watchdogTimeout ?? WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT_SECS;
     this.addresses = owners;
 
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ export class ChainContext {
    * @returns the run promises for what needs to be watched
    */
   public async warmUp(oneShot?: boolean) {
-    const { provider, chainId } = this;
+    const { provider, chainId, processEveryNumBlocks } = this;
     const log = getLogger("chainContext:warmUp", chainId.toString());
     let { lastProcessedBlock } = this.registry;
     const { pageSize } = this;
@@ -213,7 +216,13 @@ export class ChainContext {
           log.info(
             `🔄 Start sync with from block ${fromBlock} to ${toBlock}. Pending ${
               toBlock - fromBlock
-            } blocks (~${Math.ceil((toBlock - fromBlock) / pageSize)} pages)`
+            } blocks (~${Math.ceil(
+              (toBlock - fromBlock) / pageSize
+            )} pages, processing every ${
+              processEveryNumBlocks > 1
+                ? processEveryNumBlocks + " blocks"
+                : "block"
+            })`
           );
         }
 
@@ -311,9 +320,8 @@ export class ChainContext {
     let lastBlockReceived = lastProcessedBlock;
     provider.on("block", async (blockNumber: number) => {
       try {
-        const block = await provider.getBlock(blockNumber);
-
         log.debug(`New block ${blockNumber}`);
+        const block = await provider.getBlock(blockNumber);
 
         // Set the block time metric
         const _blockTime = block.timestamp - lastBlockReceived.timestamp;
@@ -434,7 +442,7 @@ async function processBlock(
   blockNumberOverride?: number,
   blockTimestampOverride?: number
 ) {
-  const { provider, chainId } = context;
+  const { provider, chainId, processEveryNumBlocks } = context;
   const timer = metrics.processBlockDurationSeconds
     .labels(context.chainId.toString())
     .startTimer();
@@ -463,24 +471,29 @@ async function processBlock(
     }
   }
 
-  // run action
-  const result = await checkForAndPlaceOrder(
-    context,
-    block,
-    blockNumberOverride,
-    blockTimestampOverride
-  )
-    .then(() => true)
-    .catch(() => {
-      hasErrors = true;
-      log.error(`Error running "checkForAndPlaceOrder" action`);
-      return false;
-    });
-  log.debug(
-    `Result of "checkForAndPlaceOrder" action for block ${
-      block.number
-    }: ${_formatResult(result)}`
-  );
+  // Decide if we should process this block
+  const shouldProcessBlock = block.number % processEveryNumBlocks === 0;
+
+  // Check programmatic  orders and place orders if necessary
+  if (shouldProcessBlock) {
+    const result = await checkForAndPlaceOrder(
+      context,
+      block,
+      blockNumberOverride,
+      blockTimestampOverride
+    )
+      .then(() => true)
+      .catch(() => {
+        hasErrors = true;
+        log.error(`Error running "checkForAndPlaceOrder" action`);
+        return false;
+      });
+    log.debug(
+      `Result of "checkForAndPlaceOrder" action for block ${
+        block.number
+      }: ${_formatResult(result)}`
+    );
+  }
 
   timer();
   if (hasErrors) {
diff --git a/src/types/config.schema.json b/src/types/config.schema.json
index 0fa1078..94f5706 100644
--- a/src/types/config.schema.json
+++ b/src/types/config.schema.json
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
           "watchdogTimeout": {
             "type": "integer"
           },
+          "processEveryNumBlocks": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 1,
+            "description": "Throttle block processing to only process blocks every N blocks. Set to 1 to process every block (default), 2 to process every other block, etc.",
+            "default": 1
+          },
           "orderBookApi": {
             "type": "string",
             "format": "uri"
diff --git a/src/types/types.d.ts b/src/types/types.d.ts
index ad4b8d5..e7a35f0 100644
--- a/src/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/types.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export interface Config {
     rpc: string;
     deploymentBlock: number;
     watchdogTimeout?: number;
+    /**
+     * Throttle block processing to only process blocks every N blocks. Set to 1 to process every block, 2 to process every other block, etc.
+     */
+    processEveryNumBlocks?: number;
     orderBookApi?: string;
     pageSize?: number;
     filterPolicy: {