diff --git a/crates/humanode-peer/src/cli/run.rs b/crates/humanode-peer/src/cli/run.rs
index ab38af5f8..9a421c05c 100644
--- a/crates/humanode-peer/src/cli/run.rs
+++ b/crates/humanode-peer/src/cli/run.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                         task_manager,
                         import_queue,
                         ..
-                    } = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                    } = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                     Ok((cmd.run(client, import_queue), task_manager))
                 })
                 .await
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                         client,
                         task_manager,
                         ..
-                    } = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                    } = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                     Ok((cmd.run(client, config.substrate.database), task_manager))
                 })
                 .await
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                         client,
                         task_manager,
                         ..
-                    } = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                    } = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                     Ok((cmd.run(client, config.substrate.chain_spec), task_manager))
                 })
                 .await
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                         task_manager,
                         import_queue,
                         ..
-                    } = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                    } = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                     Ok((cmd.run(client, import_queue), task_manager))
                 })
                 .await
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                         task_manager,
                         backend,
                         ..
-                    } = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                    } = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                     let aux_revert = Box::new(|client, backend, blocks| {
                         sc_consensus_babe::revert(Arc::clone(&client), backend, blocks)?;
                         sc_consensus_grandpa::revert(client, blocks)?;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                         cmd.run::<Block, service::ExecutorDispatch>(config.substrate)
                     }
                     BenchmarkCmd::Block(cmd) => {
-                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                         cmd.run(partial.client)
                     }
                     #[cfg(not(feature = "runtime-benchmarks"))]
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                     ),
                     #[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
                     BenchmarkCmd::Storage(cmd) => {
-                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                         let db = partial.backend.expose_db();
                         let storage = partial.backend.expose_storage();
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                     ),
                     #[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
                     BenchmarkCmd::Overhead(cmd) => {
-                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                         let ext_builder = RemarkBuilder {
                             client: Arc::clone(&partial.client),
                         };
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
                     ),
                     #[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
                     BenchmarkCmd::Extrinsic(cmd) => {
-                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                        let partial = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                         let existential_deposit = <<Runtime as pallet_balances::Config>::ExistentialDeposit as Get<u128>>::get();
                         let ext_factory = ExtrinsicFactory(vec![
                             Box::new(RemarkBuilder {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub async fn run() -> sc_cli::Result<()> {
             let runner = root.create_humanode_runner(cmd)?;
             runner
                 .async_run(|config| async move {
-                    let partial = service::new_partial(&config).await?;
+                    let partial = service::new_partial(&config)?;
                     let frontier_backend = match partial.other.4 {
                         fc_db::Backend::KeyValue(kv_fb) => Arc::new(kv_fb),
                         _ => {
diff --git a/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/frontier.rs b/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/frontier.rs
index f871eb9bf..7d5539f8b 100644
--- a/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/frontier.rs
+++ b/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/frontier.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn db_config_dir(config: &sc_service::Configuration) -> std::path::PathBuf {
 }
 
 /// Create frontier backend.
-pub async fn frontier_backend(
+pub fn backend(
     config: &Configuration,
     client: Arc<FullClient>,
     fb_config: &configuration::FrontierBackend,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub async fn frontier_backend(
             let db_path = db_config_dir(config).join("sql");
             std::fs::create_dir_all(&db_path)?;
 
-            let backend = fc_db::sql::Backend::new(
+            let backend = futures::executor::block_on(fc_db::sql::Backend::new(
                 fc_db::sql::BackendConfig::Sqlite(fc_db::sql::SqliteBackendConfig {
                     path: Path::new("sqlite:///")
                         .join(db_path)
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ pub async fn frontier_backend(
                 fb_config.frontier_sql_backend_pool_size,
                 std::num::NonZeroU32::new(fb_config.frontier_sql_backend_num_ops_timeout),
                 Arc::clone(&eth_overrides),
-            )
-            .await
+            ))
             .map_err(|err| ServiceError::Application(err.into()))?;
 
             Ok(FrontierBackend::Sql(backend))
diff --git a/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/mod.rs b/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/mod.rs
index d0cb16116..d8facb35f 100644
--- a/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/humanode-peer/src/service/mod.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn keystore_container(
 }
 
 /// Extract substrate partial components.
-pub async fn new_partial(
+pub fn new_partial(
     config: &Configuration,
 ) -> Result<
     PartialComponents<
@@ -170,13 +170,12 @@ pub async fn new_partial(
         Arc::clone(&client),
     )?;
 
-    let frontier_backend = frontier::frontier_backend(
+    let frontier_backend = frontier::backend(
         config,
         Arc::clone(&client),
         fronter_backend_config,
         fc_storage::overrides_handle(Arc::clone(&client)),
-    )
-    .await?;
+    )?;
 
     let frontier_block_import = FrontierBlockImport::new(babe_block_import, Arc::clone(&client));
 
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ pub async fn new_full(config: Configuration) -> Result<TaskManager, ServiceError
                 frontier_backend,
                 mut telemetry,
             ),
-    } = new_partial(&config).await?;
+    } = new_partial(&config)?;
     let Configuration {
         substrate: mut config,
         bioauth_flow: bioauth_flow_config,
diff --git a/utils/e2e-tests/ts/tests/rpc/test-block.ts b/utils/e2e-tests/ts/tests/rpc/test-block.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb