diff --git a/clients/r2cbe/events_client.go b/clients/r2cbe/events_client.go
index e3b0c410..33fc19f1 100644
--- a/clients/r2cbe/events_client.go
+++ b/clients/r2cbe/events_client.go
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/andybalholm/brotli"
 	"github.com/forta-network/forta-core-go/protocol"
+	"github.com/forta-network/forta-core-go/utils/httpclient"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 type combinedBlockEventsClient struct {
-	dispatcherClient *http.Client
-	r2Client         *http.Client
-
 	dispatcherURL  *url.URL
 	dispatcherPath string
 }
@@ -24,14 +21,9 @@ type combinedBlockEventsClient struct {
 func NewCombinedBlockEventsClient(dispatcherURL string) *combinedBlockEventsClient {
 	u, _ := url.Parse(dispatcherURL)
 
-	dispatcherClient := http.DefaultClient
-	dispatcherClient.Timeout = 10 * time.Second
-
 	return &combinedBlockEventsClient{
-		dispatcherClient: dispatcherClient,
-		r2Client:         http.DefaultClient,
-		dispatcherURL:    u,
-		dispatcherPath:   u.Path,
+		dispatcherURL:  u,
+		dispatcherPath: u.Path,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *combinedBlockEventsClient) GetCombinedBlockEvents(bucket int64) (_ *pro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := c.dispatcherClient.Get(c.dispatcherURL.String())
+	resp, err := httpclient.Default.Get(c.dispatcherURL.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -60,7 +52,11 @@ func (c *combinedBlockEventsClient) GetCombinedBlockEvents(bucket int64) (_ *pro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp, err = c.r2Client.Get(item.PresignedURL)
+	if item.ExpiresAt < time.Now().Unix() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("presigned URL expired")
+	}
+
+	resp, err = httpclient.Default.Get(item.PresignedURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/services/json-rpc/cache/cache.go b/services/json-rpc/cache/cache.go
index 83fbe0e2..ea61bc67 100644
--- a/services/json-rpc/cache/cache.go
+++ b/services/json-rpc/cache/cache.go
@@ -4,78 +4,55 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/forta-network/forta-core-go/domain"
 	"github.com/forta-network/forta-core-go/protocol"
+	"github.com/patrickmn/go-cache"
 )
 
-type cache struct {
-	chains      map[uint64]*chainCache
-	cacheExpire time.Duration
+type inMemory struct {
+	cache *cache.Cache
 }
 
-func (c *cache) collectGarbage(garbage map[uint64][]string) {
-	for chainID, keys := range garbage {
-		c.chains[chainID].collectGarbage(keys)
+func NewCache(expire time.Duration) *inMemory {
+	return &inMemory{
+		cache: cache.New(expire, expire),
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *cache) Append(events *protocol.CombinedBlockEvents) {
-	garbage := make(map[uint64][]string, 0)
-	defer func() {
-		go func() {
-			time.Sleep(c.cacheExpire)
-			c.collectGarbage(garbage)
-		}()
-	}()
-
+func (c *inMemory) Append(events *protocol.CombinedBlockEvents) {
 	for _, event := range events.Events {
 		chainID := event.ChainID
-		cc, ok := c.chains[chainID]
-		if !ok {
-			cc = &chainCache{
-				mu:   &sync.RWMutex{},
-				data: make(map[string]interface{}),
-			}
-			c.chains[chainID] = cc
-		}
-
-		keys := make([]string, 0)
 
 		// eth_blockNumber
 		method := "eth_blockNumber"
 		params := "[]"
 
-		if val, ok := cc.get(method, params); ok {
+		if val, ok := c.cache.Get(cacheKey(chainID, method, params)); ok {
 			blockNumber, ok := val.(string)
 
-			// if the new block number is later than the cached one, update the cache
+			// if the new block number is later than the cached one, update the inMemory
 			if ok && isLater(blockNumber, event.Block.Number) {
-				cc.put(method, params, event.Block.Number)
+				c.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey(chainID, method, params), event.Block.Number)
 			}
 		} else {
-			cc.put(method, params, event.Block.Number)
+			c.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey(chainID, method, params), event.Block.Number)
 		}
 
-		keys = append(keys, cacheKey(method, params))
-
 		// eth_getBlockByNumber
 		method = "eth_getBlockByNumber"
 		params = fmt.Sprintf(`["%s", "true"]`, event.Block.Number)
 
 		block := domain.BlockFromCombinedBlockEvent(event)
-		cc.put(method, params, block)
-		keys = append(keys, cacheKey(method, params))
+		c.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey(chainID, method, params), block)
 
 		// eth_getLogs
 		method = "eth_getLogs"
 		params = fmt.Sprintf(`[{"fromBlock":"%s","toBlock":"%s"}]`, event.Block.Number, event.Block.Number)
 
 		logs := domain.LogsFromCombinedBlockEvent(event)
-		cc.put(method, params, logs)
-		keys = append(keys, cacheKey(method, params))
+		c.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey(chainID, method, params), logs)
 
 		// trace_block
 		method = "trace_block"
@@ -83,53 +60,17 @@ func (c *cache) Append(events *protocol.CombinedBlockEvents) {
 
 		traces, err := domain.TracesFromCombinedBlockEvent(event)
 		if err == nil {
-			cc.put(method, params, traces)
-			keys = append(keys, cacheKey(method, params))
+			c.cache.SetDefault(cacheKey(chainID, method, params), traces)
 		}
-
-		garbage[chainID] = keys
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *cache) Get(chainId uint64, method string, params string) (interface{}, bool) {
-	cc, ok := c.chains[chainId]
-	if ok {
-		return cc.get(method, params)
 	}
-
-	return nil, false
-}
-
-type chainCache struct {
-	mu *sync.RWMutex
-	// key is method + params
-	data map[string]interface{}
-}
-
-func (c *chainCache) put(method string, params string, result interface{}) {
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	defer c.mu.Unlock()
-	c.data[cacheKey(method, params)] = result
 }
 
-func (c *chainCache) get(method string, params string) (interface{}, bool) {
-	c.mu.RLock()
-	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
-	result, ok := c.data[cacheKey(method, params)]
-
-	return result, ok
-}
-
-func (c *chainCache) collectGarbage(keys []string) {
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	defer c.mu.Unlock()
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		delete(c.data, key)
-	}
+func (c *inMemory) Get(chainId uint64, method string, params string) (interface{}, bool) {
+	return c.cache.Get(cacheKey(chainId, method, params))
 }
 
-func cacheKey(method, params string) string {
-	return method + params
+func cacheKey(chainId uint64, method, params string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d-%s-%s", chainId, method, params)
 }
 
 func isLater(actual, new string) bool {
diff --git a/services/json-rpc/cache/cache_test.go b/services/json-rpc/cache/cache_test.go
index d7c8a481..0aa98d7f 100644
--- a/services/json-rpc/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/services/json-rpc/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
-	cache := cache{
-		chains:      make(map[uint64]*chainCache),
-		cacheExpire: time.Millisecond * 500,
-	}
+	cache := NewCache(time.Millisecond * 500)
 
 	cache.Append(events)
 
diff --git a/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache.go b/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache.go
index f9246d5c..3fc9ad17 100644
--- a/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache.go
+++ b/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type JsonRpcCache struct {
 
 	server *http.Server
 
-	cache *cache
+	cache *inMemory
 
 	cbeClient clients.CombinedBlockEventsClient
 }
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ func NewJsonRpcCache(ctx context.Context, cfg config.JsonRpcCacheConfig) (*JsonR
 }
 
 func (c *JsonRpcCache) Start() error {
-	c.cache = &cache{
-		chains:      make(map[uint64]*chainCache),
-		cacheExpire: time.Duration(c.cfg.CacheExpirePeriodSeconds) * time.Second,
-	}
+	c.cache = NewCache(time.Duration(c.cfg.CacheExpirePeriodSeconds) * time.Second)
 
 	c.server = &http.Server{
 		Addr:    ":8575",
@@ -145,6 +142,6 @@ func (c *JsonRpcCache) pollEvents() {
 
 		log.Info("Added combined block events to local cache", "bucket", bucket, "events", len(events.Events))
 		c.cache.Append(events)
-		bucket += 10
+		bucket += 10 // 10 seconds
 	}
 }
diff --git a/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache_test.go b/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache_test.go
index f97e0bce..34fac22c 100644
--- a/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache_test.go
+++ b/services/json-rpc/cache/json_rpc_cache_test.go
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ func TestJsonRpcCache(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg: config.JsonRpcCacheConfig{
 			CacheExpirePeriodSeconds: 300,
 		},
-		cache: &cache{
-			chains:      make(map[uint64]*chainCache),
-			cacheExpire: 300 * time.Second,
-		},
+		cache: NewCache(300 * time.Second),
 	}
 
 	go jrpCache.pollEvents()