diff --git a/utils/staking-miner/src/main.rs b/utils/staking-miner/src/main.rs
index fd1281e2ec59..fc7c018ba72d 100644
--- a/utils/staking-miner/src/main.rs
+++ b/utils/staking-miner/src/main.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ enum Error<T: EPM::Config> {
 	AlreadySubmitted,
 	VersionMismatch,
 	StrategyNotSatisfied,
+	Other(String),
 }
 
 impl<T: EPM::Config> From<sp_core::crypto::SecretStringError> for Error<T> {
diff --git a/utils/staking-miner/src/monitor.rs b/utils/staking-miner/src/monitor.rs
index 34e522b5b050..0553693a84ef 100644
--- a/utils/staking-miner/src/monitor.rs
+++ b/utils/staking-miner/src/monitor.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,21 @@ async fn ensure_no_better_solution<T: EPM::Config, B: BlockT>(
 	}
 }
 
+async fn get_latest_head<T: EPM::Config>(
+	rpc: &SharedRpcClient,
+	mode: &str,
+) -> Result<Hash, Error<T>> {
+	if mode == "head" {
+		match rpc.block_hash(None).await {
+			Ok(Some(hash)) => Ok(hash),
+			Ok(None) => Err(Error::Other("Best head not found".into())),
+			Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+		}
+	} else {
+		rpc.finalized_head().await.map_err(Into::into)
+	}
+}
+
 macro_rules! monitor_cmd_for { ($runtime:tt) => { paste::paste! {
 
 	/// The monitor command.
@@ -291,13 +306,21 @@ macro_rules! monitor_cmd_for { ($runtime:tt) => { paste::paste! {
 			let rpc1 = rpc.clone();
 			let rpc2 = rpc.clone();
 
+			let latest_head = match get_latest_head::<Runtime>(&rpc, &config.listen).await {
+				Ok(hash) => hash,
+				Err(e) => {
+					log::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Skipping to submit at block {}; {}", at.number, e);
+					return;
+				}
+			};
+
 			let ensure_no_better_fut = tokio::spawn(async move {
-				ensure_no_better_solution::<Runtime, Block>(&rpc1, hash, score, config.submission_strategy,
+				ensure_no_better_solution::<Runtime, Block>(&rpc1, latest_head, score, config.submission_strategy,
 					SignedMaxSubmissions::get()).await
 			});
 
 			let ensure_signed_phase_fut = tokio::spawn(async move {
-				ensure_signed_phase::<Runtime, Block>(&rpc2, hash).await
+				ensure_signed_phase::<Runtime, Block>(&rpc2, latest_head).await
 			});
 
 			// Run the calls in parallel and return once all has completed or any failed.
diff --git a/utils/staking-miner/src/rpc.rs b/utils/staking-miner/src/rpc.rs
index b609e197b49d..4cf10f9ffef7 100644
--- a/utils/staking-miner/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/utils/staking-miner/src/rpc.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ pub trait RpcApi {
 	#[method(name = "system_dryRun")]
 	async fn dry_run(&self, extrinsic: &Bytes, at: Option<Hash>) -> RpcResult<Bytes>;
 
+	/// Get hash of the n-th block in the canon chain.
+	///
+	/// By default returns latest block hash.
+	#[method(name = "chain_getBlockHash", aliases = ["chain_getHead"], blocking)]
+	fn block_hash(&self, hash: Option<Hash>) -> RpcResult<Option<Hash>>;
+
+	/// Get hash of the last finalized block in the canon chain.
+	#[method(name = "chain_getFinalizedHead", aliases = ["chain_getFinalisedHead"], blocking)]
+	fn finalized_head(&self) -> RpcResult<Hash>;
+
 	/// Submit an extrinsic to watch.
 	///
 	/// See [`TransactionStatus`](sc_transaction_pool_api::TransactionStatus) for details on