diff --git a/consensus/polybft/blockchain_wrapper.go b/consensus/polybft/blockchain_wrapper.go
index 4cac1b626a..dfefe69b80 100644
--- a/consensus/polybft/blockchain_wrapper.go
+++ b/consensus/polybft/blockchain_wrapper.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package polybft
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
@@ -89,44 +88,14 @@ func (p *blockchainWrapper) CommitBlock(block *types.FullBlock) error {
 
 // ProcessBlock builds a final block from given 'block' on top of 'parent'
 func (p *blockchainWrapper) ProcessBlock(parent *types.Header, block *types.Block) (*types.FullBlock, error) {
-	p.logger.Debug("[BlockchainWrapper.ProcessBlock]",
-		"block number", block.Number(), "block hash", block.Hash(),
-		"parent state root", parent.StateRoot, "block state root", block.Header.StateRoot)
-
 	header := block.Header.Copy()
 	start := time.Now().UTC()
 
-	transition, err := p.executor.BeginTxn(parent.StateRoot, header, types.BytesToAddress(header.Miner))
+	transition, err := p.executor.ProcessBlock(parent.StateRoot, block, types.Address(header.Miner))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-
-	for i, t := range block.Transactions {
-		if err := transition.Write(t); err != nil {
-			p.logger.Error("failed to write transaction to the block", "tx", t, "err", err)
-
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write transaction %s to the block: %w", t.Hash(), err)
-		}
-
-		if p.logger.GetLevel() <= hclog.Debug {
-			if p.logger.IsTrace() {
-				_, _ = buf.WriteString(t.String())
-			}
-
-			if p.logger.IsDebug() {
-				_, _ = buf.WriteString(t.Hash().String())
-			}
-
-			if i != len(block.Transactions)-1 {
-				_, _ = buf.WriteString("\n")
-			}
-		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process block: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	p.logger.Debug("[BlockchainWrapper.ProcessBlock]", "txs count", len(block.Transactions), "txs", buf.String())
-
 	_, root, err := transition.Commit()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to commit the state changes: %w", err)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 661a79620d..66fe332022 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/umbracle/ethgo v0.1.4-0.20231006072852-6b068360fc97
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/valyala/fasthttp v1.50.0 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/fasthttp v1.50.0
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.49.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.49.0 // indirect
diff --git a/state/executor.go b/state/executor.go
index 54db8f45b2..2308dec3f1 100644
--- a/state/executor.go
+++ b/state/executor.go
@@ -134,16 +134,22 @@ func (e *Executor) ProcessBlock(
 	block *types.Block,
 	blockCreator types.Address,
 ) (*Transition, error) {
-	e.logger.Debug("[BlockchainWrapper.ProcessBlock]",
-		"block number", block.Number(), "block hash", block.Hash(),
-		"parent state root", parentRoot, "block state root", block.Header.StateRoot)
+	e.logger.Debug("[Executor.ProcessBlock] started...",
+		"block number", block.Number(),
+		"block hash", block.Hash(),
+		"parent state root", parentRoot,
+		"block state root", block.Header.StateRoot,
+		"txs count", len(block.Transactions))
 
 	txn, err := e.BeginTxn(parentRoot, block.Header, blockCreator)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	var (
+		buf    bytes.Buffer
+		logLvl = e.logger.GetLevel()
+	)
 
 	for i, t := range block.Transactions {
 		if t.Gas() > block.Header.GasLimit {
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ func (e *Executor) ProcessBlock(
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if e.logger.GetLevel() <= hclog.Debug {
+		if logLvl <= hclog.Debug {
 			if e.logger.IsTrace() {
 				_, _ = buf.WriteString(t.String())
 			}
@@ -171,8 +177,13 @@ func (e *Executor) ProcessBlock(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if e.logger.IsDebug() {
-		e.logger.Debug("[Executor.ProcessBlock]", "txs count", len(block.Transactions), "txs", buf.String())
+	var (
+		logMsg  = "[Executor.ProcessBlock] finished."
+		logArgs = []interface{}{"txs count", len(block.Transactions), "txs", buf.String()}
+	)
+
+	if logLvl <= hclog.Debug {
+		e.logger.Log(logLvl, logMsg, logArgs...)
 	}
 
 	return txn, nil