diff --git a/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/eth_gossiper.go b/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/eth_gossiper.go
index b6129670e012..2bfec4151ec8 100644
--- a/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/eth_gossiper.go
+++ b/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/eth_gossiper.go
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ package evm
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/core/types"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/event"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/log"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 
@@ -33,8 +34,13 @@ var (
 	_ gossip.Set[*GossipEthTx]        = (*GossipEthTxPool)(nil)
 
 	_ eth.PushGossiper = (*EthPushGossiper)(nil)
+
+	errSubscribing = errors.New("subscribing to the mempool failed")
 )
 
+// NewGossipEthTxPool creates a new GossipEthTxPool.
+//
+// If a nil error is returned, UpdateBloomFilter must be called.
 func NewGossipEthTxPool(mempool *txpool.TxPool, registerer prometheus.Registerer) (*GossipEthTxPool, error) {
 	bloom, err := gossip.NewBloomFilter(
 		registerer,
@@ -47,9 +53,16 @@ func NewGossipEthTxPool(mempool *txpool.TxPool, registerer prometheus.Registerer
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize bloom filter: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	pendingTxs := make(chan core.NewTxsEvent, pendingTxsBuffer)
+	sub := mempool.SubscribeTransactions(pendingTxs, true)
+	if sub == nil {
+		return nil, errSubscribing
+	}
+
 	return &GossipEthTxPool{
 		mempool:    mempool,
-		pendingTxs: make(chan core.NewTxsEvent, pendingTxsBuffer),
+		pendingTxs: pendingTxs,
+		sub:        sub,
 		bloom:      bloom,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -57,38 +70,29 @@ func NewGossipEthTxPool(mempool *txpool.TxPool, registerer prometheus.Registerer
 type GossipEthTxPool struct {
 	mempool    *txpool.TxPool
 	pendingTxs chan core.NewTxsEvent
+	sub        event.Subscription
 
-	bloom *gossip.BloomFilter
 	lock  sync.RWMutex
-
-	// subscribed is set to true when the gossip subscription is active
-	// mostly used for testing
-	subscribed atomic.Bool
-}
-
-// IsSubscribed returns whether or not the gossip subscription is active.
-func (g *GossipEthTxPool) IsSubscribed() bool {
-	return g.subscribed.Load()
+	bloom *gossip.BloomFilter
 }
 
-func (g *GossipEthTxPool) Subscribe(ctx context.Context) {
-	sub := g.mempool.SubscribeTransactions(g.pendingTxs, false)
-	if sub == nil {
-		log.Warn("failed to subscribe to new txs event")
-		return
-	}
-	g.subscribed.CompareAndSwap(false, true)
-	defer func() {
-		sub.Unsubscribe()
-		g.subscribed.CompareAndSwap(true, false)
-	}()
+// UpdateBloomFilter continuously listens for new pending transactions from the
+// mempool and adds them to the bloom filter. If the bloom filter reaches its
+// capacity, it is reset and all pending transactions are re-added.
+func (g *GossipEthTxPool) UpdateBloomFilter(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer g.sub.Unsubscribe()
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			log.Debug("shutting down subscription")
 			return
-		case pendingTxs := <-g.pendingTxs:
+		case pendingTxs, ok := <-g.pendingTxs:
+			if !ok {
+				log.Debug("pending txs channel closed, shutting down subscription")
+				return
+			}
+
 			g.lock.Lock()
 			optimalElements := (g.mempool.PendingSize(txpool.PendingFilter{}) + len(pendingTxs.Txs)) * config.TxGossipBloomChurnMultiplier
 			for _, pendingTx := range pendingTxs.Txs {
diff --git a/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/gossip_test.go b/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/gossip_test.go
index 15523adc24b6..feec8c6a52ea 100644
--- a/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/gossip_test.go
+++ b/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/gossip_test.go
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@ func TestGossipSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(err)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
 	defer cancel()
-	go gossipTxPool.Subscribe(ctx)
-
-	require.Eventually(func() bool {
-		return gossipTxPool.IsSubscribed()
-	}, 10*time.Second, 500*time.Millisecond, "expected gossipTxPool to be subscribed")
+	go gossipTxPool.UpdateBloomFilter(ctx)
 
 	// create eth txs
 	ethTxs := getValidEthTxs(key, 10, big.NewInt(226*utils.GWei))
diff --git a/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/vm.go b/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/vm.go
index 44fac1fa0d31..528d7fb39717 100644
--- a/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/vm.go
+++ b/graft/coreth/plugin/evm/vm.go
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ func (vm *VM) initBlockBuilding() error {
 	}
 	vm.shutdownWg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
-		ethTxPool.Subscribe(ctx)
+		ethTxPool.UpdateBloomFilter(ctx)
 		vm.shutdownWg.Done()
 	}()
 	pushGossipParams := avalanchegossip.BranchingFactor{