diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13ab378c..3d92bfa0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased] - YYYY-MM-DD - TODO replace date after release 
 
+### Changed
+
+- Fixed responsiveness warning: Bifrost monitor uses fromBlockingIterator
+
 ## [v2.0.0-beta5] - 2024-05-08
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/brambl-sdk/src/main/scala/co/topl/brambl/monitoring/BifrostMonitor.scala b/brambl-sdk/src/main/scala/co/topl/brambl/monitoring/BifrostMonitor.scala
index 9e7cc841..f2193c46 100644
--- a/brambl-sdk/src/main/scala/co/topl/brambl/monitoring/BifrostMonitor.scala
+++ b/brambl-sdk/src/main/scala/co/topl/brambl/monitoring/BifrostMonitor.scala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BifrostMonitor(
    * @return The infinite stream of block updatess. If startingBlocks was provided, they will be at the front of the stream.
    */
   def monitorBlocks(): Stream[IO, BifrostBlockSync] = Stream.emits(startingBlocks) ++
-    Stream.fromIterator[IO](blockIterator, 1).through(pipe)
+    Stream.fromBlockingIterator[IO](blockIterator, 1).through(pipe)
 
 }