diff --git a/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader.go b/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader.go
index e717002b9..12940367c 100644
--- a/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ type orderedParser struct {
 func newOrderedParser(parser ProgramEventProcessor, lggr logger.Logger) *orderedParser {
 	op := &orderedParser{
 		parser: parser,
-		blocks: &blockHeap{},
+		blocks: NewBlockHeap(),
 		ready:  make([]uint64, 0),
 		expect: make(map[uint64]int),
 		actual: make(map[uint64][]ProgramEvent),
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ func newOrderedParser(parser ProgramEventProcessor, lggr logger.Logger) *ordered
 		Close: op.close,
 	}.NewServiceEngine(lggr)
 
-	heap.Init(op.blocks)
-
 	return op
 }
 
@@ -487,6 +485,12 @@ var (
 	errExpectationsNotSet = errors.New("expectations not set")
 )
 
+func NewBlockHeap() *blockHeap {
+	h := &blockHeap{}
+	heap.Init(h)
+	return h
+}
+
 type blockHeap []uint64
 
 func (h blockHeap) Len() int           { return len(h) }
diff --git a/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader_test.go b/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader_test.go
index b4a0b6215..1b7fd7933 100644
--- a/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/solana/logpoller/loader_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package logpoller_test
 
 import (
+	"container/heap"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/utils/tests"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana/pkg/solana/logpoller"
-	mocks "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana/pkg/solana/logpoller/mocks"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-solana/pkg/solana/logpoller/mocks"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -110,6 +112,44 @@ func TestEncodedLogCollector_ParseSingleEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestBlockHeap(t *testing.T) {
+	testBlocks := []uint64{53, 19, 105, 21, 6, 9}
+	expected := make([]uint64, len(testBlocks))
+	copy(expected, testBlocks)
+	slices.Sort(expected)
+
+	blocks := logpoller.NewBlockHeap()
+	for _, b := range testBlocks {
+		heap.Push(blocks, b)
+	}
+
+	// Current iteration pattern: fails
+	for i, b := range *blocks {
+		assert.Equal(t, expected[i], b)
+	}
+
+	// Suggested iteration pattern
+	for _, e := range expected {
+		block := (*blocks)[0]
+		assert.Equal(t, e, block)
+		//
+		// If waiting on information for block
+		//       break
+		//
+		// If expectations 0
+		//       heap.Pop(blocks)
+		//       continue
+		//
+		// If expectations met
+		//       ExpectBlock(block)
+		//		 heap.Pop(blocks)
+		//
+		assert.Equal(t, e, heap.Pop(blocks))
+
+		// Else: return
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEncodedLogCollector_MultipleEventOrdered(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()