diff --git a/protocol/rpcconsumer/policies_map.go b/protocol/rpcconsumer/policies_map.go
index 543b71330b..d70d2de3da 100644
--- a/protocol/rpcconsumer/policies_map.go
+++ b/protocol/rpcconsumer/policies_map.go
@@ -26,3 +26,22 @@ func (sm *syncMapPolicyUpdaters) Load(key string) (ret *updaters.PolicyUpdater,
 	}
 	return ret, true
 }
+
+// LoadOrStore returns the existing value for the key if present.
+// Otherwise, it stores and returns the given value.
+// The loaded result is true if the value was loaded, false if stored.
+// The function returns the value that was loaded or stored.
+func (sm *syncMapPolicyUpdaters) LoadOrStore(key string, value *updaters.PolicyUpdater) (ret *updaters.PolicyUpdater, loaded bool) {
+	actual, loaded := sm.localMap.LoadOrStore(key, value)
+	if loaded {
+		// loaded from map
+		ret, loaded = actual.(*updaters.PolicyUpdater)
+		if !loaded {
+			utils.LavaFormatFatal("invalid usage of syncmap, could not cast result into a PolicyUpdater", nil)
+		}
+		return ret, loaded
+	}
+
+	// stored in map
+	return value, false
+}
diff --git a/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go b/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go
index cd5e9eb4e7..67f4a24461 100644
--- a/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go
+++ b/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer.go
@@ -205,14 +205,13 @@ func (rpcc *RPCConsumer) Start(ctx context.Context, options *rpcConsumerStartOpt
 			}
 			chainID := rpcEndpoint.ChainID
 			// create policyUpdaters per chain
-			if policyUpdater, ok := policyUpdaters.Load(rpcEndpoint.ChainID); ok {
+			newPolicyUpdater := updaters.NewPolicyUpdater(chainID, consumerStateTracker, consumerAddr.String(), chainParser, *rpcEndpoint)
+			if policyUpdater, ok := policyUpdaters.LoadOrStore(chainID, newPolicyUpdater); ok {
 				err := policyUpdater.AddPolicySetter(chainParser, *rpcEndpoint)
 				if err != nil {
 					errCh <- err
 					return utils.LavaFormatError("failed adding policy setter", err)
 				}
-			} else {
-				policyUpdaters.Store(rpcEndpoint.ChainID, updaters.NewPolicyUpdater(chainID, consumerStateTracker, consumerAddr.String(), chainParser, *rpcEndpoint))
 			}
 
 			err = statetracker.RegisterForSpecUpdatesOrSetStaticSpec(ctx, chainParser, options.cmdFlags.StaticSpecPath, *rpcEndpoint, rpcc.consumerStateTracker)