diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 31819be..39270af 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -20,16 +20,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 var opts struct {
-	Days        string
-	Validators  string
-	ConsAddress string
-	ConsTimeout time.Duration
-	ExecAddress string
-	ExecTimeout time.Duration
-	Json        bool
-	JsonFile    string
-	DebugLevel  uint64
-	Version     bool
+	Days         string
+	Validators   string
+	ConsAddress  string
+	ConsTimeout  time.Duration
+	ExecAddress  string
+	ExecTimeout  time.Duration
+	Json         bool
+	JsonFile     string
+	DebugLevel   uint64
+	Version      bool
+	ReceiptsMode int
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&opts.JsonFile, "json.file", "", "path to file to write results into, only missing days will be added")
 	flag.Uint64Var(&opts.DebugLevel, "debug", 0, "set debug-level (higher level will increase verbosity)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.Version, "version", false, "print version and exit")
+	flag.IntVar(&opts.ReceiptsMode, "receipts-mode", 0, "mode to use for fetching tx receipts, 0 = eth_getTransactionReceipt, 1 = eth_getBlockReceipts")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if opts.Version {
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if opts.ReceiptsMode != 0 && opts.ReceiptsMode != 1 {
+		log.Fatalf("invalid receipts mode provided, can only be 0 or 1")
+	}
+
 	ethstore.SetConsTimeout(opts.ConsTimeout)
 	ethstore.SetExecTimeout(opts.ExecTimeout)
 	ethstore.SetDebugLevel(opts.DebugLevel)
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ func main() {
 				logEthstoreDay(d)
 				continue
 			}
-			d, _, err := ethstore.Calculate(context.Background(), opts.ConsAddress, opts.ExecAddress, fmt.Sprintf("%d", dd), 10)
+			d, _, err := ethstore.Calculate(context.Background(), opts.ConsAddress, opts.ExecAddress, fmt.Sprintf("%d", dd), 10, opts.ReceiptsMode)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("error calculating ethstore: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ func main() {
 	} else {
 		result := []*ethstore.Day{}
 		for _, dd := range days {
-			d, _, err := ethstore.Calculate(context.Background(), opts.ConsAddress, opts.ExecAddress, fmt.Sprintf("%d", dd), 10)
+			d, _, err := ethstore.Calculate(context.Background(), opts.ConsAddress, opts.ExecAddress, fmt.Sprintf("%d", dd), 10, opts.ReceiptsMode)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf("error calculating ethstore: %v", err)
 			}
diff --git a/ethstore.go b/ethstore.go
index c0726c4..42ed6f8 100644
--- a/ethstore.go
+++ b/ethstore.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
+const RECEIPTS_MODE_BATCH = 0
+const RECEIPTS_MODE_SINGLE = 1
+
 var debugLevel = uint64(0)
 var execTimeout = time.Second * 120
 var execTimeoutMu = sync.Mutex{}
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ func GetBlockData(block *spec.VersionedSignedBeaconBlock) (*BlockData, error) {
 	return d, nil
 }
 
-func Calculate(ctx context.Context, bnAddress, elAddress, dayStr string, concurrency int) (*Day, map[uint64]*Day, error) {
+func Calculate(ctx context.Context, bnAddress, elAddress, dayStr string, concurrency int, receiptsMode int) (*Day, map[uint64]*Day, error) {
 	gethRpcClient, err := gethRPC.Dial(elAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -428,13 +431,25 @@ func Calculate(ctx context.Context, bnAddress, elAddress, dayStr string, concurr
 				var txReceipts []*TxReceipt
 				for j := 0; j < 10; j++ { // retry up to 10 times
 					ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), GetExecTimeout())
-					txReceipts, err = batchRequestReceipts(ctx, gethRpcClient, txHashes)
-					if err == nil {
-						cancel()
-						break
-					} else {
-						log.Printf("error doing batchRequestReceipts for slot %v: %v", i, err)
-						time.Sleep(time.Duration(j) * time.Second)
+
+					if receiptsMode == RECEIPTS_MODE_BATCH {
+						txReceipts, err = batchRequestReceipts(ctx, gethRpcClient, txHashes)
+						if err == nil {
+							cancel()
+							break
+						} else {
+							log.Printf("error doing batchRequestReceipts for slot %v: %v", i, err)
+							time.Sleep(time.Duration(j) * time.Second)
+						}
+					} else if receiptsMode == RECEIPTS_MODE_SINGLE {
+						txReceipts, err = requestReceipts(ctx, gethRpcClient, blockData.BlockNumber)
+						if err == nil {
+							cancel()
+							break
+						} else {
+							log.Printf("error doing requestReceipts for slot %v: %v", i, err)
+							time.Sleep(time.Duration(j) * time.Second)
+						}
 					}
 					cancel()
 				}
@@ -604,6 +619,16 @@ func batchRequestReceipts(ctx context.Context, elClient *gethRPC.Client, txHashe
 	return txReceipts, nil
 }
 
+func requestReceipts(ctx context.Context, elClient *gethRPC.Client, blockNumber uint64) ([]*TxReceipt, error) {
+	txReceipts := make([]*TxReceipt, 0)
+
+	ioErr := elClient.CallContext(ctx, &txReceipts, "eth_getBlockReceipts", blockNumber)
+	if ioErr != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("io-error when fetching tx-receipts: %w", ioErr)
+	}
+	return txReceipts, nil
+}
+
 type TxReceipt struct {
 	BlockHash         *common.Hash    `json:"blockHash"`
 	BlockNumber       *hexutil.Big    `json:"blockNumber"`
diff --git a/ethstore_test.go b/ethstore_test.go
index 061da13..f1c93db 100644
--- a/ethstore_test.go
+++ b/ethstore_test.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestEthstore(t *testing.T) {
 	defer elServer.Close()
 
 	// SetDebugLevel(1)
-	day, _, err := Calculate(context.Background(), bnServer.URL, elServer.URL, "10", 1)
+	day, _, err := Calculate(context.Background(), bnServer.URL, elServer.URL, "10", 1, RECEIPTS_MODE_BATCH)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7959f48..998441f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
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