diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts
index 19269cb2a..9a5dc654c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/faucet/faucet.component.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export class FaucetComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.initForm(5000, 500000);
     }
 
+    this.websocketService.want(['blocks', 'mempool-blocks']);
     this.mempoolPositionSubscription = this.stateService.mempoolTxPosition$.subscribe(txPosition => {
       if (txPosition && txPosition.txid === this.txid) {
         this.stateService.markBlock$.next({