diff --git a/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/client.go b/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/client.go
index 8c80844faa..577212832f 100644
--- a/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/client.go
+++ b/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/client.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func (c *Client) start(
 		defer c.wg.Done()
 		c.RunMarketPairFetcher(c.ctx, appFlags, grpcClient)
 	}()
+
 	// 2. Start the PriceFetcher
 	c.priceFetcher = NewPriceFetcher(
 		c.marketPairFetcher,
@@ -94,6 +96,17 @@ func (c *Client) start(
 		defer c.wg.Done()
 		c.RunPriceFetcher(c.ctx)
 	}()
+
+	// 3. Start the SidecarVersionChecker
+	c.sidecarVersionChecker = NewSidecarVersionChecker(
+		slinky,
+		c.logger,
+	)
+	c.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer c.wg.Done()
+		c.RunSidecarVersionChecker(c.ctx)
+	}()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +173,7 @@ func (c *Client) RunMarketPairFetcher(ctx context.Context, appFlags appflags.Fla
 // RunSidecarVersionChecker periodically calls the sidecarVersionChecker to check if the running sidecar version
 // is at least a minimum acceptable version
 func (c *Client) RunSidecarVersionChecker(ctx context.Context) {
+	fmt.Println("Running SidecarVersionChecker")
 	err := c.sidecarVersionChecker.Start(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Error("Error initializing sidecarVersionChecker in slinky daemon: %w", err)
diff --git a/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/constants.go b/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/constants.go
index 83bfbba4fc..865289b150 100644
--- a/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/constants.go
+++ b/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/constants.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var (
 	// SlinkyMarketParamFetchDelay is the frequency at which we query the x/price module to refresh mappings from
 	// currency pair to x/price ID.
 	SlinkyMarketParamFetchDelay = time.Millisecond * 1900
-	SlinkySidecarCheckDelay     = time.Minute * 10
+	SlinkySidecarCheckDelay     = time.Second * 10
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/sidecar_version_checker.go b/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/sidecar_version_checker.go
index 093bcc87ad..b8e0d66e5b 100644
--- a/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/sidecar_version_checker.go
+++ b/protocol/daemons/slinky/client/sidecar_version_checker.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	MinSidecarVersion = "v1.0.12"
+	MinSidecarVersion = "v2.1.0"
 )
 
 // SidecarVersionChecker is a lightweight process run in a goroutine by the slinky client.
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ type SidecarVersionChecker interface {
 
 // SidecarVersionCheckerImpl implements the SidecarVersionChecker interface.
 type SidecarVersionCheckerImpl struct {
-	Logger log.Logger
 	slinky oracleclient.OracleClient
+	logger log.Logger
 }
 
-func NewSidecarVersionChecker(logger log.Logger, slinky oracleclient.OracleClient) SidecarVersionChecker {
+func NewSidecarVersionChecker(slinky oracleclient.OracleClient, logger log.Logger) SidecarVersionChecker {
 	return &SidecarVersionCheckerImpl{
-		Logger: logger,
 		slinky: slinky,
+		logger: logger,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func (p *SidecarVersionCheckerImpl) CheckSidecarVersion(ctx context.Context) err
 		return err
 	}
 	current, err := version.NewVersion(slinkyResponse.Version)
+	fmt.Println("Sidecar version", current)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse current version: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func (p *SidecarVersionCheckerImpl) CheckSidecarVersion(ctx context.Context) err
 	}
 
 	// Version is acceptable
-	p.Logger.Info("Sidecar version check passed", "version", current)
+	p.logger.Info("Sidecar version check passed", "version", current)
 	return nil
 
 }
diff --git a/protocol/docker-compose.yml b/protocol/docker-compose.yml
index 7314dee56b..d4dfaf55e1 100644
--- a/protocol/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/protocol/docker-compose.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./localnet/dydxprotocol3:/dydxprotocol/chain/.dave/data
   connect0:
-    image: ghcr.io/skip-mev/connect-sidecar:v2.1.0
+    image: ghcr.io/skip-mev/connect-sidecar:v2.0.1
     entrypoint: >
       sh -c "connect --marketmap-provider dydx_migration_api --oracle-config /etc/connect/oracle.json --log-std-out-level error"
     environment: