diff --git a/.changeset/pink-frogs-report.md b/.changeset/pink-frogs-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d7d043571dbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-frogs-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@eth-optimism/batch-submitter': patch
+---
+
+Properly clear state root batch txs on startup
diff --git a/packages/batch-submitter/src/exec/run-batch-submitter.ts b/packages/batch-submitter/src/exec/run-batch-submitter.ts
index e9fb9e399a8c9..f7ba17dead3f8 100644
--- a/packages/batch-submitter/src/exec/run-batch-submitter.ts
+++ b/packages/batch-submitter/src/exec/run-batch-submitter.ts
@@ -430,20 +430,21 @@ export const run = async () => {
 
   // Loops infinitely!
   const loop = async (
-    func: () => Promise<TransactionReceipt>
+    func: () => Promise<TransactionReceipt>,
+    signer: Signer
   ): Promise<void> => {
     // Clear all pending transactions
     if (clearPendingTxs) {
       try {
-        const pendingTxs = await sequencerSigner.getTransactionCount('pending')
-        const latestTxs = await sequencerSigner.getTransactionCount('latest')
+        const pendingTxs = await signer.getTransactionCount('pending')
+        const latestTxs = await signer.getTransactionCount('latest')
         if (pendingTxs > latestTxs) {
           logger.info(
             'Detected pending transactions. Clearing all transactions!'
           )
           for (let i = latestTxs; i < pendingTxs; i++) {
-            const response = await sequencerSigner.sendTransaction({
-              to: await sequencerSigner.getAddress(),
+            const response = await signer.sendTransaction({
+              to: await signer.getAddress(),
               value: 0,
               nonce: i,
             })
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ export const run = async () => {
             logger.debug('empty transaction data', {
               data: response.data,
             })
-            await sequencerSigner.provider.waitForTransaction(
+            await signer.provider.waitForTransaction(
               response.hash,
               requiredEnvVars.NUM_CONFIRMATIONS
             )
@@ -508,10 +509,10 @@ export const run = async () => {
 
   // Run batch submitters in two seperate infinite loops!
   if (requiredEnvVars.RUN_TX_BATCH_SUBMITTER) {
-    loop(() => txBatchSubmitter.submitNextBatch())
+    loop(() => txBatchSubmitter.submitNextBatch(), sequencerSigner)
   }
   if (requiredEnvVars.RUN_STATE_BATCH_SUBMITTER) {
-    loop(() => stateBatchSubmitter.submitNextBatch())
+    loop(() => stateBatchSubmitter.submitNextBatch(), proposerSigner)
   }
 
   if (config.bool('run-metrics-server', env.RUN_METRICS_SERVER === 'true')) {