diff --git a/.changeset/blue-rings-repeat.md b/.changeset/blue-rings-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e1f2d90649319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/blue-rings-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@eth-optimism/l2geth': patch
+---
+
+Style fix in the sync service
diff --git a/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go b/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go
index 17044e2e3ad07..a2cfbe5d5b790 100644
--- a/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go
+++ b/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@ func (s *SyncService) applyTransactionToTip(tx *types.Transaction) error {
 	// the case where the index is updated but the
 	// transaction isn't yet added to the chain
 	s.SetLatestIndex(tx.GetMeta().Index)
-	if tx.GetMeta().QueueIndex != nil {
-		s.SetLatestEnqueueIndex(tx.GetMeta().QueueIndex)
+	if queueIndex := tx.GetMeta().QueueIndex; queueIndex != nil {
+		s.SetLatestEnqueueIndex(queueIndex)
 	}
 
 	// The index was set above so it is safe to dereference