diff --git a/packages/rollup-core/src/app/data/consumers/canonical-chain-batch-submitter.ts b/packages/rollup-core/src/app/data/consumers/canonical-chain-batch-submitter.ts
index c740af6be90da..c85289c363681 100644
--- a/packages/rollup-core/src/app/data/consumers/canonical-chain-batch-submitter.ts
+++ b/packages/rollup-core/src/app/data/consumers/canonical-chain-batch-submitter.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class CanonicalChainBatchSubmitter extends ScheduledTask {
   // Returns the most recent block number with a L1 to L2 transaction
   protected async getBatchSubmissionBlockNumber(): Promise<number> {
     const results = await Promise.all([
-      this.dataService.getMaxL1BlockNumber(),
+      this.getMaxL1BlockNumber(),
       this.getMaxL1ToL2QueueBlockNumber(),
       this.getMaxSafetyQueueBlockNumber(),
     ])
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ export class CanonicalChainBatchSubmitter extends ScheduledTask {
       }
     }
 
+    if (min === Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
+      throw new Error('Unable to fetch batch submission block number')
+    }
+
     return min
   }
 
@@ -491,6 +495,14 @@ export class CanonicalChainBatchSubmitter extends ScheduledTask {
     )
   }
 
+  private async getMaxL1BlockNumber(): Promise<number> {
+    try {
+      return await this.dataService.getMaxL1BlockNumber()
+    } catch (e) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+  }
+
   private async catchQueueIsEmptyAndReturnUndefined(
     func: () => Promise<number>
   ): Promise<number> {