diff --git a/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go b/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 6c384955ce1..710460736c4 100644
--- a/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/l2geth/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1008,24 +1008,25 @@ func DoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args CallArgs, blockNrOrHash
 	// 1. get the gas that would be used by the transaction
 	gasUsed, err := legacyDoEstimateGas(ctx, b, args, blockNrOrHash, gasCap)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("execution gas used error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// 2a. fetch the data price, depends on how the sequencer has chosen to update their values based on the
 	// l1 gas prices
 	dataPrice, err := b.SuggestDataPrice(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("data gas pricing error: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// 2b. fetch the execution gas price, by the typical mempool dynamics
 	executionPrice, err := b.SuggestPrice(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown gas price: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// 3. calculate the fee and normalize by the default gas price
 	fee := core.CalculateRollupFee(*args.Data, uint64(gasUsed), dataPrice, executionPrice).Uint64() / defaultGasPrice
+	log.Debug("Estimate Gas", "gas-used", uint64(gasUsed), "data-price", dataPrice.Uint64(), "execution-price", executionPrice.Uint64(), "fee", fee, "default-gas-price", defaultGasPrice)
 	return (hexutil.Uint64)(fee), nil
 }
 
@@ -1065,19 +1066,20 @@ func legacyDoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args CallArgs, blockNrO
 		args.From = &common.Address{}
 	}
 	// Create a helper to check if a gas allowance results in an executable transaction
-	executable := func(gas uint64) bool {
+	executable := func(gas uint64) (uint64, bool) {
 		args.Gas = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&gas)
 
-		_, _, failed, err := DoCall(ctx, b, args, blockNrOrHash, nil, vm.Config{}, 0, gasCap)
+		_, gas, failed, err := DoCall(ctx, b, args, blockNrOrHash, nil, vm.Config{}, 0, gasCap)
 		if err != nil || failed {
-			return false
+			return gas, false
 		}
-		return true
+		return gas, true
 	}
 	// Execute the binary search and hone in on an executable gas limit
 	for lo+1 < hi {
 		mid := (hi + lo) / 2
-		if !executable(mid) {
+		_, executed := executable(mid)
+		if !executed {
 			lo = mid
 		} else {
 			hi = mid
@@ -1085,8 +1087,9 @@ func legacyDoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args CallArgs, blockNrO
 	}
 	// Reject the transaction as invalid if it still fails at the highest allowance
 	if hi == cap {
-		if !executable(hi) {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("gas required exceeds allowance (%d) or always failing transaction", cap)
+		gas, executed := executable(hi)
+		if !executed {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("gas required (%d) exceeds allowance (%d) or always failing transaction", gas, cap)
 		}
 	}
 	return hexutil.Uint64(hi), nil
diff --git a/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go b/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go
index 4a8864e5bc5..9a883c4a6a5 100644
--- a/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go
+++ b/l2geth/rollup/sync_service.go
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ func (s *SyncService) Stop() error {
 func (s *SyncService) VerifierLoop() {
 	log.Info("Starting Verifier Loop", "poll-interval", s.pollInterval, "timestamp-refresh-threshold", s.timestampRefreshThreshold)
 	for {
+		if err := s.updateL1GasPrice(); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Cannot update L1 gas price", "msg", err)
+		}
 		if err := s.verify(); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Could not verify", "error", err)
 		}
@@ -344,8 +347,13 @@ func (s *SyncService) verify() error {
 func (s *SyncService) SequencerLoop() {
 	log.Info("Starting Sequencer Loop", "poll-interval", s.pollInterval, "timestamp-refresh-threshold", s.timestampRefreshThreshold)
 	for {
+		err := s.updateL1GasPrice()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Cannot update L1 gas price", "msg", err)
+			continue
+		}
 		s.txLock.Lock()
-		err := s.sequence()
+		err = s.sequence()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Could not sequence", "error", err)
 		}
@@ -360,14 +368,6 @@ func (s *SyncService) SequencerLoop() {
 }
 
 func (s *SyncService) sequence() error {
-	// Update to the latest L1 gas price
-	l1GasPrice, err := s.client.GetL1GasPrice()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	s.L1gpo.SetL1GasPrice(l1GasPrice)
-	log.Info("Adjusted L1 Gas Price", "gasprice", l1GasPrice)
-
 	// Only the sequencer needs to poll for enqueue transactions
 	// and then can choose when to apply them. We choose to apply
 	// transactions such that it makes for efficient batch submitting.
@@ -445,6 +445,17 @@ func (s *SyncService) sequence() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *SyncService) updateL1GasPrice() error {
+	// Update to the latest L1 gas price
+	l1GasPrice, err := s.client.GetL1GasPrice()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	s.L1gpo.SetL1GasPrice(l1GasPrice)
+	log.Info("Adjusted L1 Gas Price", "gasprice", l1GasPrice)
+	return nil
+}
+
 /// Update the execution context's timestamp and blocknumber
 /// over time. This is only necessary for the sequencer.
 func (s *SyncService) updateContext() error {