diff --git a/node/core/sequencers.go b/node/core/sequencers.go
index 68f253a64..871994300 100644
--- a/node/core/sequencers.go
+++ b/node/core/sequencers.go
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ func (e *Executor) sequencerSetUpdates() ([][]byte, error) {
 		blsPK, err := decodeBlsPubKey(stakesInfo[i].BlsKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			e.logger.Error("failed to decode bls key", "key bytes", hexutil.Encode(stakesInfo[i].BlsKey), "error", err)
-			return nil, err
+			continue
+			// return nil, err
 		}
 		// sequencerSet2 is the latest updated sequencer set which is considered as the next validator set for tendermint
 		if slices.Contains(sequencerSet2, stakesInfo[i].Addr) {