diff --git a/bin/programs/client/src/kona.rs b/bin/programs/client/src/kona.rs
index 07cd6e1826..7d81deb50c 100644
--- a/bin/programs/client/src/kona.rs
+++ b/bin/programs/client/src/kona.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern crate alloc;
 /// The size of the LRU cache in the oracle.
 const ORACLE_LRU_SIZE: usize = 1024;
 
-#[client_entry(0x77359400)]
+#[client_entry(100_000_000)]
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     #[cfg(feature = "tracing-subscriber")]
     {
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             output_root = output_root
         );
 
+        kona_common::io::print(&alloc::format!(
+            "Successfully validated L2 block #{} with output root {}\n",
+            number,
+            output_root
+        ));
+
         Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
     })
 }
diff --git a/crates/common/src/io.rs b/crates/common/src/io.rs
index ce04a896c0..611540acb0 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/io.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/io.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ mod native_io {
             let cursor_entry = cursor_entry_lock.entry(raw_fd).or_insert(0);
 
             // Reset the cursor back to before the data we just wrote for the reader's consumption.
-            file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(*cursor_entry as u64))
-                .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to reset file cursor to 0: {e}"))?;
+            // This is a best-effort operation, and may not work for all file descriptors.
+            let _ = file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(*cursor_entry as u64));
 
             file.write_all(buf)
                 .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error writing to buffer to file descriptor: {e}"))?;
@@ -103,16 +103,28 @@ mod native_io {
             let raw_fd: usize = fd.into();
             let mut file = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(raw_fd as i32) };
 
-            let mut cursor_entry_lock = READ_CURSOR.lock();
-            let cursor_entry = cursor_entry_lock.entry(raw_fd).or_insert(0);
+            // If the file is seekable, we need to seek to the cursor position before reading.
+            // If not, it is likely a pipe or a socket. Read as normal.
+            let n = if file.stream_position().is_ok() {
+                let mut cursor_entry_lock = READ_CURSOR.lock();
+                let cursor_entry = cursor_entry_lock.entry(raw_fd).or_insert(0);
+
+                file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(*cursor_entry as u64)).map_err(|e| {
+                    anyhow!(
+                        "Error seeking to cursor position {cursor_entry} in file descriptor: {e}"
+                    )
+                })?;
 
-            file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(*cursor_entry as u64))
-                .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to reset file cursor to 0: {e}"))?;
+                let n = file
+                    .read(buf)
+                    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error reading from file descriptor: {e}"))?;
 
-            let n =
-                file.read(buf).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error reading from file descriptor: {e}"))?;
+                *cursor_entry += n;
 
-            *cursor_entry += n;
+                n
+            } else {
+                file.read(buf).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error reading from file descriptor: {e}"))?
+            };
 
             std::mem::forget(file);