diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs
index a6dbb379c17..bc6d1dd755a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs
@@ -704,6 +704,14 @@ impl<N: NodePrimitives> StaticFileProviderRW<N> {
         //
         // If that expected block start is 0, then it means that there's no actual block data, and
         // there's no block data in static files.
+        //
+        // We also skip this heuristic when there are no existing static files for this segment.
+        // This handles migration (e.g. v1→v2) where we open a writer starting at a non-zero block
+        // but there is no previous file on disk. Without this guard, `StaticFileProviderInner::
+        // update_index` would try to load the (non-existent) previous range's `.conf` file and
+        // return an ENOENT error.
+        let segment = self.writer.user_header().segment();
+        let reader = self.reader();
         let segment_max_block = self
             .writer
             .user_header()
@@ -711,12 +719,13 @@ impl<N: NodePrimitives> StaticFileProviderRW<N> {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|block_range| block_range.end())
             .or_else(|| {
-                (self.writer.user_header().expected_block_start() >
-                    self.reader().genesis_block_number())
-                .then(|| self.writer.user_header().expected_block_start() - 1)
+                let expected_start = self.writer.user_header().expected_block_start();
+                let has_previous_files = reader.get_highest_static_file_block(segment).is_some();
+                (expected_start > reader.genesis_block_number() && has_previous_files)
+                    .then(|| expected_start - 1)
             });
 
-        self.reader().update_index(self.writer.user_header().segment(), segment_max_block)
+        reader.update_index(segment, segment_max_block)
     }
 
     /// Ensures that the writer is positioned at the specified block number.
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer_tests.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer_tests.rs
index ee5182a2005..cf2ac3c91ee 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer_tests.rs
@@ -809,4 +809,39 @@ mod tests {
             "Should have 7 blocks * 5 changes = 35 rows"
         );
     }
+
+    /// Regression test for <https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/issues/23691>.
+    ///
+    /// When `migrate-v2` is run on a pruned full node the `AccountChangeSets` segment starts
+    /// at a non-zero block (the block after the prune checkpoint). If that starting block is the
+    /// first block of a new static-file range, `update_index` used to compute
+    /// `segment_max_block = expected_block_start - 1`, which falls in the *previous* range.
+    /// It then tried to `NippyJar::load` that previous range's file — which never existed — and
+    /// returned ENOENT.
+    ///
+    /// The fix: skip the "previous file" heuristic when no static files for the segment exist yet.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_get_writer_at_range_boundary_without_previous_file() {
+        // Use blocks_per_file=10 so block 10 is the first block of the second range (10..=19).
+        // We never write anything to range 0..=9, mimicking a pruned node where those
+        // changesets were pruned before migration.
+        let (static_dir, _) = create_test_static_files_dir();
+        let provider = setup_test_provider(&static_dir, 10);
+
+        // This must not fail with "No such file or directory" for range 0..=9.
+        let mut writer = provider
+            .get_writer(10, StaticFileSegment::AccountChangeSets)
+            .expect("get_writer at range boundary should succeed when no previous file exists");
+
+        // Write a block and commit to confirm the writer is fully functional.
+        let changeset = generate_test_changeset(10, 3);
+        writer.append_account_changeset(changeset, 10).unwrap();
+        writer.commit().unwrap();
+
+        // The index should reflect block 10 as the current highest.
+        assert_eq!(
+            provider.get_highest_static_file_block(StaticFileSegment::AccountChangeSets),
+            Some(10),
+        );
+    }
 }