diff --git a/crates/sequencer/src/sequencer.rs b/crates/sequencer/src/sequencer.rs
index 52deae5413..e293986c96 100644
--- a/crates/sequencer/src/sequencer.rs
+++ b/crates/sequencer/src/sequencer.rs
@@ -616,20 +616,22 @@ where
         debug!("Pending db commitments: {:?}", pending_db_commitments);
         let pending_da_commitments = self.get_pending_da_commitments().await;
         debug!("Pending da commitments: {:?}", pending_da_commitments);
+
+        let mut last_commitment_l2_height = self
+            .ledger_db
+            .get_last_sequencer_commitment_l2_height()?
+            .unwrap_or(BatchNumber(0));
         // TODO: also take mined DA blocks into account
         for (l2_start, l2_end) in pending_db_commitments {
             if pending_da_commitments.iter().any(|commitment| {
                 commitment.l2_start_block_number == l2_start.0
                     && commitment.l2_end_block_number == l2_end.0
             }) {
-                // Update last sequencer commitment l2 height
-                match self.ledger_db.get_last_sequencer_commitment_l2_height()? {
-                    Some(last_commitment_l2_height) if last_commitment_l2_height >= l2_end => {}
-                    _ => {
-                        self.ledger_db
-                            .set_last_sequencer_commitment_l2_height(l2_end)?;
-                    }
-                };
+                if l2_end > last_commitment_l2_height {
+                    last_commitment_l2_height = l2_end;
+                    self.ledger_db
+                        .set_last_sequencer_commitment_l2_height(l2_end)?;
+                }
 
                 // Delete from pending db if it is already in DA mempool
                 self.ledger_db