diff --git a/op-node/node/node.go b/op-node/node/node.go
index 1a1c8dea37fdf..c4982424a946d 100644
--- a/op-node/node/node.go
+++ b/op-node/node/node.go
@@ -555,6 +555,30 @@ func (n *OpNode) initP2PSigner(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (err error) {
 }
 
 func (n *OpNode) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// If n.cfg.Driver.SequencerUseFinalized is true, sequencer does not use non-finalized L1 blocks as L1 origin
+	// The OpNode periodically fetches the latest safe and finalized L1 block heights (1 epoch ≒ 6.4 minutes by default),
+	// but these values are not available immediately after startup until the first polling occurs.
+	// In some cases, this can cause the sequencer to get stuck because it fails to retrieve the next L1 block.
+	// To prevent this, fetch and initialize the latest safe and finalized L1 block references at startup.
+	if n.cfg.Driver.SequencerUseFinalized {
+		reqCtx, reqCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*20)
+		defer reqCancel()
+
+		finalizedRef, err := n.l1Source.L1BlockRefByLabel(reqCtx, eth.Finalized)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warn("failed to fetch L1 block", "label", eth.Finalized, "err", err)
+		} else if finalizedRef != (eth.L1BlockRef{}) {
+			n.OnNewL1Finalized(reqCtx, finalizedRef)
+		}
+
+		safeRef, err := n.l1Source.L1BlockRefByLabel(reqCtx, eth.Safe)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warn("failed to fetch L1 block", "label", eth.Safe, "err", err)
+		} else if safeRef != (eth.L1BlockRef{}) {
+			n.OnNewL1Safe(reqCtx, safeRef)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if n.interopSys != nil {
 		if err := n.interopSys.Start(ctx); err != nil {
 			n.log.Error("Could not start interop sub system", "err", err)
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/driver/driver.go b/op-node/rollup/driver/driver.go
index 451ba1580cde5..4b9583dcadcf5 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/driver/driver.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/driver/driver.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func NewDriver(
 		attrBuilder := derive.NewFetchingAttributesBuilder(cfg, l1, l2)
 		var seqL1Blocks sequencing.L1Blocks
 		if driverCfg.SequencerUseFinalized {
-			seqL1Blocks = finalized.NewFinalized(statusTracker.L1Finalized, l1)
+			seqL1Blocks = finalized.NewFinalized(statusTracker.L1Finalized, l1, log)
 		} else {
 			seqL1Blocks = confdepth.NewConfDepth(driverCfg.SequencerConfDepth, statusTracker.L1Head, l1)
 		}
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized.go b/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized.go
index 47fbcc077e4f3..fd10253efd174 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-node/rollup/derive"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/eth"
@@ -12,10 +13,11 @@ import (
 type finalized struct {
 	derive.L1Fetcher
 	l1Finalized func() eth.L1BlockRef
+	log         log.Logger
 }
 
-func NewFinalized(l1Finalized func() eth.L1BlockRef, fetcher derive.L1Fetcher) *finalized {
-	return &finalized{L1Fetcher: fetcher, l1Finalized: l1Finalized}
+func NewFinalized(l1Finalized func() eth.L1BlockRef, fetcher derive.L1Fetcher, log log.Logger) *finalized {
+	return &finalized{L1Fetcher: fetcher, l1Finalized: l1Finalized, log: log}
 }
 
 func (f *finalized) L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx context.Context, num uint64) (eth.L1BlockRef, error) {
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ func (f *finalized) L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx context.Context, num uint64) (eth.L1B
 	if num == 0 || num <= l1Finalized.Number {
 		return f.L1Fetcher.L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx, num)
 	}
+	f.log.Warn("requested L1 block is beyond local finalized height", "requested_block", num, "finalized_block", l1Finalized.Number)
 	return eth.L1BlockRef{}, ethereum.NotFound
 }
 
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized_test.go b/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized_test.go
index 8fa397bf076ce..1f7df16731c04 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized_test.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/finalized/finalized_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/eth"
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func (ft *finalizedTest) Run(t *testing.T) {
 	l1Finalized := eth.L1BlockRef{Number: ft.final, Hash: ft.hash}
 	l1FinalizedGetter := func() eth.L1BlockRef { return l1Finalized }
 
-	f := NewFinalized(l1FinalizedGetter, l1Fetcher)
+	f := NewFinalized(l1FinalizedGetter, l1Fetcher, log.New())
 
 	if ft.pass {
 		// no calls to the l1Fetcher are made if the block number is not finalized yet