diff --git a/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor.go b/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor.go
index 6d60a832fc7..4f3474b559b 100644
--- a/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor.go
+++ b/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (e *Executor) Close() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *Executor) Verify(p *Payload, request *VerifierRequest) (bool, error) {
+func (e *Executor) Verify(p *Payload, request *VerifierRequest, oldStateRoot common.Hash) (bool, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -122,7 +122,15 @@ func (e *Executor) Verify(p *Payload, request *VerifierRequest) (bool, error) {
 	counters += fmt.Sprintf("[P: %v]", resp.CntPoseidonHashes)
 	counters += fmt.Sprintf("[S: %v]", resp.CntSteps)
 	counters += fmt.Sprintf("[D: %v]", resp.CntPoseidonPaddings)
-	log.Info("executor result", "batch", request.BatchNumber, "counters", counters, "root", common.BytesToHash(resp.NewStateRoot), "our-root", request.StateRoot)
+
+	log.Info("executor result",
+		"batch", request.BatchNumber,
+		"counters", counters,
+		"exec-root", common.BytesToHash(resp.NewStateRoot),
+		"our-root", request.StateRoot,
+		"exec-old-root", common.BytesToHash(resp.OldStateRoot),
+		"our-old-root", oldStateRoot)
+
 	log.Debug("Received response from executor", "grpcUrl", e.grpcUrl, "response", resp)
 
 	return responseCheck(resp, request.StateRoot)
diff --git a/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor_test.go b/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor_test.go
index 8d183acc4ff..d413a2d5bde 100644
--- a/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor_test.go
+++ b/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/executor_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestExecutor_Verify(t *testing.T) {
 				ContextId:         "cdk-erigon-test",
 			}
 
-			_, err := executor.Verify(payload, &VerifierRequest{StateRoot: *tt.expectedStateRoot})
+			_, err := executor.Verify(payload, &VerifierRequest{StateRoot: *tt.expectedStateRoot}, common.Hash{})
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("Executor.Verify() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
diff --git a/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/legacy_executor_verifier.go b/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/legacy_executor_verifier.go
index 3ddea6ca24e..493b19e277b 100644
--- a/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/legacy_executor_verifier.go
+++ b/zk/legacy_executor_verifier/legacy_executor_verifier.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type VerifierResponse struct {
 }
 
 type ILegacyExecutor interface {
-	Verify(*Payload, *VerifierRequest) (bool, error)
+	Verify(*Payload, *VerifierRequest, common.Hash) (bool, error)
 }
 
 type WitnessGenerator interface {
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ func (v *LegacyExecutorVerifier) handleRequest(ctx context.Context, request *Ver
 		ContextId:         strconv.Itoa(int(request.BatchNumber)),
 	}
 
-	ok, err := execer.Verify(payload, request)
+	previousBlock, _ := rawdb.ReadBlockByNumber(tx, blocks[0]-1)
+
+	ok, err := execer.Verify(payload, request, previousBlock.Root())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/zk/stages/stage_batches.go b/zk/stages/stage_batches.go
index 0de4379f803..c62f1d7ff0a 100644
--- a/zk/stages/stage_batches.go
+++ b/zk/stages/stage_batches.go
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@ func SpawnStageBatches(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// save the latest verified batch number as well just in case this node is upgraded
+	// to a sequencer in the future
+	if err := stages.SaveStageProgress(tx, stages.SequenceExecutorVerify, highestSeenBatchNo); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("save stage progress error: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// stop printing blocks written progress routine
 	elapsed := time.Since(startSyncTime)
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Finished writing blocks", logPrefix), "blocksWritten", blocksWritten, "elapsed", elapsed)