diff --git a/zk/datastream/client/stream_client.go b/zk/datastream/client/stream_client.go
index 3072ff5841e..4305ccb2b36 100644
--- a/zk/datastream/client/stream_client.go
+++ b/zk/datastream/client/stream_client.go
@@ -428,9 +428,6 @@ func (c *StreamClient) ReadAllEntriesToChannel() (err error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("[Datastream client] Context done - stopping")
 		default:
 		}
-		if count > 5 {
-			return errors.New("failed to read all entries within 5 attempts")
-		}
 		if connected {
 			if err, socketErr = c.readAllEntriesToChannel(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -457,6 +454,7 @@ func (c *StreamClient) handleSocketError(socketErr error) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	c.streaming.Store(false)
 	c.RenewEntryChannel()
 
 	return true
diff --git a/zk/stages/stage_batches.go b/zk/stages/stage_batches.go
index 030803d32f3..73aa3ae93dd 100644
--- a/zk/stages/stage_batches.go
+++ b/zk/stages/stage_batches.go
@@ -212,12 +212,16 @@ func SpawnStageBatches(
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	}
 
+	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Highest block in db and datastream", logPrefix), "datastreamBlock", highestDSL2Block.L2BlockNumber, "dbBlock", stageProgressBlockNo)
+	unwindFn := func(unwindBlock uint64) (uint64, error) {
+		return rollback(logPrefix, eriDb, hermezDb, dsQueryClient, unwindBlock, tx, u)
+	}
 	if highestDSL2Block.L2BlockNumber < stageProgressBlockNo {
-		stageProgressBlockNo = highestDSL2Block.L2BlockNumber
+		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Datastream behind, unwinding", logPrefix))
+		unwindFn(highestDSL2Block.L2BlockNumber)
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Highest block in db and datastream", logPrefix), "datastreamBlock", highestDSL2Block.L2BlockNumber, "dbBlock", stageProgressBlockNo)
-
 	dsClientProgress := dsQueryClient.GetProgressAtomic()
 	dsClientProgress.Swap(stageProgressBlockNo)
 
@@ -243,10 +247,6 @@ func SpawnStageBatches(
 
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Reading blocks from the datastream.", logPrefix))
 
-	unwindFn := func(unwindBlock uint64) (uint64, error) {
-		return rollback(logPrefix, eriDb, hermezDb, dsQueryClient, unwindBlock, tx, u)
-	}
-
 	lastProcessedBlockHash, err := eriDb.ReadCanonicalHash(stageProgressBlockNo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read canonical hash for block %d: %w", stageProgressBlockNo, err)
diff --git a/zk/stages/stage_batches_processor.go b/zk/stages/stage_batches_processor.go
index 58b363df3de..f2028d7c1f1 100644
--- a/zk/stages/stage_batches_processor.go
+++ b/zk/stages/stage_batches_processor.go
@@ -234,26 +234,25 @@ func (p *BatchesProcessor) processFullBlock(blockEntry *types.FullL2Block) (endL
 	}
 	// skip but warn on already processed blocks
 	if blockEntry.L2BlockNumber <= p.stageProgressBlockNo {
-		if blockEntry.L2BlockNumber < p.stageProgressBlockNo {
+		dbBatchNum, err := p.hermezDb.GetBatchNoByL2Block(blockEntry.L2BlockNumber)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+
+		if blockEntry.L2BlockNumber == p.stageProgressBlockNo && dbBatchNum == blockEntry.BatchNumber {
 			// only warn if the block is very old, we expect the very latest block to be requested
 			// when the stage is fired up for the first time
 			log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Skipping block %d, already processed", p.logPrefix, blockEntry.L2BlockNumber))
+			return false, nil
 		}
 
-		dbBatchNum, err := p.hermezDb.GetBatchNoByL2Block(blockEntry.L2BlockNumber)
-		if err != nil {
+		// if the block is older or the batch number is different, we need to unwind because the block has definately changed
+		log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Block already processed. Triggering unwind...", p.logPrefix),
+			"block", blockEntry.L2BlockNumber, "ds batch", blockEntry.BatchNumber, "db batch", dbBatchNum)
+		if _, err := p.unwind(blockEntry.L2BlockNumber); err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-
-		if blockEntry.BatchNumber > dbBatchNum {
-			// if the batch number is higher than the one we know about, it means that we need to trigger an unwinding of blocks
-			log.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Batch number mismatch detected. Triggering unwind...", p.logPrefix),
-				"block", blockEntry.L2BlockNumber, "ds batch", blockEntry.BatchNumber, "db batch", dbBatchNum)
-			if _, err := p.unwind(blockEntry.L2BlockNumber); err != nil {
-				return false, err
-			}
-		}
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ErrorTriggeredUnwind
 	}
 
 	var dbParentBlockHash common.Hash