diff --git a/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-archive-trace.yml b/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-archive-trace.yml
index 4025fadb..e709599a 100644
--- a/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-archive-trace.yml
+++ b/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-archive-trace.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ services:
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_KIND=reth
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_RPC=http://katana-mainnet-archive:8551
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_RPC_TIMEOUT=120s
-      - OP_NODE_L2_SKIP_SYNC_START_CHECK=true
+      - OP_NODE_L2_SKIP_SYNC_START_CHECK=false
       - OP_NODE_LOG_LEVEL=info
       - OP_NODE_METRICS_ADDR=0.0.0.0
       - OP_NODE_METRICS_ENABLED=true
diff --git a/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-pruned-trace.yml b/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-pruned-trace.yml
index e75b7b90..a9099e22 100644
--- a/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-pruned-trace.yml
+++ b/op/reth/katana-mainnet-op-reth-pruned-trace.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ services:
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_KIND=reth
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_RPC=http://katana-mainnet:8551
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_RPC_TIMEOUT=120s
-      - OP_NODE_L2_SKIP_SYNC_START_CHECK=true
+      - OP_NODE_L2_SKIP_SYNC_START_CHECK=false
       - OP_NODE_LOG_LEVEL=info
       - OP_NODE_METRICS_ADDR=0.0.0.0
       - OP_NODE_METRICS_ENABLED=true