diff --git a/op/geth/hemi-mainnet-op-geth-pruned-leveldb-hash.yml b/op/geth/hemi-mainnet-op-geth-pruned-leveldb-hash.yml
index 3421715d..7be94d05 100644
--- a/op/geth/hemi-mainnet-op-geth-pruned-leveldb-hash.yml
+++ b/op/geth/hemi-mainnet-op-geth-pruned-leveldb-hash.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ services:
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_AUTH=/jwtsecret
       - OP_NODE_L2_ENGINE_RPC=http://hemi-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