diff --git a/apps/evm/single/go.mod b/apps/evm/single/go.mod
index deb2b4e0c7..46328b9ae1 100644
--- a/apps/evm/single/go.mod
+++ b/apps/evm/single/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ replace github.com/celestiaorg/go-header => github.com/julienrbrt/go-header v0.0
 require (
 	github.com/celestiaorg/go-header v0.7.3
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.5
-	github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.10
+	github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.11
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-beta.5
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node/da v1.0.0-beta.6
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/evm v1.0.0-beta.3
diff --git a/apps/evm/single/go.sum b/apps/evm/single/go.sum
index 6c304a95f2..fb6b942af8 100644
--- a/apps/evm/single/go.sum
+++ b/apps/evm/single/go.sum
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.5 h1:GZI995PZkzP7ySCxEFaOPzS8+bd8NldE//1qv
 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.5/go.mod h1:kId9vOtlYg3PZk9VwKbGlQmSACB5ESPTBGT+M9zjmok=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2 h1:I2W0WjnrFUIzzVPwm8ykY+7pL2d4VhlsePn4j7cnFk8=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2/go.mod h1:M3b90YRnzqKyyzBEWJGqj8Qff4IDeXnzFw0P9bFw3uk=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.10 h1:AgdUV6GUaJKUSHl5WJYS9mhfSQRDzLkidcuDmbewkk4=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.10/go.mod h1:BNQb29H/34/PgOB25Tn3+SuVhjdfZs3GsQz++bo8iHQ=
+github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.11 h1:3g4Ja2mP3HVGt3Q6rOvLExAlU24r+mEcpq0tUiKPPmw=
+github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.11/go.mod h1:BNQb29H/34/PgOB25Tn3+SuVhjdfZs3GsQz++bo8iHQ=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-beta.5 h1:lgxE8XiF3U9pcFgh7xuKMgsOGvLBGRyd9kc9MR4WL0o=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-beta.5/go.mod h1:n2w/LhYQTPsi48m6lMj16YiIqsaQw6gxwjyJvR+B3sY=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/da v1.0.0-beta.6 h1:htzm4bbIGzNeuue4+/fEZTtjqpieLQWCtOWWnsNZvrY=
diff --git a/apps/grpc/single/go.mod b/apps/grpc/single/go.mod
index ee145a3bca..4e0bec9b2b 100644
--- a/apps/grpc/single/go.mod
+++ b/apps/grpc/single/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.24.6
 replace github.com/celestiaorg/go-header => github.com/julienrbrt/go-header v0.0.0-20251008134330-747c8c192fa8 // TODO: to remove after https://github.com/celestiaorg/go-header/pull/347
 
 require (
-	github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.10
+	github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-beta.11
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-beta.5
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node/da v1.0.0-beta.6
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/grpc v0.0.0
diff --git a/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go b/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
index 9182618795..d0675b3a0d 100644
--- a/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
+++ b/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) initializeState() error {
 			AppHash:         stateRoot,
 		}
 	}
-	if state.DAHeight < s.genesis.DAStartHeight {
+	if state.DAHeight != 0 && state.DAHeight < s.genesis.DAStartHeight { // state.DaHeight can be 0 if the node starts from sequencer state
 		return fmt.Errorf("DA height (%d) is lower than DA start height (%d)", state.DAHeight, s.genesis.DAStartHeight)
 	}
 	s.SetLastState(state)