diff --git a/staker/l1_validator.go b/staker/l1_validator.go
index deaf4dc2dce..5d5d91083a8 100644
--- a/staker/l1_validator.go
+++ b/staker/l1_validator.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/staker/txbuilder"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/arbmath"
+	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/headerreader"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/validator"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
@@ -187,13 +188,16 @@ func (v *L1Validator) resolveNextNode(ctx context.Context, info *StakerInfo, lat
 
 func (v *L1Validator) isRequiredStakeElevated(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	callOpts := v.getCallOpts(ctx)
-	requiredStake, err := v.rollup.CurrentRequiredStake(callOpts)
+	baseStake, err := v.rollup.BaseStake(callOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	baseStake, err := v.rollup.BaseStake(callOpts)
+	requiredStake, err := v.rollup.CurrentRequiredStake(callOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+		if headerreader.ExecutionRevertedRegexp.MatchString(err.Error()) {
+			log.Warn("execution reverted checking if required state is elevated; assuming elevated", "err", err)
+			return true, nil
+		}
 	}
 	return requiredStake.Cmp(baseStake) > 0, nil
 }