diff --git a/pubsub/common.go b/pubsub/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aefa02c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pubsub/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package pubsub
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
+)
+
+// CreateStream tries to create stream with given name, if it already exists
+// does not return an error.
+func CreateStream(ctx context.Context, streamName string, client redis.UniversalClient) error {
+	_, err := client.XGroupCreateMkStream(ctx, streamName, streamName, "$").Result()
+	if err == nil || err.Error() == "BUSYGROUP Consumer Group name already exists" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/staker/block_validator.go b/staker/block_validator.go
index e494b3da10..d9126a27f8 100644
--- a/staker/block_validator.go
+++ b/staker/block_validator.go
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ func (v *BlockValidator) Initialize(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	// First spawner is always RedisValidationClient if RedisStreams are enabled.
 	if v.redisValidator != nil {
-		err := v.redisValidator.Initialize(moduleRoots)
+		err := v.redisValidator.Initialize(ctx, moduleRoots)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/validator/client/redis/producer.go b/validator/client/redis/producer.go
index 1055d93968..c971664bd3 100644
--- a/validator/client/redis/producer.go
+++ b/validator/client/redis/producer.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type ValidationClientConfig struct {
 	Room           int32                 `koanf:"room"`
 	RedisURL       string                `koanf:"redis-url"`
 	ProducerConfig pubsub.ProducerConfig `koanf:"producer-config"`
+	CreateStreams  bool                  `koanf:"create-streams"`
 }
 
 func (c ValidationClientConfig) Enabled() bool {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ var DefaultValidationClientConfig = ValidationClientConfig{
 	Room:           2,
 	RedisURL:       "",
 	ProducerConfig: pubsub.DefaultProducerConfig,
+	CreateStreams:  true,
 }
 
 var TestValidationClientConfig = ValidationClientConfig{
@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ var TestValidationClientConfig = ValidationClientConfig{
 	Room:           2,
 	RedisURL:       "",
 	ProducerConfig: pubsub.TestProducerConfig,
+	CreateStreams:  true,
 }
 
 func ValidationClientConfigAddOptions(prefix string, f *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	f.String(prefix+".name", DefaultValidationClientConfig.Name, "validation client name")
 	f.Int32(prefix+".room", DefaultValidationClientConfig.Room, "validation client room")
 	pubsub.ProducerAddConfigAddOptions(prefix+".producer-config", f)
+	f.Bool(prefix+".create-streams", DefaultValidationClientConfig.CreateStreams, "create redis streams if it does not exist")
 }
 
 // ValidationClient implements validation client through redis streams.
@@ -78,8 +82,11 @@ func NewValidationClient(cfg *ValidationClientConfig) (*ValidationClient, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *ValidationClient) Initialize(moduleRoots []common.Hash) error {
+func (c *ValidationClient) Initialize(ctx context.Context, moduleRoots []common.Hash) error {
 	for _, mr := range moduleRoots {
+		if err := pubsub.CreateStream(ctx, server_api.RedisStreamForRoot(mr), c.redisClient); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("creating redis stream: %w", err)
+		}
 		if _, exists := c.producers[mr]; exists {
 			log.Warn("Producer already existsw for module root", "hash", mr)
 			continue
diff --git a/validator/server_common/machine_locator.go b/validator/server_common/machine_locator.go
index 28093c30f0..71f6af60b6 100644
--- a/validator/server_common/machine_locator.go
+++ b/validator/server_common/machine_locator.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func NewMachineLocator(rootPath string) (*MachineLocator, error) {
 	for _, dir := range dirs {
 		fInfo, err := os.Stat(dir)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Getting file info", "error", err)
+			log.Warn("Getting file info", "dir", dir, "error", err)
 			continue
 		}
 		if !fInfo.IsDir() {
diff --git a/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go b/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go
index 1cadaf7c9a..95d45589f3 100644
--- a/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go
+++ b/validator/valnode/redis/consumer.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package redis
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/pubsub"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/redisutil"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/stopwaiter"
@@ -42,12 +45,56 @@ func NewValidationServer(cfg *ValidationServerConfig, spawner validator.Validati
 		}
 		consumers[mr] = c
 	}
+	var (
+		wg          sync.WaitGroup
+		initialized atomic.Bool
+	)
+	initialized.Store(true)
+	for i := 0; i < len(cfg.ModuleRoots); i++ {
+		mr := cfg.ModuleRoots[i]
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			done := waitForStream(redisClient, mr)
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(cfg.StreamTimeout):
+				initialized.Store(false)
+				return
+			case <-done:
+				return
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if !initialized.Load() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for streams to be created: timed out")
+	}
 	return &ValidationServer{
 		consumers: consumers,
 		spawner:   spawner,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func streamExists(client redis.UniversalClient, streamName string) bool {
+	groups, err := client.XInfoStream(context.TODO(), streamName).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Reading redis streams", "error", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	return groups.Groups > 0
+}
+
+func waitForStream(client redis.UniversalClient, streamName string) chan struct{} {
+	var ret chan struct{}
+	go func() {
+		if streamExists(client, streamName) {
+			ret <- struct{}{}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
+	}()
+	return ret
+}
+
 func (s *ValidationServer) Start(ctx_in context.Context) {
 	s.StopWaiter.Start(ctx_in, s)
 	for moduleRoot, c := range s.consumers {
@@ -83,6 +130,8 @@ type ValidationServerConfig struct {
 	ConsumerConfig pubsub.ConsumerConfig `koanf:"consumer-config"`
 	// Supported wasm module roots.
 	ModuleRoots []string `koanf:"module-roots"`
+	// Timeout on polling for existence of each redis stream.
+	StreamTimeout time.Duration `koanf:"stream-timeout"`
 }
 
 var DefaultValidationServerConfig = ValidationServerConfig{