diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/liquiditymanager/bridge/opstack/l1_to_l2.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/liquiditymanager/bridge/opstack/l1_to_l2.go
index cb8c2b8a4e..8d51f7929b 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/liquiditymanager/bridge/opstack/l1_to_l2.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/liquiditymanager/bridge/opstack/l1_to_l2.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
@@ -255,18 +254,18 @@ func (l *l1ToL2Bridge) GetBridgePayloadAndFee(
 		// If we're sending WETH, the bridge adapter unwraps it and calls depositETHTo on the native bridge
 		DepositETHToFunction,
 		transfer.Receiver,   // 'to'
-		0,                   // 'l2Gas': hardcoded to 0 in the OptimismL1BridgeAdapter contract
+		uint32(0),           // 'l2Gas': hardcoded to 0 in the OptimismL1BridgeAdapter contract
 		transfer.BridgeData, // 'data'
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to pack depositETHTo function call: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to pack depositETHTo function call: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Estimate gas needed for the depositETHTo call issued from the L1 Bridge Adapter
 	l1StandardBridgeAddress := l.l1StandardBridge.Address()
 	gasPrice, err := l.l1Client.SuggestGasPrice(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to get suggested gas price: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get suggested gas price: %w", err)
 	}
 	gasLimit, err := l.l1Client.EstimateGas(ctx, ethereum.CallMsg{
 		From:     l.l1BridgeAdapter.Address(),
@@ -275,7 +274,7 @@ func (l *l1ToL2Bridge) GetBridgePayloadAndFee(
 		GasPrice: gasPrice,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Failed to estimate gas: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to estimate gas: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Scale gas limit by recommended 20% buffer to account for gas burned for L2 txn: