diff --git a/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts b/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts
index d138e1e6ceb1..d93718d60f03 100644
--- a/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/p2p/src/client/p2p_client.ts
@@ -659,13 +659,14 @@ export class P2PClient<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full>
       await this.attestationPool?.deleteAttestationsOlderThan(lastBlockSlotMinusKeepAttestationsInPoolFor);
     }
 
-    await this.synchedProvenBlockNumber.set(lastBlockNum);
-    this.log.debug(`Synched to proven block ${lastBlockNum}`);
     const provenEpochNumber = await this.l2BlockSource.getProvenL2EpochNumber();
     if (provenEpochNumber !== undefined) {
       this.epochProofQuotePool.deleteQuotesToEpoch(BigInt(provenEpochNumber));
     }
 
+    await this.synchedProvenBlockNumber.set(lastBlockNum);
+    this.log.debug(`Synched to proven block ${lastBlockNum}`);
+
     await this.startServiceIfSynched();
   }