diff --git a/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs b/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs
index 2caa99ed..dfc488e8 100644
--- a/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl SequencerCore {
             Some(state) => {
                 info!("Found local database. Loading state and pending blocks from it.");
                 state
-            },
+            }
             None => {
                 info!(
                     "No database found when starting the sequencer. Creating a fresh new with the initial data in config"
diff --git a/sequencer_runner/configs/debug/sequencer_config.json b/sequencer_runner/configs/debug/sequencer_config.json
index ad43ba65..5aeacb48 100644
--- a/sequencer_runner/configs/debug/sequencer_config.json
+++ b/sequencer_runner/configs/debug/sequencer_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "is_genesis_random": true,
     "max_num_tx_in_block": 20,
     "mempool_max_size": 1000,
-    "block_create_timeout_millis": 10000,
+    "block_create_timeout_millis": 5000,
+    "retry_pending_blocks_timeout_millis": 7000,
     "port": 3040,
     "initial_accounts": [
         {
@@ -157,6 +158,6 @@
     ],
     "bedrock_config": {
         "channel_id": [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],
-        "node_url": "http://localhost:8080"
+        "node_url": "http://localhost:58072"
     }
 }
diff --git a/sequencer_runner/src/lib.rs b/sequencer_runner/src/lib.rs
index 488b755f..8540c2c2 100644
--- a/sequencer_runner/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sequencer_runner/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ pub async fn startup_sequencer(
                 continue;
             };
 
+            info!("Resubmitting {} pending blocks", pending_blocks.len());
             for block in pending_blocks.iter() {
                 if let Err(e) = client.submit_block_to_bedrock(block).await {
                     warn!(