diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4c543c49..2b5e93cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "common-http-client",
+ "nomos-core",
  "reqwest",
 ]
 
diff --git a/bedrock_client/Cargo.toml b/bedrock_client/Cargo.toml
index 034a093e..e6f6f02a 100644
--- a/bedrock_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bedrock_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2024"
 reqwest.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 common-http-client.workspace = true
+nomos-core.workspace = true
diff --git a/bedrock_client/src/lib.rs b/bedrock_client/src/lib.rs
index 9315f083..a5e0a049 100644
--- a/bedrock_client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bedrock_client/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,33 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use common_http_client::CommonHttpClient;
 pub use common_http_client::{BasicAuthCredentials, Error};
-use reqwest::Client;
+use nomos_core::mantle::SignedMantleTx;
+use reqwest::{Client, Url};
 
 // Simple wrapper
 // maybe extend in the future for our purposes
-pub struct BedrockClient(pub CommonHttpClient);
+pub struct BedrockClient {
+    http_client: CommonHttpClient,
+    node_url: Url,
+}
 
 impl BedrockClient {
-    pub fn new(auth: Option<BasicAuthCredentials>) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn new(auth: Option<BasicAuthCredentials>, node_url: Url) -> Result<Self> {
         let client = Client::builder()
                 //Add more fiedls if needed
                 .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(60))
                 .build()?;
 
-        Ok(BedrockClient(CommonHttpClient::new_with_client(
-            client, auth,
-        )))
+        let http_client = CommonHttpClient::new_with_client(client, auth);
+        Ok(Self {
+            http_client,
+            node_url,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn post_transaction(&self, tx: SignedMantleTx) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.http_client
+            .post_transaction(self.node_url.clone(), tx)
+            .await
     }
 }
diff --git a/sequencer_core/src/block_settlement_client.rs b/sequencer_core/src/block_settlement_client.rs
index e14b1b47..58f4d7f4 100644
--- a/sequencer_core/src/block_settlement_client.rs
+++ b/sequencer_core/src/block_settlement_client.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ use nomos_core::mantle::{
     MantleTx, Op, OpProof, SignedMantleTx, Transaction, TxHash, ledger,
     ops::channel::{ChannelId, MsgId, inscribe::InscriptionOp},
 };
-use reqwest::Url;
 
 use crate::config::BedrockConfig;
 
 /// A component that posts block data to logos blockchain
 pub struct BlockSettlementClient {
-    bedrock_node_url: Url,
     bedrock_client: BedrockClient,
     bedrock_signing_key: Ed25519Key,
     bedrock_channel_id: ChannelId,
@@ -22,24 +20,21 @@ pub struct BlockSettlementClient {
 }
 
 impl BlockSettlementClient {
-    pub fn new(home: &Path, config: &BedrockConfig) -> Self {
-        let bedrock_signing_key = load_or_create_signing_key(&home.join("bedrock_signing_key"))
-            .expect("Signing key should load or be created successfully");
-        let bedrock_node_url = config.node_url.clone();
+    pub fn try_new(home: &Path, config: &BedrockConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let bedrock_signing_key = load_or_create_signing_key(&home.join("bedrock_signing_key"))?;
         let bedrock_channel_id = ChannelId::from(config.channel_id);
-        let bedrock_client =
-            BedrockClient::new(None).expect("Bedrock client should be able to initialize");
-        Self {
-            bedrock_node_url,
+        let bedrock_client = BedrockClient::new(None, config.node_url.clone())?;
+        let channel_genesis_msg = MsgId::from([0; 32]);
+        Ok(Self {
             bedrock_client,
             bedrock_signing_key,
             bedrock_channel_id,
-            last_message_id: MsgId::from([0; 32]),
-        }
+            last_message_id: channel_genesis_msg,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Create and sign a transaction for inscribing data
-    pub fn create_inscribe_tx(&self, data: Vec<u8>) -> SignedMantleTx {
+    pub fn create_inscribe_tx(&self, data: Vec<u8>) -> (SignedMantleTx, MsgId) {
         let verifying_key_bytes = self.bedrock_signing_key.public_key().to_bytes();
         let verifying_key =
             Ed25519PublicKey::from_bytes(&verifying_key_bytes).expect("valid ed25519 public key");
@@ -50,12 +45,14 @@ impl BlockSettlementClient {
             parent: self.last_message_id,
             signer: verifying_key,
         };
+        let inscribe_op_id = inscribe_op.id();
 
         let ledger_tx = ledger::Tx::new(vec![], vec![]);
 
         let inscribe_tx = MantleTx {
             ops: vec![Op::ChannelInscribe(inscribe_op)],
             ledger_tx,
+            // Altruistic test config
             storage_gas_price: 0,
             execution_gas_price: 0,
         };
@@ -68,27 +65,23 @@ impl BlockSettlementClient {
         let signature =
             key_management_system_service::keys::Ed25519Signature::from_bytes(&signature_bytes);
 
-        SignedMantleTx {
+        let signed_mantle_tx = SignedMantleTx {
             ops_proofs: vec![OpProof::Ed25519Sig(signature)],
             ledger_tx_proof: empty_ledger_signature(&tx_hash),
             mantle_tx: inscribe_tx,
-        }
+        };
+        (signed_mantle_tx, inscribe_op_id)
     }
 
     /// Post a transaction to the node and wait for inclusion
     pub async fn post_and_wait(&mut self, block_data: &HashableBlockData) -> Result<u64> {
         let inscription_data = borsh::to_vec(&block_data)?;
-        let tx = self.create_inscribe_tx(inscription_data);
+        let (tx, new_msg_id) = self.create_inscribe_tx(inscription_data);
 
         // Post the transaction
-        self.bedrock_client
-            .0
-            .post_transaction(self.bedrock_node_url.clone(), tx.clone())
-            .await?;
+        self.bedrock_client.post_transaction(tx).await?;
 
-        if let Some(Op::ChannelInscribe(inscribe)) = tx.mantle_tx.ops.first() {
-            self.last_message_id = inscribe.id();
-        }
+        self.last_message_id = new_msg_id;
 
         Ok(block_data.block_id)
     }
diff --git a/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs b/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs
index a7a16826..89cafc4c 100644
--- a/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sequencer_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ impl SequencerCore {
         state.add_pinata_program(PINATA_BASE58.parse().unwrap());
 
         let (mempool, mempool_handle) = MemPool::new(config.mempool_max_size);
-        let block_settlement = config
-            .bedrock_config
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|bedrock_config| BlockSettlementClient::new(&config.home, bedrock_config));
+        let block_settlement_client = config.bedrock_config.as_ref().map(|bedrock_config| {
+            BlockSettlementClient::try_new(&config.home, bedrock_config)
+                .expect("Block settlement client should be constructible")
+        });
 
         let mut this = Self {
             state,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl SequencerCore {
             mempool,
             chain_height: config.genesis_id,
             sequencer_config: config,
-            block_settlement_client: block_settlement,
+            block_settlement_client,
         };
 
         this.sync_state_with_stored_blocks();
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ impl SequencerCore {
         self.chain_height = new_block_height;
 
         // TODO: Consider switching to `tracing` crate to have more structured and consistent logs
-        // // e.g.
+        // e.g.
         //
         // ```
         // info!(