diff --git a/zk/stages/stage_sequence_execute.go b/zk/stages/stage_sequence_execute.go
index ceb5209a3b3..6bfcd15ff4b 100644
--- a/zk/stages/stage_sequence_execute.go
+++ b/zk/stages/stage_sequence_execute.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func SpawnSequencingStage(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if lastSequence != nil && lastBatch < lastSequence.BatchNo && !cfg.zk.IsL1Recovery() {
+	if lastSequence != nil && lastBatch < lastSequence.BatchNo && !(cfg.zk.IsL1Recovery() || cfg.zk.SequencerResequence) {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("lastBatch %d < lastSequence.BatchNo %d", lastBatch, lastSequence.BatchNo))
 	}