diff --git a/block/fork_test.go b/block/fork_test.go
index c0045806e..218585f1b 100644
--- a/block/fork_test.go
+++ b/block/fork_test.go
@@ -241,7 +241,14 @@ func TestCreateInstruction(t *testing.T) {
 			manager := &Manager{
 				RootDir: t.TempDir(), // Use temporary directory for testing
 			}
+			mockSL := new(settlement.MockClientI)
+			mockSL.On("GetObsoleteDrs").Return([]uint32{}, nil)
+			mockSL.On("GetRollapp").Return(&types.Rollapp{
+				Revision:            2,
+				RevisionStartHeight: 100,
+			}, nil)
 
+			manager.SLClient = mockSL
 			err := manager.createInstruction(tt.rollapp)
 			if tt.expectedError {
 				assert.Error(t, err)
diff --git a/settlement/grpc/grpc.go b/settlement/grpc/grpc.go
index e74d8bde9..96b1ed38d 100644
--- a/settlement/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/settlement/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetRollapp() (*types.Rollapp, error) {
 
 // GetObsoleteDrs returns the list of deprecated DRS.
 func (c *Client) GetObsoleteDrs() ([]uint32, error) {
-	panic("GetObsoleteDrs not implemented in local SL")
+	return []uint32{}, nil
 }
 
 var _ settlement.ClientI = (*Client)(nil)
diff --git a/settlement/local/local.go b/settlement/local/local.go
index f393da644..9a308820b 100644
--- a/settlement/local/local.go
+++ b/settlement/local/local.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetAllSequencers() ([]types.Sequencer, error) {
 
 // GetObsoleteDrs returns the list of deprecated DRS.
 func (c *Client) GetObsoleteDrs() ([]uint32, error) {
-	panic("GetObsoleteDrs not implemented in local SL")
+	return []uint32{}, nil
 }
 
 // GetBondedSequencers implements settlement.ClientI.
diff --git a/types/instruction_test.go b/types/instruction_test.go
index 7bcfbab5d..0dea0111d 100644
--- a/types/instruction_test.go
+++ b/types/instruction_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ func TestPersistInstruction(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, instructionWithNilFaultyDrs, instruction)
 
-	faultyDrs := new(uint64)
-	*faultyDrs = 1
+	faultyDrs := []uint32{1}
 	instructionWithFaultyDrs := Instruction{
 		Revision:            1,
 		RevisionStartHeight: 1,