diff --git a/connector/connectorRunner.go b/connector/connectorRunner.go
index 8e89886..ca5695d 100644
--- a/connector/connectorRunner.go
+++ b/connector/connectorRunner.go
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ func (cr *connectorRunner) Run() error {
 		DataAggregator:              dataAggregator,
 		RetryDurationInMilliseconds: cr.config.Publisher.RetryDurationInMiliseconds,
 		Marshalizer:                 protoMarshaller,
-		FirstCommitableBlocks:       firstCommitableBlocks,
 	}
 
 	publisherHandler, err := process.NewPublisherHandler(publisherHandlerArgs)
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ func (cr *connectorRunner) Run() error {
 		gogoProtoMarshaller,
 		blocksPool,
 		outportBlockConverter,
+		firstCommitableBlocks,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create ws firehose data processor, error: %w", err)
diff --git a/process/dataProcessor.go b/process/dataProcessor.go
index b0e3aca..e06bdb1 100644
--- a/process/dataProcessor.go
+++ b/process/dataProcessor.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type dataProcessor struct {
 	publisher             Publisher
 	outportBlocksPool     BlocksPool
 	outportBlockConverter OutportBlockConverter
+	firstCommitableBlocks map[uint32]uint64
 }
 
 // NewDataProcessor creates a data processor able to receive data from a ws outport driver and handle blocks
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func NewDataProcessor(
 	marshaller marshal.Marshalizer,
 	blocksPool BlocksPool,
 	outportBlockConverter OutportBlockConverter,
+	firstCommitableBlocks map[uint32]uint64,
 ) (DataProcessor, error) {
 	if check.IfNil(publisher) {
 		return nil, ErrNilPublisher
@@ -36,12 +38,16 @@ func NewDataProcessor(
 	if check.IfNil(outportBlockConverter) {
 		return nil, ErrNilOutportBlocksConverter
 	}
+	if firstCommitableBlocks == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNilFirstCommitableBlocks
+	}
 
 	dp := &dataProcessor{
 		marshaller:            marshaller,
 		publisher:             publisher,
 		outportBlocksPool:     blocksPool,
 		outportBlockConverter: outportBlockConverter,
+		firstCommitableBlocks: firstCommitableBlocks,
 	}
 
 	dp.operationHandlers = map[string]func(marshalledData []byte) error{
@@ -107,6 +113,20 @@ func (dp *dataProcessor) handleMetaOutportBlock(outportBlock *outport.OutportBlo
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to put metablock: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	shardID := metaOutportBlock.GetShardID()
+	firstCommitableBlock, ok := dp.firstCommitableBlocks[shardID]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get first commitable block for shard %d", shardID)
+	}
+
+	if metaNonce < firstCommitableBlock {
+		// do not try to aggregate or publish hyper outport block
+
+		log.Trace("do not publish block", "currentNonce", metaNonce, "firstCommitableNonce", firstCommitableBlock)
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	err = dp.publisher.PublishBlock(headerHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to publish block: %w", err)
diff --git a/process/publisherHandler.go b/process/publisherHandler.go
index fef68ed..7227608 100644
--- a/process/publisherHandler.go
+++ b/process/publisherHandler.go
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 type publisherHandler struct {
-	handler               HyperBlockPublisher
-	outportBlocksPool     BlocksPool
-	dataAggregator        DataAggregator
-	retryDuration         time.Duration
-	marshaller            marshal.Marshalizer
-	firstCommitableBlocks map[uint32]uint64
+	handler           HyperBlockPublisher
+	outportBlocksPool BlocksPool
+	dataAggregator    DataAggregator
+	retryDuration     time.Duration
+	marshaller        marshal.Marshalizer
 
 	blocksChan chan []byte
 	cancelFunc func()
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ type PublisherHandlerArgs struct {
 	DataAggregator              DataAggregator
 	RetryDurationInMilliseconds uint64
 	Marshalizer                 marshal.Marshalizer
-	FirstCommitableBlocks       map[uint32]uint64
 }
 
 // NewPublisherHandler creates a new publisher handler component
@@ -59,24 +57,20 @@ func NewPublisherHandler(args PublisherHandlerArgs) (*publisherHandler, error) {
 	if check.IfNil(args.Marshalizer) {
 		return nil, ErrNilMarshaller
 	}
-	if args.FirstCommitableBlocks == nil {
-		return nil, ErrNilFirstCommitableBlocks
-	}
 	if args.RetryDurationInMilliseconds < minRetryDurationInMilliseconds {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w for retry duration: provided %d, min required %d",
 			ErrInvalidValue, args.RetryDurationInMilliseconds, minRetryDurationInMilliseconds)
 	}
 
 	ph := &publisherHandler{
-		handler:               args.Handler,
-		outportBlocksPool:     args.OutportBlocksPool,
-		dataAggregator:        args.DataAggregator,
-		marshaller:            args.Marshalizer,
-		retryDuration:         time.Duration(args.RetryDurationInMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond,
-		firstCommitableBlocks: args.FirstCommitableBlocks,
-		checkpoint:            &data.PublishCheckpoint{},
-		blocksChan:            make(chan []byte),
-		closeChan:             make(chan struct{}),
+		handler:           args.Handler,
+		outportBlocksPool: args.OutportBlocksPool,
+		dataAggregator:    args.DataAggregator,
+		marshaller:        args.Marshalizer,
+		retryDuration:     time.Duration(args.RetryDurationInMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond,
+		checkpoint:        &data.PublishCheckpoint{},
+		blocksChan:        make(chan []byte),
+		closeChan:         make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	var ctx context.Context
@@ -224,22 +218,6 @@ func (ph *publisherHandler) handlerHyperOutportBlock(headerHash []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	metaNonce := metaOutportBlock.BlockData.Header.GetNonce()
-	shardID := metaOutportBlock.GetShardID()
-
-	firstCommitableBlock, ok := ph.firstCommitableBlocks[shardID]
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get first commitable block for shard %d", shardID)
-	}
-
-	if metaNonce < firstCommitableBlock {
-		// do not try to aggregate or publish hyper outport block
-
-		log.Trace("do not commit block", "currentNonce", metaNonce, "firstCommitableNonce", firstCommitableBlock)
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	hyperOutportBlock, err := ph.dataAggregator.ProcessHyperBlock(metaOutportBlock)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err