diff --git a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs
index 21ee69dc79..62ff294a35 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pindexer/src/block.rs
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS block_details (
         _src_db: &PgPool,
     ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         let pe = pb::EventBlockRoot::from_event(event.as_ref())?;
-        let timestamp = pe
-            .timestamp
-            .ok_or(anyhow!("block at height {} has no timestamp", pe.height))?;
+        let timestamp = pe.timestamp.unwrap_or_default();
 
         sqlx::query(
             "