diff --git a/driver/chain_syncer/beaconsync/syncer.go b/driver/chain_syncer/beaconsync/syncer.go
index e239aabff..9f0921007 100644
--- a/driver/chain_syncer/beaconsync/syncer.go
+++ b/driver/chain_syncer/beaconsync/syncer.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/engine"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 
 	"github.com/taikoxyz/taiko-client/bindings/encoding"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ type Syncer struct {
 	ctx             context.Context
 	rpc             *rpc.Client
 	state           *state.State
+	syncMode        string
 	progressTracker *SyncProgressTracker // Sync progress tracker
 }
 
@@ -28,9 +30,10 @@ func NewSyncer(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	rpc *rpc.Client,
 	state *state.State,
+	syncMode string,
 	progressTracker *SyncProgressTracker,
 ) *Syncer {
-	return &Syncer{ctx, rpc, state, progressTracker}
+	return &Syncer{ctx, rpc, state, syncMode, progressTracker}
 }
 
 // TriggerBeaconSync triggers the L2 execution engine to start performing a beacon sync, if the
@@ -102,9 +105,11 @@ func (s *Syncer) getVerifiedBlockPayload(ctx context.Context, blockID uint64) (*
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if header.Hash() != blockInfo.Ts.BlockHash {
+	if s.syncMode == downloader.FullSync.String() && header.Hash() != blockInfo.Ts.BlockHash {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"latest verified block hash mismatch: %s != %s", header.Hash(), common.BytesToHash(blockInfo.Ts.BlockHash[:]),
+			"latest verified block hash mismatch: %s != %s",
+			header.Hash(),
+			common.BytesToHash(blockInfo.Ts.BlockHash[:]),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer.go b/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer.go
index 2f356296d..8596eb112 100644
--- a/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer.go
+++ b/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func New(
 	tracker := beaconsync.NewSyncProgressTracker(rpc.L2, p2pSyncTimeout)
 	go tracker.Track(ctx)
 
-	beaconSyncer := beaconsync.NewSyncer(ctx, rpc, state, tracker)
+	beaconSyncer := beaconsync.NewSyncer(ctx, rpc, state, syncMode, tracker)
 	calldataSyncer, err := calldata.NewSyncer(ctx, rpc, state, tracker, maxRetrieveExponent)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -161,21 +161,22 @@ func (s *L2ChainSyncer) needNewBeaconSyncTriggered() (uint64, bool, error) {
 		return 0, false, nil
 	}
 
-	stateVars, err := s.rpc.GetProtocolStateVariables(&bind.CallOpts{Context: s.ctx})
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, false, err
-	}
-
 	// full sync mode will use the verified block head.
 	// snap sync mode will use the latest block head.
-	var blockID uint64
+	var (
+		blockID uint64
+		err     error
+	)
 	switch s.syncMode {
 	case downloader.SnapSync.String():
-		blockID, err = s.rpc.L2CheckPoint.BlockNumber(s.ctx)
-		if err != nil {
+		if blockID, err = s.rpc.L2CheckPoint.BlockNumber(s.ctx); err != nil {
 			return 0, false, err
 		}
 	case downloader.FullSync.String():
+		stateVars, err := s.rpc.GetProtocolStateVariables(&bind.CallOpts{Context: s.ctx})
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, false, err
+		}
 		blockID = stateVars.B.LastVerifiedBlockId
 	default:
 		return 0, false, fmt.Errorf("invalid sync mode: %s", s.syncMode)