diff --git a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
index 1c2d9fd9cb..d0d3414cb6 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ where
 
     fn execute_and_verify_one(&mut self, input: Self::Input<'_>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let BlockExecutionInput { block, total_difficulty } = input;
+
+        if self.batch_record.first_block().is_none() {
+            self.batch_record.set_first_block(block.number);
+        }
+
         let EthExecuteOutput { receipts, requests, gas_used: _ } =
             self.executor.execute_without_verification(block, total_difficulty)?;
 
@@ -433,10 +438,6 @@ where
         // store requests in the set
         self.batch_record.save_requests(requests);
 
-        if self.batch_record.first_block().is_none() {
-            self.batch_record.set_first_block(block.number);
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
index 5f9e796357..8d800778d7 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ where
 
     fn execute_and_verify_one(&mut self, input: Self::Input<'_>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let BlockExecutionInput { block, total_difficulty } = input;
+
+        if self.batch_record.first_block().is_none() {
+            self.batch_record.set_first_block(block.number);
+        }
+
         let (receipts, _gas_used) =
             self.executor.execute_without_verification(block, total_difficulty)?;
 
@@ -408,10 +413,6 @@ where
         // store receipts in the set
         self.batch_record.save_receipts(receipts)?;
 
-        if self.batch_record.first_block().is_none() {
-            self.batch_record.set_first_block(block.number);
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }