diff --git a/sequencer/closingsignalsmanager.go b/sequencer/closingsignalsmanager.go
index 72e0976f11..bc3b0b7cae 100644
--- a/sequencer/closingsignalsmanager.go
+++ b/sequencer/closingsignalsmanager.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func (c *closingSignalsManager) checkGERUpdate() {
 func (c *closingSignalsManager) checkForcedBatches() {
 	for {
 		time.Sleep(c.cfg.ClosingSignalsManagerWaitForL1OperationsInSec.Duration)
+		log.Debug(time.Now())
 
 		latestSentForcedBatchNumber, err := c.dbManager.GetLastTrustedForcedBatchNumber(c.ctx, nil)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/sequencer/finalizer.go b/sequencer/finalizer.go
index fa988ced66..fca1ee3143 100644
--- a/sequencer/finalizer.go
+++ b/sequencer/finalizer.go
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ func (f *finalizer) listenForClosingSignals(ctx context.Context) {
 		// Forced  batch ch
 		case fb := <-f.closingSignalCh.ForcedBatchCh:
 			f.nextForcedBatchesMux.Lock()
-			f.nextForcedBatches = append(f.nextForcedBatches, fb) // TODO: change insert sort if not exists
+
+			if !containsForcedBatch(f.nextForcedBatches, fb) {
+				f.nextForcedBatches = append(f.nextForcedBatches, fb) // TODO: change insert sort if not exists
+			}
+
 			if f.nextForcedBatchDeadline == 0 {
 				f.setNextForcedBatchDeadline()
 			}
@@ -180,6 +184,15 @@ func (f *finalizer) listenForClosingSignals(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+func containsForcedBatch(nextForcedBatches []state.ForcedBatch, fb state.ForcedBatch) bool {
+	for _, f := range nextForcedBatches {
+		if f.ForcedBatchNumber == fb.ForcedBatchNumber {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // finalizeBatches runs the endless loop for processing transactions finalizing batches.
 func (f *finalizer) finalizeBatches(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
diff --git a/state/pgstatestorage.go b/state/pgstatestorage.go
index b7768d1cfc..71eadeedb8 100644
--- a/state/pgstatestorage.go
+++ b/state/pgstatestorage.go
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ func scanForcedBatch(row pgx.Row) (ForcedBatch, error) {
 		coinbaseStr string
 	)
 	if err := row.Scan(
-		&forcedBatch.BlockNumber,
+		&forcedBatch.ForcedBatchNumber,
 		&gerStr,
 		&forcedBatch.ForcedAt,
 		&forcedBatch.RawTxsData,