diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_l1_publisher.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_l1_publisher.test.ts
index 08c7e3156171..f1569b872b09 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_l1_publisher.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_l1_publisher.test.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ describe('L1Publisher integration', () => {
       config.l1RpcUrl,
       deployerAccount,
       logger,
+      { assumeProvenThrough: undefined },
     ));
 
     ethCheatCodes = new EthCheatCodes(config.l1RpcUrl);
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_proof_verification.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_proof_verification.test.ts
index 402cfe3fe819..84ccd686e449 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_proof_verification.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/composed/integration_proof_verification.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ describe('proof_verification', () => {
       rpcUrl,
       mnemonicToAccount(MNEMONIC),
       logger,
+      { assumeProvenThrough: undefined },
     ));
     logger.info('l1 contracts done');
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_prover_node.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_prover_node.test.ts
index efab32e13fda..d4683ad294c1 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_prover_node.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_prover_node.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ describe('e2e_prover_node', () => {
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     logger = createDebugLogger('aztec:e2e_prover_node');
-    snapshotManager = createSnapshotManager(`e2e_prover_node`, process.env.E2E_DATA_PATH);
+    snapshotManager = createSnapshotManager(`e2e_prover_node`, process.env.E2E_DATA_PATH, undefined, {
+      assumeProvenThrough: undefined,
+    });
 
     const testContractOpts = { contractAddressSalt: Fr.ONE, universalDeploy: true };
     await snapshotManager.snapshot(
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/setup_l1_contracts.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/setup_l1_contracts.ts
index 62099e72a14c..6f622272b8fb 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/setup_l1_contracts.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/setup_l1_contracts.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { type DebugLogger, type L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment, deployL1Contracts } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
+import { type DeployL1ContractsArgs } from '@aztec/ethereum';
 import {
   FeeJuicePortalAbi,
   FeeJuicePortalBytecode,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const setupL1Contracts = async (
   l1RpcUrl: string,
   account: HDAccount | PrivateKeyAccount,
   logger: DebugLogger,
+  args: Pick<DeployL1ContractsArgs, 'assumeProvenThrough' | 'initialValidators'>,
 ) => {
   const l1Artifacts: L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment = {
     registry: {
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export const setupL1Contracts = async (
     l2FeeJuiceAddress: FeeJuiceAddress,
     vkTreeRoot: getVKTreeRoot(),
     salt: undefined,
+    ...args,
   });
 
   return l1Data;
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/snapshot_manager.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/snapshot_manager.ts
index bb1af6a9da5f..4a30b4859f0f 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/snapshot_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/snapshot_manager.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/aztec.js';
 import { deployInstance, registerContractClass } from '@aztec/aztec.js/deployment';
 import { DefaultMultiCallEntrypoint } from '@aztec/aztec.js/entrypoint';
-import { createL1Clients } from '@aztec/ethereum';
+import { type DeployL1ContractsArgs, createL1Clients } from '@aztec/ethereum';
 import { asyncMap } from '@aztec/foundation/async-map';
 import { type Logger, createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { makeBackoff, retry } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
@@ -60,8 +60,15 @@ type SnapshotEntry = {
   snapshotPath: string;
 };
 
-export function createSnapshotManager(testName: string, dataPath?: string, config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {}) {
-  return dataPath ? new SnapshotManager(testName, dataPath, config) : new MockSnapshotManager(testName, config);
+export function createSnapshotManager(
+  testName: string,
+  dataPath?: string,
+  config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {},
+  deployL1ContractsArgs: Partial<DeployL1ContractsArgs> = { assumeProvenThrough: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER },
+) {
+  return dataPath
+    ? new SnapshotManager(testName, dataPath, config, deployL1ContractsArgs)
+    : new MockSnapshotManager(testName, config, deployL1ContractsArgs);
 }
 
 export interface ISnapshotManager {
@@ -81,7 +88,11 @@ class MockSnapshotManager implements ISnapshotManager {
   private context?: SubsystemsContext;
   private logger: DebugLogger;
 
-  constructor(testName: string, private config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {}) {
+  constructor(
+    testName: string,
+    private config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {},
+    private deployL1ContractsArgs: Partial<DeployL1ContractsArgs> = { assumeProvenThrough: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER },
+  ) {
     this.logger = createDebugLogger(`aztec:snapshot_manager:${testName}`);
     this.logger.warn(`No data path given, will not persist any snapshots.`);
   }
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ class MockSnapshotManager implements ISnapshotManager {
 
   public async setup() {
     if (!this.context) {
-      this.context = await setupFromFresh(undefined, this.logger, this.config);
+      this.context = await setupFromFresh(undefined, this.logger, this.config, this.deployL1ContractsArgs);
     }
     return this.context;
   }
@@ -124,7 +135,12 @@ class SnapshotManager implements ISnapshotManager {
   private livePath: string;
   private logger: DebugLogger;
 
-  constructor(testName: string, private dataPath: string, private config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {}) {
+  constructor(
+    testName: string,
+    private dataPath: string,
+    private config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {},
+    private deployL1ContractsArgs: Partial<DeployL1ContractsArgs> = { assumeProvenThrough: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER },
+  ) {
     this.livePath = join(this.dataPath, 'live', testName);
     this.logger = createDebugLogger(`aztec:snapshot_manager:${testName}`);
   }
@@ -201,7 +217,7 @@ class SnapshotManager implements ISnapshotManager {
           this.logger.verbose(`Restoration of ${e.name} complete.`);
         });
       } else {
-        this.context = await setupFromFresh(this.livePath, this.logger, this.config);
+        this.context = await setupFromFresh(this.livePath, this.logger, this.config, this.deployL1ContractsArgs);
       }
     }
     return this.context;
@@ -269,6 +285,9 @@ async function setupFromFresh(
   statePath: string | undefined,
   logger: Logger,
   config: Partial<AztecNodeConfig> = {},
+  deployL1ContractsArgs: Partial<DeployL1ContractsArgs> = {
+    assumeProvenThrough: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
+  },
 ): Promise<SubsystemsContext> {
   logger.verbose(`Initializing state...`);
 
@@ -303,7 +322,12 @@ async function setupFromFresh(
   aztecNodeConfig.publisherPrivateKey = `0x${publisherPrivKey!.toString('hex')}`;
   aztecNodeConfig.validatorPrivateKey = `0x${validatorPrivKey!.toString('hex')}`;
 
-  const deployL1ContractsValues = await setupL1Contracts(aztecNodeConfig.l1RpcUrl, hdAccount, logger);
+  const deployL1ContractsValues = await setupL1Contracts(
+    aztecNodeConfig.l1RpcUrl,
+    hdAccount,
+    logger,
+    deployL1ContractsArgs,
+  );
   aztecNodeConfig.l1Contracts = deployL1ContractsValues.l1ContractAddresses;
   aztecNodeConfig.l1PublishRetryIntervalMS = 100;
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts
index c7308bf8826f..7d456587d345 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/fixtures/utils.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ export const setupL1Contracts = async (
   l1RpcUrl: string,
   account: HDAccount | PrivateKeyAccount,
   logger: DebugLogger,
-  args: { salt?: number; initialValidators?: EthAddress[] } = {},
+  args: { salt?: number; initialValidators?: EthAddress[]; assumeProvenThrough?: number } = {
+    assumeProvenThrough: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
+  },
   chain: Chain = foundry,
 ) => {
   const l1Artifacts: L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment = {
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ export const setupL1Contracts = async (
     vkTreeRoot: getVKTreeRoot(),
     salt: args.salt,
     initialValidators: args.initialValidators,
+    assumeProvenThrough: args.assumeProvenThrough,
   });
 
   return l1Data;
diff --git a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
index 966bb00224f9..455dcbbc0a79 100644
--- a/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/ethereum/src/deploy_l1_contracts.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,29 @@ export interface L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment {
   feeJuicePortal: ContractArtifacts;
 }
 
+export interface DeployL1ContractsArgs {
+  /**
+   * The address of the L2 Fee Juice contract.
+   */
+  l2FeeJuiceAddress: AztecAddress;
+  /**
+   * The vk tree root.
+   */
+  vkTreeRoot: Fr;
+  /**
+   * The block number to assume proven through.
+   */
+  assumeProvenThrough?: number;
+  /**
+   * The salt for CREATE2 deployment.
+   */
+  salt: number | undefined;
+  /**
+   * The initial validators for the rollup contract.
+   */
+  initialValidators?: EthAddress[];
+}
+
 export type L1Clients = {
   publicClient: PublicClient<HttpTransport, Chain>;
   walletClient: WalletClient<HttpTransport, Chain, Account>;
@@ -144,13 +167,7 @@ export const deployL1Contracts = async (
   chain: Chain,
   logger: DebugLogger,
   contractsToDeploy: L1ContractArtifactsForDeployment,
-  args: {
-    l2FeeJuiceAddress: AztecAddress;
-    vkTreeRoot: Fr;
-    assumeProvenThrough?: number;
-    salt: number | undefined;
-    initialValidators?: EthAddress[];
-  },
+  args: DeployL1ContractsArgs,
 ): Promise<DeployL1Contracts> => {
   // We are assuming that you are running this on a local anvil node which have 1s block times
   // To align better with actual deployment, we update the block interval to 12s