diff --git a/arbnode/batch_poster.go b/arbnode/batch_poster.go
index dbe1b7b930..5829abc42c 100644
--- a/arbnode/batch_poster.go
+++ b/arbnode/batch_poster.go
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ func AccessList(opts *AccessListOpts) types.AccessList {
 	return l
 }
 
+var EspressoVerificationError = errors.New("waiting for espresso verification")
+
 // Adds a block merkle proof to an Espresso justification, providing a proof that a set of transactions
 // hashes to some light client state root.
 func (b *BatchPoster) checkEspressoValidation(
@@ -587,8 +589,6 @@ func (b *BatchPoster) checkEspressoValidation(
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Warn("this message has not been finalized on L1 or validated")
-
 	if b.streamer.UseEscapeHatch {
 		skip, err := b.streamer.getSkipVerificationPos()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ func (b *BatchPoster) checkEspressoValidation(
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("waiting for espresso finalization, pos: %d", b.building.msgCount)
+	return EspressoVerificationError
 }
 
 func (b *BatchPoster) submitEspressoTransactionPos(pos arbutil.MessageIndex) error {
@@ -1815,12 +1815,14 @@ func (b *BatchPoster) Start(ctxIn context.Context) {
 	storageRaceEphemeralErrorHandler := util.NewEphemeralErrorHandler(5*time.Minute, storage.ErrStorageRace.Error(), time.Minute)
 	normalGasEstimationFailedEphemeralErrorHandler := util.NewEphemeralErrorHandler(5*time.Minute, ErrNormalGasEstimationFailed.Error(), time.Minute)
 	accumulatorNotFoundEphemeralErrorHandler := util.NewEphemeralErrorHandler(5*time.Minute, AccumulatorNotFoundErr.Error(), time.Minute)
+	espressoEphemeralErrorHandler := util.NewEphemeralErrorHandler(80*time.Minute, EspressoVerificationError.Error(), time.Hour)
 	resetAllEphemeralErrs := func() {
 		commonEphemeralErrorHandler.Reset()
 		exceedMaxMempoolSizeEphemeralErrorHandler.Reset()
 		storageRaceEphemeralErrorHandler.Reset()
 		normalGasEstimationFailedEphemeralErrorHandler.Reset()
 		accumulatorNotFoundEphemeralErrorHandler.Reset()
+		espressoEphemeralErrorHandler.Reset()
 	}
 	b.CallIteratively(func(ctx context.Context) time.Duration {
 		var err error
@@ -1875,6 +1877,7 @@ func (b *BatchPoster) Start(ctxIn context.Context) {
 			// Likely the inbox tracker just isn't caught up.
 			// Let's see if this error disappears naturally.
 			logLevel = commonEphemeralErrorHandler.LogLevel(err, logLevel)
+			logLevel = espressoEphemeralErrorHandler.LogLevel(err, logLevel)
 			// If the error matches one of these, it's only logged at debug for the first minute,
 			// then at warn for the next 4 minutes, then at error. If the error isn't one of these,
 			// it'll be logged at warn for the first minute, then at error.
diff --git a/arbnode/log_cleaner.go b/arbnode/log_cleaner.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f9fb4e528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arbnode/log_cleaner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package arbnode
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	log_helper "github.com/EspressoSystems/espresso-sequencer-go/log-helper"
+)
+
+const FETCH_MERKLE_ROOT = "espresso-fetch-merkle-root"
+const ESPRESSO_VERIFICATION = "espresso-verification"
+
+var logger = log_helper.NewLogger()
+
+func init() {
+	// An error log will occur if more than an hour has passed since the first attempt
+	logger.AddLogAfterDurationStrategy(FETCH_MERKLE_ROOT, "0", time.Hour)
+	logger.AddLogAfterDurationStrategy(ESPRESSO_VERIFICATION, "0", time.Hour)
+}
diff --git a/arbnode/transaction_streamer.go b/arbnode/transaction_streamer.go
index 00f04eb11d..cc2e300395 100644
--- a/arbnode/transaction_streamer.go
+++ b/arbnode/transaction_streamer.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
@@ -1327,7 +1328,9 @@ func (s *TransactionStreamer) pollSubmittedTransactionForFinality(ctx context.Co
 	// Verify the merkle tree proof
 	snapshot, err := s.lightClientReader.FetchMerkleRoot(height, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("could not get the merkle root", "height", height, "err", err)
+		logger.Attempt(FETCH_MERKLE_ROOT, strconv.FormatUint(height, 10), func() {
+			log.Warn("could not get the merkle root", "height", height, "err", err)
+		})
 		return false
 	}