diff --git a/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go b/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
index 126d5ad1b2..193e8e7414 100644
--- a/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
+++ b/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ func (s *ExecutionEngine) backlogL1GasCharged() uint64 {
 		s.cachedL1PriceData.msgToL1PriceData[0].l1GasCharged)
 }
 
-func (s *ExecutionEngine) SetReorgEventsNotifier(reorgEventsNotifier chan struct{}) {
-	s.reorgEventsNotifier = reorgEventsNotifier
-}
-
 func (s *ExecutionEngine) MarkFeedStart(to arbutil.MessageIndex) {
 	s.cachedL1PriceData.mutex.Lock()
 	defer s.cachedL1PriceData.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -187,6 +183,16 @@ func (s *ExecutionEngine) SetRecorder(recorder *BlockRecorder) {
 	s.recorder = recorder
 }
 
+func (s *ExecutionEngine) SetReorgEventsNotifier(reorgEventsNotifier chan struct{}) {
+	if s.Started() {
+		panic("trying to set reorg events notifier after start")
+	}
+	if s.reorgEventsNotifier != nil {
+		panic("trying to set reorg events notifier when already set")
+	}
+	s.reorgEventsNotifier = reorgEventsNotifier
+}
+
 func (s *ExecutionEngine) EnableReorgSequencing() {
 	if s.Started() {
 		panic("trying to enable reorg sequencing after start")
diff --git a/go-ethereum b/go-ethereum
index ecbb71b896..68cb86d1ec 160000
--- a/go-ethereum
+++ b/go-ethereum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ecbb71b89683c1506c374b34d0fefd87ae6144e6
+Subproject commit 68cb86d1eca03353375c24befaa7814f145d425a