diff --git a/op-node/rollup/derive/calldata_source.go b/op-node/rollup/derive/calldata_source.go
index d6bc0277e115..2c9808e7fd22 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/derive/calldata_source.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/derive/calldata_source.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func NewDataSourceFactory(log log.Logger, cfg *rollup.Config, daCfg *rollup.DACo
 }
 
 // OpenData returns a DataIter. This struct implements the `Next` function.
-func (ds *DataSourceFactory) OpenData(ctx context.Context, id eth.BlockID, batcherAddr common.Address) DataIter {
+func (ds *DataSourceFactory) OpenData(ctx context.Context, id eth.BlockID, batcherAddr common.Address) (DataIter, error) {
 	return NewDataSource(ctx, ds.log, ds.cfg, ds.daCfg, ds.fetcher, id, batcherAddr)
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type DataSource struct {
 
 // NewDataSource creates a new calldata source. It suppresses errors in fetching the L1 block if they occur.
 // If there is an error, it will attempt to fetch the result on the next call to `Next`.
-func NewDataSource(ctx context.Context, log log.Logger, cfg *rollup.Config, daCfg *rollup.DAConfig, fetcher L1TransactionFetcher, block eth.BlockID, batcherAddr common.Address) DataIter {
+func NewDataSource(ctx context.Context, log log.Logger, cfg *rollup.Config, daCfg *rollup.DAConfig, fetcher L1TransactionFetcher, block eth.BlockID, batcherAddr common.Address) (DataIter, error) {
 	_, txs, err := fetcher.InfoAndTxsByHash(ctx, block.Hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &DataSource{
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewDataSource(ctx context.Context, log log.Logger, cfg *rollup.Config, daCf
 			fetcher:     fetcher,
 			log:         log,
 			batcherAddr: batcherAddr,
-		}
+		}, nil
 	} else {
 		data, err := DataFromEVMTransactions(cfg, daCfg, batcherAddr, txs, log.New("origin", block))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ func NewDataSource(ctx context.Context, log log.Logger, cfg *rollup.Config, daCf
 				fetcher:     fetcher,
 				log:         log,
 				batcherAddr: batcherAddr,
-			}
+			}, err
 		}
 		return &DataSource{
 			open: true,
 			data: data,
-		}
+		}, nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ func (ds *DataSource) Next(ctx context.Context) (eth.Data, error) {
 			ds.open = true
 			ds.data, err = DataFromEVMTransactions(ds.cfg, ds.daCfg, ds.batcherAddr, txs, log.New("origin", ds.id))
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, NewTemporaryError(fmt.Errorf("failed to open calldata source: %w", err))
+				// already wrapped
+				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else if errors.Is(err, ethereum.NotFound) {
 			return nil, NewResetError(fmt.Errorf("failed to open calldata source: %w", err))
@@ -143,15 +144,14 @@ func DataFromEVMTransactions(config *rollup.Config, daCfg *rollup.DAConfig, batc
 				height, index, err := decodeETHData(tx.Data())
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Warn("unable to decode data pointer", "index", j, "err", err)
-					continue
+					return nil, err
 				}
-				log.Warn("requesting celestia namespaced data", "namespace", hex.EncodeToString(daCfg.Namespace.Bytes()), "height", height)
+				log.Info("requesting data from celestia", "namespace", hex.EncodeToString(daCfg.Namespace.Bytes()), "height", height)
 				data, err := daCfg.Client.NamespacedData(context.Background(), daCfg.Namespace, uint64(height))
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Warn("unable to retrieve data from da", "err", err)
-					continue
+					return nil, NewResetError(fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve data from celestia: %w", err))
 				}
-				log.Warn("retrieved data", "data", hex.EncodeToString(data[index]))
+				log.Debug("retrieved data", "data", hex.EncodeToString(data[index]))
 				out = append(out, data[index])
 			} else {
 				out = append(out, tx.Data())
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/derive/l1_retrieval.go b/op-node/rollup/derive/l1_retrieval.go
index 586e125acc32..db53ab2fff23 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/derive/l1_retrieval.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/derive/l1_retrieval.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type DataAvailabilitySource interface {
-	OpenData(ctx context.Context, id eth.BlockID, batcherAddr common.Address) DataIter
+	OpenData(ctx context.Context, id eth.BlockID, batcherAddr common.Address) (DataIter, error)
 }
 
 type NextBlockProvider interface {
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ func (l1r *L1Retrieval) NextData(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 		} else if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		l1r.datas = l1r.dataSrc.OpenData(ctx, next.ID(), l1r.prev.SystemConfig().BatcherAddr)
+		l1r.datas, err = l1r.dataSrc.OpenData(ctx, next.ID(), l1r.prev.SystemConfig().BatcherAddr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	l1r.log.Debug("fetching next piece of data")
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ func (l1r *L1Retrieval) NextData(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 // Note that we open up the `l1r.datas` here because it is requires to maintain the
 // internal invariants that later propagate up the derivation pipeline.
 func (l1r *L1Retrieval) Reset(ctx context.Context, base eth.L1BlockRef, sysCfg eth.SystemConfig) error {
-	l1r.datas = l1r.dataSrc.OpenData(ctx, base.ID(), sysCfg.BatcherAddr)
+	l1r.datas, _ = l1r.dataSrc.OpenData(ctx, base.ID(), sysCfg.BatcherAddr)
 	l1r.log.Info("Reset of L1Retrieval done", "origin", base)
 	return io.EOF
 }