diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/en.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/en.rs
index 242efa5f0319..ad2ec959aaa1 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/en.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/en.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use anyhow::Context as _;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use zksync_concurrency::{ctx, error::Wrap as _, scope, time};
@@ -7,7 +5,6 @@ use zksync_consensus_executor::{
     self as executor,
     attestation::{AttestationStatusClient, AttestationStatusRunner},
 };
-use zksync_consensus_network::gossip::AttestationStatusWatch;
 use zksync_consensus_roles::{attester, validator};
 use zksync_consensus_storage::{BatchStore, BlockStore};
 use zksync_node_sync::{
@@ -107,14 +104,14 @@ impl EN {
             s.spawn_bg(async { Ok(runner.run(ctx).await?) });
 
             let (attestation_status, runner) = {
-                let status = Arc::new(AttestationStatusWatch::default());
-                let client = MainNodeAttestationStatus(self.client.clone());
-                let runner = AttestationStatusRunner::new(
-                    status.clone(),
-                    Box::new(client),
+                AttestationStatusRunner::init(
+                    ctx,
+                    Box::new(MainNodeAttestationStatus(self.client.clone())),
                     time::Duration::seconds(5),
-                );
-                (status, runner)
+                )
+                .await
+                .map_err(ctx::Error::Canceled)
+                .wrap("AttestationStatusRunner::init()")?
             };
             s.spawn_bg(async { Ok(runner.run(ctx).await?) });
 
@@ -269,10 +266,13 @@ impl AttestationStatusClient for MainNodeAttestationStatus {
         ctx: &ctx::Ctx,
     ) -> ctx::Result<Option<attester::BatchNumber>> {
         match ctx.wait(self.0.fetch_attestation_status()).await? {
-            Ok(bn) => {
-                let bn: u64 = bn.next_batch_to_attest.0.into();
-                Ok(Some(attester::BatchNumber(bn)))
+            Ok(Some(status)) => {
+                let status: zksync_dal::consensus_dal::AttestationStatus =
+                    zksync_protobuf::serde::deserialize(&status.0)
+                        .context("deserialize(AttestationStatus)")?;
+                Ok(Some(status.next_batch_to_attest))
             }
+            Ok(None) => Ok(None),
             Err(err) => {
                 tracing::warn!("AttestationStatus call to main node HTTP RPC failed: {err}");
                 Ok(None)
diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/mn.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/mn.rs
index 68f4ee4e3512..0f1bb8dcb33b 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/mn.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/mn.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use anyhow::Context as _;
 use zksync_concurrency::{ctx, error::Wrap as _, scope, time};
 use zksync_config::configs::consensus::{ConsensusConfig, ConsensusSecrets};
 use zksync_consensus_executor::{self as executor, attestation::AttestationStatusRunner, Attester};
-use zksync_consensus_network::gossip::AttestationStatusWatch;
 use zksync_consensus_roles::validator;
 use zksync_consensus_storage::{BatchStore, BlockStore};
 
@@ -65,13 +62,14 @@ pub async fn run_main_node(
         s.spawn_bg(runner.run(ctx));
 
         let (attestation_status, runner) = {
-            let status = Arc::new(AttestationStatusWatch::default());
-            let runner = AttestationStatusRunner::new_from_store(
-                status.clone(),
+            AttestationStatusRunner::init_from_store(
+                ctx,
                 batch_store.clone(),
                 time::Duration::seconds(1),
-            );
-            (status, runner)
+            )
+            .await
+            .map_err(ctx::Error::Canceled)
+            .wrap("AttestationStatusRunner::init_from_store()")?
         };
         s.spawn_bg(runner.run(ctx));
 
diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs
index 67897268434c..07f82ed4fd23 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/storage/connection.rs
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@ impl<'a> Connection<'a> {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Wrapper for `consensus_dal().next_batch_to_attest()`.
-    pub async fn next_batch_to_attest(
+    /// Wrapper for `consensus_dal().attestation_status()`.
+    pub async fn attestation_status(
         &mut self,
         ctx: &ctx::Ctx,
-    ) -> ctx::Result<attester::BatchNumber> {
+    ) -> ctx::Result<Option<consensus_dal::AttestationStatus>> {
         Ok(ctx
-            .wait(self.0.consensus_dal().next_batch_to_attest())
+            .wait(self.0.consensus_dal().attestation_status())
             .await?
-            .context("next_batch_to_attest()")?)
+            .context("attestation_status()")?)
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/storage/store.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/storage/store.rs
index bd3329ad48ae..0e7d403e9c68 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/storage/store.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/storage/store.rs
@@ -449,13 +449,13 @@ impl storage::PersistentBatchStore for Store {
         &self,
         ctx: &ctx::Ctx,
     ) -> ctx::Result<Option<attester::BatchNumber>> {
-        Ok(Some(
-            self.conn(ctx)
-                .await?
-                .next_batch_to_attest(ctx)
-                .await
-                .wrap("next_batch_to_attest")?,
-        ))
+        Ok(self
+            .conn(ctx)
+            .await?
+            .attestation_status(ctx)
+            .await
+            .wrap("next_batch_to_attest")?
+            .map(|s| s.next_batch_to_attest))
     }
 
     /// Get the L1 batch QC from storage with the highest number.