diff --git a/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts b/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts
index 00cdb66c..c8fe5325 100644
--- a/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/gasPriceManager.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ class ArbitrumManager {
         )
     }
 
+    public async getMaxL1BaseFee() {
+        const queue = this.queueL1BaseFee
+
+        if (queue.length === 0) {
+            return maxUint128
+        }
+
+        return queue.reduce(
+            (acc: bigint, cur) => maxBigInt(cur.baseFee, acc),
+            queue[0].baseFee
+        )
+    }
+
     public async getMaxL2BaseFee() {
         const queue = this.queueL2BaseFee
 
diff --git a/src/utils/validation.ts b/src/utils/validation.ts
index e4d591f0..92f135f8 100644
--- a/src/utils/validation.ts
+++ b/src/utils/validation.ts
@@ -660,10 +660,13 @@ export async function calcArbitrumPreVerificationGas(
     gasPriceManager.arbitrumManager.saveL2BaseFee(l2BaseFee)
 
     if (validate) {
+        if (l1BaseFeeEstimate === 0n) {
+            l1BaseFeeEstimate =
+                await gasPriceManager.arbitrumManager.getMaxL1BaseFee()
+        }
+
         // gasEstimateL1Component source: https://github.com/OffchainLabs/nitro/blob/5cd7d6913eb6b4dedb08f6ea49d7f9802d2cc5b9/execution/nodeInterface/NodeInterface.go#L515-L551
-        const l1BaseFee =
-            l1BaseFeeEstimate === 0n ? maxUint256 : l1BaseFeeEstimate
-        const feesForL1 = (gasForL1 * l2BaseFee) / l1BaseFee
+        const feesForL1 = (gasForL1 * l2BaseFee) / l1BaseFeeEstimate
 
         const minL1BaseFeeEstimate =
             await gasPriceManager.arbitrumManager.getMinL1BaseFee()