diff --git a/common/version/version.go b/common/version/version.go
index 1f1ce66eb..517f32c2a 100644
--- a/common/version/version.go
+++ b/common/version/version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime/debug"
 )
 
-var tag = "v4.4.60"
+var tag = "v4.4.61"
 
 var commit = func() string {
 	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
diff --git a/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher.go b/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher.go
index 3555b667e..922c65d85 100644
--- a/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher.go
+++ b/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher.go
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ func (w *L2WatcherClient) getAndStoreBlocks(ctx context.Context, from, to uint64
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to GetBlockByNumberOrHash: %v. number: %v", err, number)
 		}
 		if block.RowConsumption == nil {
+			w.metrics.fetchNilRowConsumptionBlockTotal.Inc()
 			return fmt.Errorf("fetched block does not contain RowConsumption. number: %v", number)
 		}
 
diff --git a/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher_metrics.go b/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher_metrics.go
index c9f575be8..34408ae66 100644
--- a/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher_metrics.go
+++ b/rollup/internal/controller/watcher/l2_watcher_metrics.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type l2WatcherMetrics struct {
 	fetchRunningMissingBlocksHeight   prometheus.Gauge
 	rollupL2BlocksFetchedGap          prometheus.Gauge
 	rollupL2BlockL1CommitCalldataSize prometheus.Gauge
+	fetchNilRowConsumptionBlockTotal  prometheus.Counter
 }
 
 var (
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ func initL2WatcherMetrics(reg prometheus.Registerer) *l2WatcherMetrics {
 				Name: "rollup_l2_block_l1_commit_calldata_size",
 				Help: "The l1 commitBatch calldata size of the l2 block",
 			}),
+			fetchNilRowConsumptionBlockTotal: promauto.With(reg).NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+				Name: "rollup_l2_watcher_fetch_nil_row_consumption_block_total",
+				Help: "The total number of occurrences where a fetched block has nil RowConsumption",
+			}),
 		}
 	})
 	return l2WatcherMetric