diff --git a/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-c31632143b459ea6684908ce7a15d03a811221d4ddf26e2e0ddc34147a0d8e23.json b/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-0a2138a1cbf21546931867319ccbfe1e597151ecfaeb3cfa6624f2a1978ef23f.json
similarity index 55%
rename from core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-c31632143b459ea6684908ce7a15d03a811221d4ddf26e2e0ddc34147a0d8e23.json
rename to core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-0a2138a1cbf21546931867319ccbfe1e597151ecfaeb3cfa6624f2a1978ef23f.json
index dcbfb1d0bd24..eaef732751ec 100644
--- a/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-c31632143b459ea6684908ce7a15d03a811221d4ddf26e2e0ddc34147a0d8e23.json
+++ b/core/lib/dal/.sqlx/query-0a2138a1cbf21546931867319ccbfe1e597151ecfaeb3cfa6624f2a1978ef23f.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
-  "query": "\n            WITH\n                available_batches AS (\n                    SELECT\n                        MAX(number) AS \"last_batch\"\n                    FROM\n                        l1_batches\n                ),\n                processed_batches AS (\n                    SELECT\n                        COALESCE(MAX(l1_batch_number), 0) + $1 AS \"last_ready_batch\"\n                    FROM\n                        vm_runner_protective_reads\n                )\n            SELECT\n                LEAST(last_batch, last_ready_batch) AS \"last_ready_batch!\"\n            FROM\n                available_batches\n                FULL JOIN processed_batches ON TRUE\n            ",
+  "query": "\n            WITH\n                available_batches AS (\n                    SELECT\n                        MAX(number) AS \"last_batch\"\n                    FROM\n                        l1_batches\n                ),\n                processed_batches AS (\n                    SELECT\n                        COALESCE(MAX(l1_batch_number), $1) + $2 AS \"last_ready_batch\"\n                    FROM\n                        vm_runner_protective_reads\n                )\n            SELECT\n                LEAST(last_batch, last_ready_batch) AS \"last_ready_batch!\"\n            FROM\n                available_batches\n                FULL JOIN processed_batches ON TRUE\n            ",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     ],
     "parameters": {
       "Left": [
+        "Int8",
         "Int8"
       ]
     },
@@ -18,5 +19,5 @@
       true
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "c31632143b459ea6684908ce7a15d03a811221d4ddf26e2e0ddc34147a0d8e23"
+  "hash": "0a2138a1cbf21546931867319ccbfe1e597151ecfaeb3cfa6624f2a1978ef23f"
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/dal/src/vm_runner_dal.rs b/core/lib/dal/src/vm_runner_dal.rs
index 39e0f89630ee..2d17ff3f9fca 100644
--- a/core/lib/dal/src/vm_runner_dal.rs
+++ b/core/lib/dal/src/vm_runner_dal.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ impl VmRunnerDal<'_, '_> {
 
     pub async fn get_protective_reads_last_ready_batch(
         &mut self,
+        default_batch: L1BatchNumber,
         window_size: u32,
     ) -> DalResult<L1BatchNumber> {
         let row = sqlx::query!(
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ impl VmRunnerDal<'_, '_> {
                 ),
                 processed_batches AS (
                     SELECT
-                        COALESCE(MAX(l1_batch_number), 0) + $1 AS "last_ready_batch"
+                        COALESCE(MAX(l1_batch_number), $1) + $2 AS "last_ready_batch"
                     FROM
                         vm_runner_protective_reads
                 )
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ impl VmRunnerDal<'_, '_> {
                 available_batches
                 FULL JOIN processed_batches ON TRUE
             "#,
+            default_batch.0 as i32,
             window_size as i32
         )
         .instrument("get_protective_reads_last_ready_batch")
diff --git a/core/node/vm_runner/src/impls/protective_reads.rs b/core/node/vm_runner/src/impls/protective_reads.rs
index e47e54541f5a..8fcb5c6b3f08 100644
--- a/core/node/vm_runner/src/impls/protective_reads.rs
+++ b/core/node/vm_runner/src/impls/protective_reads.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl VmRunnerIo for ProtectiveReadsIo {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<L1BatchNumber> {
         Ok(conn
             .vm_runner_dal()
-            .get_protective_reads_last_ready_batch(self.window_size)
+            .get_protective_reads_last_ready_batch(self.first_processed_batch, self.window_size)
             .await?)
     }