diff --git a/crates/ethereum/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethereum/src/lib.rs
index 2939cc10b..9a1249f23 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/src/lib.rs
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ pub trait EthereumApi {
         from_block: L1BlockNumber,
         to_block: L1BlockNumber,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<EthereumStateUpdate>>;
-    async fn listen<F, Fut>(
+    async fn sync_and_listen<F, Fut>(
         &mut self,
         address: &H160,
+        from_block: L1BlockNumber,
         poll_interval: Duration,
         callback: F,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()>
@@ -155,9 +156,10 @@ impl EthereumApi for EthereumClient {
     /// Listens for Ethereum events and notifies the caller using the provided
     /// callback. State updates will only be emitted once they belong to a
     /// finalized block.
-    async fn listen<F, Fut>(
+    async fn sync_and_listen<F, Fut>(
         &mut self,
         address: &H160,
+        from_block: L1BlockNumber,
         poll_interval: Duration,
         callback: F,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()>
@@ -169,9 +171,40 @@ impl EthereumApi for EthereumClient {
         let ws = WsConnect::new(self.url.clone());
         let provider = ProviderBuilder::new().on_ws(ws).await?;
 
+        // Fetch the current Starknet state from Ethereum
+        let state_update = self.get_starknet_state(address).await?;
+        let _ = callback(EthereumEvent::StateUpdate(state_update)).await;
+
+        // Sync logs from the last known L1 handler block up to the latest finalized
+        // block
+        let logs = self
+            .get_message_logs(
+                address,
+                from_block,
+                state_update
+                    .l1_block_number
+                    .expect("missing l1 block number"),
+            )
+            .await?;
+
+        tracing::trace!(
+            number_of_logs=%logs.len(),
+            from_block=%from_block,
+            to_block=?state_update.l1_block_number.unwrap(),
+            "Fetched L1 to L2 message logs",
+        );
+
+        for log in logs {
+            let _ = callback(EthereumEvent::MessageLog(log)).await;
+        }
+
+        // Prevent a gap between the latest confirmed L1 block and the tip of the chain
+        // when syncing logs.
+        let mut logs_in_sync = false;
+
         // Create the StarknetCoreContract instance
-        let address = Address::new((*address).into());
-        let core_contract = StarknetCoreContract::new(address, provider.clone());
+        let core_address = Address::new((*address).into());
+        let core_contract = StarknetCoreContract::new(core_address, provider.clone());
 
         // Listen for L1 to L2 message events
         let mut logs = provider
@@ -227,6 +260,30 @@ impl EthereumApi for EthereumClient {
                     }
                 }
                 Some(log) = logs.next() => {
+                    // Fetch potentially unsynced logs from the last finalized block number
+                    // up to the block number of the current log.
+                    if !logs_in_sync {
+                        let log_l1_block_number = log.block_number.map(L1BlockNumber::new_or_panic);
+                        let unsynced_logs = self.get_message_logs(
+                            address,
+                            state_update
+                                .l1_block_number
+                                .expect("missing l1 block number"),
+                            log_l1_block_number
+                                .expect("missing l1 block number"),
+                        )
+                        .await?;
+                        tracing::trace!(
+                            number_of_logs=%unsynced_logs.len(),
+                            from_block=?state_update.l1_block_number,
+                            to_block=?log_l1_block_number,
+                            "Fetched unsynced L1 to L2 message logs",
+                        );
+                        for log in unsynced_logs {
+                            callback(EthereumEvent::MessageLog(log)).await;
+                        }
+                        logs_in_sync = true;
+                    }
                     // Decode the message
                     let log: Log<StarknetCoreContract::LogMessageToL2> = log.log_decode()?;
                     // Create L1ToL2MessageHash from the log data
diff --git a/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l1.rs b/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l1.rs
index 481bac7a5..d8444b803 100644
--- a/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l1.rs
+++ b/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l1.rs
@@ -41,47 +41,26 @@ where
 
     let tx_event = std::sync::Arc::new(tx_event);
 
-    // Fetch the current Starknet state from Ethereum
-    let state_update = ethereum.get_starknet_state(&core_address).await?;
-    let _ = tx_event.send(SyncEvent::L1Update(state_update)).await;
-
-    // Sync logs from the last known L1 handler block
-    let logs = ethereum
-        .get_message_logs(
-            &core_address,
-            last_synced_l1_handler_block,
-            state_update
-                .l1_block_number
-                .expect("missing l1 block number"),
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-    tracing::trace!(
-        number_of_logs=%logs.len(),
-        from_block=%last_synced_l1_handler_block,
-        to_block=?state_update.l1_block_number.unwrap(),
-        "Fetched L1 to L2 message logs",
-    );
-
-    for log in logs {
-        let _ = tx_event.send(SyncEvent::L1ToL2Message(log)).await;
-    }
-
     // Subscribe to subsequent state updates and message logs
     ethereum
-        .listen(&core_address, poll_interval, move |event| {
-            let tx_event = tx_event.clone();
-            async move {
-                match event {
-                    EthereumEvent::StateUpdate(state_update) => {
-                        let _ = tx_event.send(SyncEvent::L1Update(state_update)).await;
-                    }
-                    EthereumEvent::MessageLog(log) => {
-                        let _ = tx_event.send(SyncEvent::L1ToL2Message(log)).await;
+        .sync_and_listen(
+            &core_address,
+            last_synced_l1_handler_block,
+            poll_interval,
+            move |event| {
+                let tx_event = tx_event.clone();
+                async move {
+                    match event {
+                        EthereumEvent::StateUpdate(state_update) => {
+                            let _ = tx_event.send(SyncEvent::L1Update(state_update)).await;
+                        }
+                        EthereumEvent::MessageLog(log) => {
+                            let _ = tx_event.send(SyncEvent::L1ToL2Message(log)).await;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
-        })
+            },
+        )
         .await?;
 
     Ok(())