diff --git a/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l2.rs b/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l2.rs
index 318c7a7403..ad7685d148 100644
--- a/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l2.rs
+++ b/crates/pathfinder/src/state/sync/l2.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ where
         storage,
     } = context;
 
+    let mut pending_handle = None;
+
     'outer: loop {
         // Get the next block from L2.
         let (next, head_meta) = match &head {
@@ -114,8 +116,6 @@ where
 
         let t_block = std::time::Instant::now();
 
-        let mut pending_handle = None;
-
         let (block, commitments, state_update) = loop {
             match download_block(
                 next,