diff --git a/networks/movement/movement-config/src/releases/biarritz_rc1/da_db.rs b/networks/movement/movement-config/src/releases/biarritz_rc1/da_db.rs
index 07267a8c6..e155a9508 100644
--- a/networks/movement/movement-config/src/releases/biarritz_rc1/da_db.rs
+++ b/networks/movement/movement-config/src/releases/biarritz_rc1/da_db.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default = "default_da_db_path")]
 	pub da_db_path: String,
+	#[serde(default = "default_start_sync_height")]
+	pub start_sync_height: u64,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
 	fn default() -> Self {
-		Self { da_db_path: default_da_db_path() }
+		Self { da_db_path: default_da_db_path(), start_sync_height: default_start_sync_height() }
 	}
 }
 
 env_default!(default_da_db_path, "SUZUKA_DA_DB_PATH", String, "movement-da-db".to_string());
+env_default!(default_start_sync_height, "MOVEMENT_START_SYNC_HEIGHT", u64, 0);
diff --git a/networks/movement/movement-full-node/src/node/tasks/execute_settle.rs b/networks/movement/movement-full-node/src/node/tasks/execute_settle.rs
index 974a82d39..b2bbddc14 100644
--- a/networks/movement/movement-full-node/src/node/tasks/execute_settle.rs
+++ b/networks/movement/movement-full-node/src/node/tasks/execute_settle.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ where
 {
 	pub async fn run(mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		let synced_height = self.da_db.get_synced_height().await?;
-		info!("Synced height: {:?}", synced_height);
+		info!("DA synced height: {:?}", synced_height);
 		let mut blocks_from_da = self
 			.da_light_node_client
 			.stream_read_from_height(StreamReadFromHeightRequest { height: synced_height })
diff --git a/protocol-units/da/movement/providers/celestia/src/da/mod.rs b/protocol-units/da/movement/providers/celestia/src/da/mod.rs
index 43cc3b69b..855e51b9a 100644
--- a/protocol-units/da/movement/providers/celestia/src/da/mod.rs
+++ b/protocol-units/da/movement/providers/celestia/src/da/mod.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ where
 		height: u64,
 	) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Vec<DaBlob<C>>, DaError>> + Send + '_>> {
 		Box::pin(async move {
+			debug!("getting blobs at height {height}");
 			let height = if height == 0 { 1 } else { height };
 
 			match self.default_client.blob_get_all(height, &[self.celestia_namespace]).await {
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ where
 								format!("failed to convert blob: {e}").into(),
 							)
 						})?;
+						debug!("got blob {da_blob:?}");
 						da_blobs.push(da_blob);
 					}