diff --git a/block/executor.go b/block/executor.go
index 00eca0380..a83e0e8d4 100644
--- a/block/executor.go
+++ b/block/executor.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (e *Executor) ExecuteBlock(block *types.Block) (*tmstate.ABCIResponses, err
 				Votes: nil,
 			},
 			ByzantineValidators: nil,
-			//ConsensusMessages:   block.Data.ConsensusMessages,
+			ConsensusMessages:   block.Data.ConsensusMessages,
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/block/submit.go b/block/submit.go
index 19f245dff..ee672108c 100644
--- a/block/submit.go
+++ b/block/submit.go
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ func SubmitLoopInner(
 		// 'trigger': this thread is responsible for waking up the submitter when a new block arrives, and back-pressures the block production loop
 		// if it gets too far ahead.
 		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return ctx.Err()
+			case n := <-bytesProduced:
+				pendingBytes.Add(uint64(n))
+				logger.Debug("Added bytes produced to bytes pending submission counter.", "bytes added", n, "pending", pendingBytes.Load())
+			}
 			if maxBatchSkew < skewTime() {
 				// too much stuff is pending submission
 				// we block here until we get a progress nudge from the submitter thread
@@ -70,14 +77,6 @@ func SubmitLoopInner(
 					return ctx.Err()
 				case <-trigger.C:
 				}
-			} else {
-				select {
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					return ctx.Err()
-				case n := <-bytesProduced:
-					pendingBytes.Add(uint64(n))
-					logger.Debug("Added bytes produced to bytes pending submission counter.", "bytes added", n, "pending", pendingBytes.Load())
-				}
 			}
 
 			types.RollappPendingSubmissionsSkewBytes.Set(float64(pendingBytes.Load()))