diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/BlockProducerModule.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/BlockProducerModule.ts
index 106833f4..ec71fb1f 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/BlockProducerModule.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/BlockProducerModule.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import { BlockQueue } from "../../../storage/repositories/BlockStorage";
 import { PendingTransaction } from "../../../mempool/PendingTransaction";
 import { AsyncMerkleTreeStore } from "../../../state/async/AsyncMerkleTreeStore";
 import { AsyncStateService } from "../../../state/async/AsyncStateService";
-import { Block, BlockWithResult } from "../../../storage/model/Block";
+import {
+  Block,
+  BlockResult,
+  BlockWithResult,
+} from "../../../storage/model/Block";
 import { CachedStateService } from "../../../state/state/CachedStateService";
 import { MessageStorage } from "../../../storage/repositories/MessageStorage";
 
@@ -99,7 +103,23 @@ export class BlockProducerModule extends SequencerModule<BlockConfig> {
     }
   }
 
-  public async tryProduceBlock(): Promise<BlockWithResult | undefined> {
+  public async generateMetadata(block: Block): Promise<BlockResult> {
+    const { result, blockHashTreeStore, treeStore } =
+      await this.executionService.generateMetadataForNextBlock(
+        block,
+        this.unprovenMerkleStore,
+        this.blockTreeStore
+      );
+
+    await blockHashTreeStore.mergeIntoParent();
+    await treeStore.mergeIntoParent();
+
+    await this.blockQueue.pushResult(result);
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  public async tryProduceBlock(): Promise<Block | undefined> {
     if (!this.productionInProgress) {
       try {
         const block = await this.produceBlock();
@@ -118,20 +138,7 @@ export class BlockProducerModule extends SequencerModule<BlockConfig> {
         );
         this.prettyPrintBlockContents(block);
 
-        // Generate metadata for next block
-
-        // TODO: make async of production in the future
-        const result = await this.executionService.generateMetadataForNextBlock(
-          block,
-          this.unprovenMerkleStore,
-          this.blockTreeStore,
-          true
-        );
-
-        return {
-          block,
-          result,
-        };
+        return block;
       } catch (error: unknown) {
         if (error instanceof Error) {
           throw error;
@@ -196,7 +203,11 @@ export class BlockProducerModule extends SequencerModule<BlockConfig> {
       this.allowEmptyBlock()
     );
 
-    await cachedStateService.mergeIntoParent();
+    if (block !== undefined) {
+      await cachedStateService.mergeIntoParent();
+
+      await this.blockQueue.pushBlock(block);
+    }
 
     this.productionInProgress = false;
 
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/TransactionExecutionService.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/TransactionExecutionService.ts
index dae2a7b7..6b107f28 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/TransactionExecutionService.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/sequencing/TransactionExecutionService.ts
@@ -323,9 +323,12 @@ export class TransactionExecutionService {
   public async generateMetadataForNextBlock(
     block: Block,
     merkleTreeStore: AsyncMerkleTreeStore,
-    blockHashTreeStore: AsyncMerkleTreeStore,
-    modifyTreeStore = true
-  ): Promise<BlockResult> {
+    blockHashTreeStore: AsyncMerkleTreeStore
+  ): Promise<{
+    result: BlockResult;
+    treeStore: CachedMerkleTreeStore;
+    blockHashTreeStore: CachedMerkleTreeStore;
+  }> {
     // Flatten diff list into a single diff by applying them over each other
     const combinedDiff = block.transactions
       .map((tx) => {
@@ -403,22 +406,21 @@ export class TransactionExecutionService {
     );
     const blockHashWitness = blockHashTree.getWitness(block.height.toBigInt());
     const newBlockHashRoot = blockHashTree.getRoot();
-    await blockHashInMemoryStore.mergeIntoParent();
-
-    if (modifyTreeStore) {
-      await inMemoryStore.mergeIntoParent();
-    }
 
     return {
-      afterNetworkState: resultingNetworkState,
-      stateRoot: stateRoot.toBigInt(),
-      blockHashRoot: newBlockHashRoot.toBigInt(),
-      blockHashWitness,
-
-      blockStateTransitions: reducedStateTransitions.map((st) =>
-        UntypedStateTransition.fromStateTransition(st)
-      ),
-      blockHash: block.hash.toBigInt(),
+      result: {
+        afterNetworkState: resultingNetworkState,
+        stateRoot: stateRoot.toBigInt(),
+        blockHashRoot: newBlockHashRoot.toBigInt(),
+        blockHashWitness,
+
+        blockStateTransitions: reducedStateTransitions.map((st) =>
+          UntypedStateTransition.fromStateTransition(st)
+        ),
+        blockHash: block.hash.toBigInt(),
+      },
+      treeStore: inMemoryStore,
+      blockHashTreeStore: blockHashInMemoryStore,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/BlockTrigger.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/BlockTrigger.ts
index 4a1862cb..97252e56 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/BlockTrigger.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/BlockTrigger.ts
@@ -65,28 +65,29 @@ export class BlockTriggerBase<
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  protected async produceBlockWithResult(
-    enqueueInSettlementQueue: boolean
-  ): Promise<BlockWithResult | undefined> {
+  protected async produceBlockWithResult(): Promise<
+    BlockWithResult | undefined
+  > {
     const block = await this.blockProducerModule.tryProduceBlock();
+    if (block) {
+      this.events.emit("block-produced", block);
 
-    if (block && enqueueInSettlementQueue) {
-      await this.blockQueue.pushBlock(block.block);
-      this.events.emit("block-produced", block.block);
+      const result = await this.blockProducerModule.generateMetadata(block);
 
-      await this.blockQueue.pushResult(block.result);
-      this.events.emit("block-metadata-produced", block);
-    }
+      const blockWithMetadata = {
+        block,
+        result,
+      };
+
+      this.events.emit("block-metadata-produced", blockWithMetadata);
 
-    return block;
+      return blockWithMetadata;
+    }
+    return undefined;
   }
 
-  protected async produceBlock(
-    enqueueInSettlementQueue: boolean
-  ): Promise<Block | undefined> {
-    const blockWithResult = await this.produceBlockWithResult(
-      enqueueInSettlementQueue
-    );
+  protected async produceBlock(): Promise<Block | undefined> {
+    const blockWithResult = await this.produceBlockWithResult();
 
     return blockWithResult?.block;
   }
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/ManualBlockTrigger.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/ManualBlockTrigger.ts
index 2a8b755f..38699125 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/ManualBlockTrigger.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/ManualBlockTrigger.ts
@@ -62,15 +62,11 @@ export class ManualBlockTrigger
     return await super.settle(batch);
   }
 
-  public async produceBlock(
-    enqueueInSettlementQueue: boolean = true
-  ): Promise<Block | undefined> {
-    return await super.produceBlock(enqueueInSettlementQueue);
+  public async produceBlock(): Promise<Block | undefined> {
+    return await super.produceBlock();
   }
 
-  public async produceBlockWithResult(
-    enqueueInSettlementQueue: boolean = true
-  ): Promise<BlockWithResult | undefined> {
-    return await super.produceBlockWithResult(enqueueInSettlementQueue);
+  public async produceBlockWithResult(): Promise<BlockWithResult | undefined> {
+    return await super.produceBlockWithResult();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/TimedBlockTrigger.ts b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/TimedBlockTrigger.ts
index 5c892329..c1b8e132 100644
--- a/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/TimedBlockTrigger.ts
+++ b/packages/sequencer/src/protocol/production/trigger/TimedBlockTrigger.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class TimedBlockTrigger
     // Produce a block if either produceEmptyBlocks is true or we have more
     // than 1 tx in mempool
     if (mempoolTxs.length > 0 || (this.config.produceEmptyBlocks ?? true)) {
-      await this.produceBlock(true);
+      await this.produceBlock();
     }
   }