diff --git a/staker/rollup_watcher.go b/staker/rollup_watcher.go
index c9fa3b132d..118ce15b44 100644
--- a/staker/rollup_watcher.go
+++ b/staker/rollup_watcher.go
@@ -176,16 +176,18 @@ func (r *RollupWatcher) LookupNodeChildren(ctx context.Context, nodeNum uint64,
 	if node.NodeHash != nodeHash {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("got unexpected node hash %v looking for node number %v with expected hash %v (reorg?)", node.NodeHash, nodeNum, nodeHash)
 	}
-	latestChild, err := r.RollupUserLogic.GetNode(r.getCallOpts(ctx), node.LatestChildNumber)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	var query = ethereum.FilterQuery{
-		FromBlock: new(big.Int).SetUint64(node.CreatedAtBlock),
-		ToBlock:   new(big.Int).SetUint64(latestChild.CreatedAtBlock),
 		Addresses: []common.Address{r.address},
 		Topics:    [][]common.Hash{{nodeCreatedID}, nil, {nodeHash}},
 	}
+	query.FromBlock, err = r.getNodeCreationBlock(ctx, nodeNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	query.ToBlock, err = r.getNodeCreationBlock(ctx, node.LatestChildNumber)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	logs, err := r.client.FilterLogs(ctx, query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err