diff --git a/database/migrate/migrate_test.go b/database/migrate/migrate_test.go
index a38d0525b3..249e93fb9c 100644
--- a/database/migrate/migrate_test.go
+++ b/database/migrate/migrate_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func testResetDB(t *testing.T) {
 	cur, err := Current(pgDB.DB)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	// total number of tables.
-	assert.Equal(t, 11, int(cur))
+	assert.Equal(t, 12, int(cur))
 }
 
 func testMigrate(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/database/migrate/migrations/00012_drop_unique_l1_block_number.sql b/database/migrate/migrations/00012_drop_unique_l1_block_number.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee799f1be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrate/migrations/00012_drop_unique_l1_block_number.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+drop index if exists l1_block_number_uindex;
+
+create index l1_block_number_index
+on l1_block (number) where deleted_at IS NULL;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+drop index if exists l1_block_number_index;
+
+create unique index if not exists l1_block_number_uindex
+on l1_block (number) where deleted_at IS NULL;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
diff --git a/rollup/cmd/gas_oracle/app/app.go b/rollup/cmd/gas_oracle/app/app.go
index ea8038a604..d61befaa65 100644
--- a/rollup/cmd/gas_oracle/app/app.go
+++ b/rollup/cmd/gas_oracle/app/app.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"scroll-tech/rollup/internal/config"
 	"scroll-tech/rollup/internal/controller/relayer"
 	"scroll-tech/rollup/internal/controller/watcher"
-	butils "scroll-tech/rollup/internal/utils"
 )
 
 var app *cli.App
@@ -92,8 +91,9 @@ func action(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 	// Start l1 watcher process
 	go utils.LoopWithContext(subCtx, 10*time.Second, func(ctx context.Context) {
-		number, loopErr := butils.GetLatestConfirmedBlockNumber(ctx, l1client, cfg.L1Config.Confirmations)
-		if loopErr != nil {
+		// Fetch the latest block number to decrease the delay when fetching gas prices
+		number, loopErr := l1client.BlockNumber(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("failed to get block number", "err", loopErr)
 			return
 		}