diff --git a/staker/bold/bold_state_provider.go b/staker/bold/bold_state_provider.go
index 48b7cbd91e..9263fcb449 100644
--- a/staker/bold/bold_state_provider.go
+++ b/staker/bold/bold_state_provider.go
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ var (
 
 var executionNodeOfflineGauge = metrics.NewRegisteredGauge("arb/state_provider/execution_node_offline", nil)
 
-var (
-	ErrChainCatchingUp = errors.New("chain catching up")
-)
-
 type BOLDStateProvider struct {
 	validator                *staker.BlockValidator
 	statelessValidator       *staker.StatelessBlockValidator
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ func (s *BOLDStateProvider) isStateValidatedAndMessageCountPastThreshold(
 		return false, err
 	}
 	if lastValidatedGs == nil {
-		return false, ErrChainCatchingUp
+		return false, l2stateprovider.ErrChainCatchingUp
 	}
 	stateValidated := gs.Batch < lastValidatedGs.GlobalState.Batch || (gs.Batch == lastValidatedGs.GlobalState.Batch && gs.PosInBatch <= lastValidatedGs.GlobalState.PosInBatch)
 	return stateValidated, nil
diff --git a/system_tests/bold_new_challenge_test.go b/system_tests/bold_new_challenge_test.go
index fae4a57deb..066c3dbfc4 100644
--- a/system_tests/bold_new_challenge_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/bold_new_challenge_test.go
@@ -245,12 +245,14 @@ func fundBoldStaker(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, builder *NodeBuilder, nam
 	txOpts.Value = nil
 
 	tx, err = stakeTokenWeth.Approve(&txOpts, builder.addresses.Rollup, balance)
+	Require(t, err)
 	_, err = builder.L1.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
 	Require(t, err)
 
 	challengeManager, err := rollupUserLogic.ChallengeManager(&bind.CallOpts{Context: ctx})
 	Require(t, err)
 	tx, err = stakeTokenWeth.Approve(&txOpts, challengeManager, balance)
+	Require(t, err)
 	_, err = builder.L1.EnsureTxSucceeded(tx)
 	Require(t, err)
 }
@@ -335,6 +337,7 @@ func startBoldChallengeManager(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, builder *NodeB
 		&txOpts,
 		butil.NewBackendWrapper(builder.L1.Client, rpc.LatestBlockNumber),
 		bold.NewDataPosterTransactor(dp),
+		solimpl.WithRpcHeadBlockNumber(rpc.LatestBlockNumber),
 	)
 	Require(t, err)