diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 87505b08..56b0381e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ func (c *Config) CanIgnoreIncorrectRewardsRoot(blockNumber uint64) bool {
 		if blockNumber < 2046020 {
 			return true
 		}
+		// test root posted that was invalid for 2024-11-23 (cutoff date 2024-11-24)
+		if blockNumber == 2812052 {
+			return true
+		}
 	case Chain_Holesky:
 		// roughly 2024-08-01
 		if blockNumber < 2046020 {
diff --git a/pkg/rpcServer/rewardsHandlers.go b/pkg/rpcServer/rewardsHandlers.go
index 28a00823..c0f41fde 100644
--- a/pkg/rpcServer/rewardsHandlers.go
+++ b/pkg/rpcServer/rewardsHandlers.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (rpc *RpcServer) GenerateRewardsRoot(ctx context.Context, req *sidecarV1.Ge
 	if rewardsCalcEndDate == "" {
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.NotFound, "no rewards calculated for the given snapshot date")
 	}
-	rpc.Logger.Sugar().Infow("Rewards calculated for snapshot date",
+	rpc.Logger.Sugar().Infow("Merkelizing rewards for snapshot date",
 		zap.String("cutoffDate", cutoffDate),
 		zap.String("rewardsCalcEndDate", rewardsCalcEndDate),
 	)