diff --git a/apps/evm/go.mod b/apps/evm/go.mod
index 374bf77cd..b4a4d2a3b 100644
--- a/apps/evm/go.mod
+++ b/apps/evm/go.mod
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ module github.com/evstack/ev-node/apps/evm
 
 go 1.25.6
 
-//replace (
-//	github.com/evstack/ev-node => ../../
-//	github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/evm => ../../execution/evm
-//)
+replace (
+	github.com/evstack/ev-node => ../../
+	github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/evm => ../../execution/evm
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.8
diff --git a/apps/evm/go.sum b/apps/evm/go.sum
index 1c361ba33..5ea0339d4 100644
--- a/apps/evm/go.sum
+++ b/apps/evm/go.sum
@@ -411,12 +411,8 @@ github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.8 h1:LLLfkZWijhR5m6yrAXbdlTeXoqontH+Ga2f9i
 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.8/go.mod h1:Fs6QebQbavneQTYcA39PEKv2+zIjX7rPUZ14DER46wk=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2 h1:I2W0WjnrFUIzzVPwm8ykY+7pL2d4VhlsePn4j7cnFk8=
 github.com/ethereum/go-verkle v0.2.2/go.mod h1:M3b90YRnzqKyyzBEWJGqj8Qff4IDeXnzFw0P9bFw3uk=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3 h1:hphJBI0b1TgGN9wajB1twouMVMjhyHXXrS9QaG1XwvQ=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3/go.mod h1:5Cf3SauhgIV+seQKBJavv3f8ZZw+YTnH5DRJcI4Ooj0=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-rc.1 h1:Dic2PMUMAYUl5JW6DkDj6HXDEWYzorVJQuuUJOV0FjE=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:n2w/LhYQTPsi48m6lMj16YiIqsaQw6gxwjyJvR+B3sY=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/evm v1.0.0-rc.2 h1:t7os7ksmPhf2rWY2psVBowyc+iuneMDPwBGQaxSckus=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/evm v1.0.0-rc.2/go.mod h1:ahxKQfPlJ5C7g15Eq9Mjn2tQnn59T0kIm9B10zDhcTI=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0/go.mod h1:ELkj/draVOlAH/xkhN6mQ50Qd0MPOk5AAr3maGEBuJM=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0/go.mod h1:kLAiJbzzSOZDVNGyDpeOxJ47H46qBXwg5ILebYFFOfk=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0/go.mod h1:0h5ZqXfHYED7Bhv2ZJamyIOUej9KtShiJESRwBDUSsw=
diff --git a/apps/grpc/go.mod b/apps/grpc/go.mod
index a013b47ef..9a14cf9cf 100644
--- a/apps/grpc/go.mod
+++ b/apps/grpc/go.mod
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ module github.com/evstack/ev-node/apps/grpc
 
 go 1.25.6
 
-//replace (
-//	github.com/evstack/ev-node => ../../
-//	github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/grpc => ../../execution/grpc
-//)
+replace (
+	github.com/evstack/ev-node => ../../
+	github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/grpc => ../../execution/grpc
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3
diff --git a/apps/grpc/go.sum b/apps/grpc/go.sum
index ad02aa3bc..fb175ac5c 100644
--- a/apps/grpc/go.sum
+++ b/apps/grpc/go.sum
@@ -367,12 +367,8 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.10.0/go.mod h1:DRjgyB0I43LtJapqN6Ni
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.10.1/go.mod h1:DRjgyB0I43LtJapqN6NiRwroiAU2PaFuvk/vjgh61ss=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.0.1/go.mod h1:0vj8bNkYbSTNS2PIyH87KZaeN4x9zpL9Qt8fQC7d+vs=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.0.2/go.mod h1:GpiZQP3dDbg4JouG/NNS7QWXpgx6x8QiMKdmN72jogE=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3 h1:hphJBI0b1TgGN9wajB1twouMVMjhyHXXrS9QaG1XwvQ=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3/go.mod h1:5Cf3SauhgIV+seQKBJavv3f8ZZw+YTnH5DRJcI4Ooj0=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-rc.1 h1:Dic2PMUMAYUl5JW6DkDj6HXDEWYzorVJQuuUJOV0FjE=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:n2w/LhYQTPsi48m6lMj16YiIqsaQw6gxwjyJvR+B3sY=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/grpc v1.0.0-rc.1 h1:OzrWLDDY6/9+LWx0XmUqPzxs/CHZRJICOwQ0Me/i6dY=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node/execution/grpc v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:Pr/sF6Zx8am9ZeWFcoz1jYPs0kXmf+OmL8Tz2Gyq7E4=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0/go.mod h1:ELkj/draVOlAH/xkhN6mQ50Qd0MPOk5AAr3maGEBuJM=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0/go.mod h1:kLAiJbzzSOZDVNGyDpeOxJ47H46qBXwg5ILebYFFOfk=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0/go.mod h1:0h5ZqXfHYED7Bhv2ZJamyIOUej9KtShiJESRwBDUSsw=
diff --git a/apps/testapp/go.mod b/apps/testapp/go.mod
index 7b115d047..d68a967d6 100644
--- a/apps/testapp/go.mod
+++ b/apps/testapp/go.mod
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ module github.com/evstack/ev-node/apps/testapp
 
 go 1.25.6
 
-//replace (
-//	github.com/evstack/ev-node => ../../
-//)
+replace github.com/evstack/ev-node => ../../
 
 require (
 	github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3
diff --git a/apps/testapp/go.sum b/apps/testapp/go.sum
index 19c4c227d..fb175ac5c 100644
--- a/apps/testapp/go.sum
+++ b/apps/testapp/go.sum
@@ -367,8 +367,6 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.10.0/go.mod h1:DRjgyB0I43LtJapqN6Ni
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.10.1/go.mod h1:DRjgyB0I43LtJapqN6NiRwroiAU2PaFuvk/vjgh61ss=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.0.1/go.mod h1:0vj8bNkYbSTNS2PIyH87KZaeN4x9zpL9Qt8fQC7d+vs=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v1.0.2/go.mod h1:GpiZQP3dDbg4JouG/NNS7QWXpgx6x8QiMKdmN72jogE=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3 h1:hphJBI0b1TgGN9wajB1twouMVMjhyHXXrS9QaG1XwvQ=
-github.com/evstack/ev-node v1.0.0-rc.3/go.mod h1:5Cf3SauhgIV+seQKBJavv3f8ZZw+YTnH5DRJcI4Ooj0=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-rc.1 h1:Dic2PMUMAYUl5JW6DkDj6HXDEWYzorVJQuuUJOV0FjE=
 github.com/evstack/ev-node/core v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:n2w/LhYQTPsi48m6lMj16YiIqsaQw6gxwjyJvR+B3sY=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0/go.mod h1:ELkj/draVOlAH/xkhN6mQ50Qd0MPOk5AAr3maGEBuJM=
diff --git a/execution/evm/execution.go b/execution/evm/execution.go
index 064c2c749..7a0a9dfb5 100644
--- a/execution/evm/execution.go
+++ b/execution/evm/execution.go
@@ -740,16 +740,17 @@ func (c *EngineClient) reconcileExecutionAtHeight(ctx context.Context, height ui
 					Uint64("height", height).
 					Bool("block_exists", existingBlockHash != common.Hash{}).
 					Err(elErr).
-					Msg("ExecuteTxs: ExecMeta shows promoted but block not found in EL, will re-execute")
+					Msg("ExecuteTxs: ExecMeta shows promoted but block not found in EL (EL in behind), will re-execute")
 				// Fall through to fresh execution
+			} else {
+				// Timestamp mismatch - ExecMeta is stale from an old block that was replaced.
+				// Ignore it and proceed to EL check which will handle rollback if needed.
+				c.logger.Warn().
+					Uint64("height", height).
+					Int64("execmeta_timestamp", execMeta.Timestamp).
+					Int64("requested_timestamp", timestamp.Unix()).
+					Msg("ExecuteTxs: ExecMeta timestamp mismatch, ignoring stale promoted record")
 			}
-			// Timestamp mismatch - ExecMeta is stale from an old block that was replaced.
-			// Ignore it and proceed to EL check which will handle rollback if needed.
-			c.logger.Warn().
-				Uint64("height", height).
-				Int64("execmeta_timestamp", execMeta.Timestamp).
-				Int64("requested_timestamp", timestamp.Unix()).
-				Msg("ExecuteTxs: ExecMeta timestamp mismatch, ignoring stale promoted record")
 		}
 
 		// If we have a started execution with a payloadID, validate it still exists before resuming.
@@ -767,7 +768,7 @@ func (c *EngineClient) reconcileExecutionAtHeight(ctx context.Context, height ui
 				return nil, &pid, true, nil
 			}
 			// Payload is stale (expired or node restarted) - proceed with fresh execution
-			c.logger.Warn().
+			c.logger.Debug().
 				Uint64("height", height).
 				Str("payloadID", pid.String()).
 				Err(err).