diff --git a/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.test.ts b/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.test.ts
index a9f4be5f2e0..98714c2e1d0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.test.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ describe('prover-node', () => {
       expect(coordination.addEpochProofQuote).toHaveBeenCalledWith(toExpectedQuote(10n));
     });
 
+    it('does not send a quote if there are no blocks in the epoch', async () => {
+      l2BlockSource.getBlocksForEpoch.mockResolvedValue([]);
+      await proverNode.handleEpochCompleted(10n);
+      expect(coordination.addEpochProofQuote).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('does not send a quote on a finished epoch if the provider does not return one', async () => {
       quoteProvider.getQuote.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
       await proverNode.handleEpochCompleted(10n);
diff --git a/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.ts b/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.ts
index 51cad0f1227..eedf2d77c55 100644
--- a/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/prover-node/src/prover-node.ts
@@ -128,9 +128,14 @@ export class ProverNode implements ClaimsMonitorHandler, EpochMonitorHandler, Pr
     try {
       // Construct a quote for the epoch
       const blocks = await this.l2BlockSource.getBlocksForEpoch(epochNumber);
+      if (blocks.length === 0) {
+        this.log.info(`No blocks found for epoch ${epochNumber}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
       const partialQuote = await this.quoteProvider.getQuote(Number(epochNumber), blocks);
       if (!partialQuote) {
-        this.log.verbose(`No quote produced for epoch ${epochNumber}`);
+        this.log.info(`No quote produced for epoch ${epochNumber}`);
         return;
       }