diff --git a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/kv_archiver_store/kv_archiver_store.ts b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/kv_archiver_store/kv_archiver_store.ts
index 5c914b8193c3..439b06c6cfde 100644
--- a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/kv_archiver_store/kv_archiver_store.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/kv_archiver_store/kv_archiver_store.ts
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ export class KVArchiverDataStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
    * @returns The requested L2 blocks, without any logs attached
    */
   getBlocks(start: number, limit: number): Promise<L2Block[]> {
-    try {
-      return Promise.resolve(Array.from(this.#blockStore.getBlocks(start, limit)));
-    } catch (err) {
-      // this function is sync so if any errors are thrown we need to make sure they're passed on as rejected Promises
-      return Promise.reject(err);
-    }
+    return Promise.resolve(Array.from(this.#blockStore.getBlocks(start, limit)));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -135,7 +130,11 @@ export class KVArchiverDataStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
    * @returns The requested L1 to L2 message or throws if not found.
    */
   getConfirmedL1ToL2Message(messageKey: Fr): Promise<L1ToL2Message> {
-    return Promise.resolve(this.#messageStore.getConfirmedMessage(messageKey));
+    try {
+      return Promise.resolve(this.#messageStore.getConfirmedMessage(messageKey));
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Promise.reject(err);
+    }
   }
 
   /**