diff --git a/packages/contracts/contracts/optimistic-ethereum/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.sol b/packages/contracts/contracts/optimistic-ethereum/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.sol
index 8e1262733b60..7cb19f00b1c4 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/contracts/optimistic-ethereum/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts/contracts/optimistic-ethereum/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.sol
@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@ pragma solidity ^0.7.0;
 /* Interface Imports */
 import { iOVM_BondManager } from "../../iOVM/verification/iOVM_BondManager.sol";
 
+/* Contract Imports */
+import { Lib_AddressResolver } from "../../libraries/resolver/Lib_AddressResolver.sol";
+
 /**
  * @title mockOVM_BondManager
  */
-contract mockOVM_BondManager is iOVM_BondManager {
+contract mockOVM_BondManager is iOVM_BondManager, Lib_AddressResolver {
+    constructor(
+        address _libAddressManager
+    )
+        Lib_AddressResolver(_libAddressManager)
+    {}
+
     function recordGasSpent(
         bytes32 _preStateRoot,
         bytes32 _txHash,
@@ -59,7 +68,8 @@ contract mockOVM_BondManager is iOVM_BondManager {
             bool
         )
     {
-        return true;
+        // Only authenticate sequencer to submit state root batches.
+        return _who == resolve("OVM_Sequencer");
     }
 
     function getGasSpent(
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/contract-deployment/config.ts b/packages/contracts/src/contract-deployment/config.ts
index 7011d38b7614..ae07a2681b76 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/contract-deployment/config.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/contract-deployment/config.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export const makeContractDeployConfig = async (
     },
     OVM_BondManager: {
       factory: getContractFactory('mockOVM_BondManager'),
+      params: [AddressManager.address],
     },
     OVM_ETH: {
       factory: getContractFactory('OVM_ETH'),
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.spec.ts b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12002bf1085a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/mockOVM/verification/mockOVM_BondManager.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { expect } from '../../../setup'
+
+/* External Imports */
+import { ethers } from '@nomiclabs/buidler'
+import { Signer, Contract } from 'ethers'
+
+/* Internal Imports */
+import { makeAddressManager } from '../../../helpers'
+
+describe('mockOVM_BondManager', () => {
+  let sequencer: Signer
+  let nonSequencer: Signer
+  before(async () => {
+    ;[sequencer, nonSequencer] = await ethers.getSigners()
+  })
+
+  let AddressManager: Contract
+  before(async () => {
+    AddressManager = await makeAddressManager()
+  })
+
+  let mockOVM_BondManager: Contract
+  before(async () => {
+    mockOVM_BondManager = await (
+      await ethers.getContractFactory('mockOVM_BondManager')
+    ).deploy(AddressManager.address)
+
+    AddressManager.setAddress('OVM_Sequencer', await sequencer.getAddress())
+  })
+
+  describe('isCollateralized', () => {
+    it('should return true for OVM_Sequencer', async () => {
+      expect(
+        await mockOVM_BondManager.isCollateralized(await sequencer.getAddress())
+      ).to.equal(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return false for non-sequencer', async () => {
+      expect(
+        await mockOVM_BondManager.isCollateralized(
+          await nonSequencer.getAddress()
+        )
+      ).to.equal(false)
+    })
+  })
+})