diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/ISyncConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/ISyncConfig.cs
index 4610dad14e4..12323a34736 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/ISyncConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/ISyncConfig.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public interface ISyncConfig : IConfig
         [ConfigItem(DisabledForCli = true, HiddenFromDocs = true)]
         Keccak? PivotHashParsed => PivotHash is null ? null : new Keccak(Bytes.FromHexString(PivotHash));
 
-        [ConfigItem(Description = "Max number of attempts (seconds) to update pivot block basing on Forkchoice message from Consensus Layer. Only for PoS chains.", DefaultValue = "900")]
+        [ConfigItem(Description = "Max number of attempts (seconds) to update pivot block basing on Forkchoice message from Consensus Layer. Only for PoS chains. Infinite by default.", DefaultValue = "2147483647")]
         int MaxAttemptsToUpdatePivot { get; set; }
 
         [ConfigItem(Description = "[EXPERIMENTAL] Defines the earliest body downloaded in fast sync when DownloadBodiesInFastSync is enabled. Actual values used will be Math.Max(1, Math.Min(PivotNumber, AncientBodiesBarrier))", DefaultValue = "0")]
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/SyncConfig.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/SyncConfig.cs
index 8734473a792..a73a8d4c16c 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/SyncConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Synchronization/SyncConfig.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public string? PivotHash
             get => FastSync || SnapSync ? _pivotHash : null;
             set => _pivotHash = value;
         }
-        public int MaxAttemptsToUpdatePivot { get; set; } = 900;
+        public int MaxAttemptsToUpdatePivot { get; set; } = int.MaxValue;
         public bool WitnessProtocolEnabled { get; set; } = false;
         public bool SnapSync { get; set; } = false;
         public int SnapSyncAccountRangePartitionCount { get; set; } = 8;
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Synchronization/PivotUpdator.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Synchronization/PivotUpdator.cs
index ba763a4ee92..415c9c2e45b 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Synchronization/PivotUpdator.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Synchronization/PivotUpdator.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class PivotUpdator
 
     private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cancellation = new();
 
+    private static int _maxAttempts;
     private int _attemptsLeft;
     private int _updateInProgress;
     private Keccak _alreadyAnnouncedNewPivotHash = Keccak.Zero;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public PivotUpdator(IBlockTree blockTree,
         _metadataDb = metadataDb ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(metadataDb));
         _logger = logManager.GetClassLogger() ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logManager));
 
+        _maxAttempts = syncConfig.MaxAttemptsToUpdatePivot;
         _attemptsLeft = syncConfig.MaxAttemptsToUpdatePivot;
 
         if (!TryUpdateSyncConfigUsingDataFromDb())
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ private async Task<bool> TrySetFreshPivot(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 
         if (finalizedBlockHash is null || finalizedBlockHash == Keccak.Zero)
         {
-            if (_logger.IsInfo && _attemptsLeft % 10 == 0) _logger.Info($"Waiting for Forkchoice message from Consensus Layer to set fresh pivot block. {_attemptsLeft} attempts left");
+            if (_logger.IsInfo && (_maxAttempts - _attemptsLeft) % 10 == 0) _logger.Info($"Waiting for Forkchoice message from Consensus Layer to set fresh pivot block [{_maxAttempts - _attemptsLeft}s]");
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ private async Task<bool> TrySetFreshPivot(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             }
         }
 
-        if (_logger.IsInfo && _attemptsLeft % 10 == 0) _logger.Info($"Potential new pivot block hash: {finalizedBlockHash}. Waiting for pivot block header. {_attemptsLeft} attempts left");
+        if (_logger.IsInfo && (_maxAttempts - _attemptsLeft) % 10 == 0) _logger.Info($"Potential new pivot block hash: {finalizedBlockHash}. Waiting for pivot block header [{_maxAttempts - _attemptsLeft}s]");
         return null;
     }