Outage in Optimism

Unsafe Head Stall on Mainnet

Resolved Major
February 15, 2024 - Started 3 months ago - Lasted about 2 hours

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Outage Details

We are reopening this incident after reports of additional instability.
Components affected
Optimism Transaction Sequencing
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
INVESTIGATING 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 05:26AM

We are reopening this incident after reports of additional instability.

RESOLVED 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 05:19AM

Our team has resolved the unsafe head stall. If you continue to experience an issue, please let us know on Discord.

INVESTIGATING 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 05:04AM

We are investigating reports of an unsafe head stall on OP Mainnet.

IDENTIFIED 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 05:10AM

We have identified the cause of the unsafe head stall and have applied a fix. At this time node operators may observe a single-block reorg of the unsafe chain. Chain sync should be back to normal at this time.

MONITORING 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 05:14AM

We have observed both the safe and unsafe parts of the chain advancing. At this time the network is fully operational. We will continue monitoring the situation.

IDENTIFIED 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 05:52AM

We have identified a potential root cause of the unsafe head stall. At this time the network is functional, however until the fix is fully rolled out the possibility of continued instability remains. We will continue to update this page as the fix rolls out.

IDENTIFIED 3 months ago - at 02/15/2024 06:13AM

We are continuing to roll out a potential fix for the unsafe head stall. At this time no action is required from users or node operators. We will continue to update this page as the fix rolls out.

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