diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active.rs
index 65313075658d7..6cca383b370ca 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active.rs
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ where
     A: AuthorityAPI + Send + Sync + 'static + Clone,
 {
     pub async fn spawn_checkpoint_process(self) {
-        self._spawn_checkpoint_process(Some(CheckpointProcessControl::default()))
+        self.spawn_checkpoint_process_with_config(Some(CheckpointProcessControl::default()))
             .await
     }
 
     /// Spawn all active tasks.
-    pub async fn _spawn_checkpoint_process(
+    pub async fn spawn_checkpoint_process_with_config(
         self,
         checkpoint_process_control: Option<CheckpointProcessControl>,
     ) {
diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/checkpoint_driver/tests.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/checkpoint_driver/tests.rs
index 4b99a9b76de85..4e681684fd5ec 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/checkpoint_driver/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/checkpoint_driver/tests.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async fn checkpoint_active_flow_crash_client_with_gossip() {
             .unwrap();
             // Spin the gossip service.
             active_state
-                ._spawn_checkpoint_process(Some(CheckpointProcessControl::default()))
+                .spawn_checkpoint_process_with_config(Some(CheckpointProcessControl::default()))
                 .await;
         });
     }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async fn checkpoint_active_flow_crash_client_no_gossip() {
             .unwrap();
             // Spin the gossip service.
             active_state
-                ._spawn_checkpoint_process(Some(CheckpointProcessControl::default()))
+                .spawn_checkpoint_process_with_config(Some(CheckpointProcessControl::default()))
                 .await;
         });
     }
diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/gossip/mod.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/gossip/mod.rs
index a060fe6ea9229..38bc7230dc593 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/gossip/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/authority_active/gossip/mod.rs
@@ -269,27 +269,25 @@ where
                         Some(Ok(BatchInfoResponseItem(UpdateItem::Batch(signed_batch)) )) => {
                             let next_seq = signed_batch.batch.next_sequence_number;
                             self.follower_store.record_next_sequence(&self.peer_name, next_seq)?;
+                             match self.max_seq {
+                                Some(max_seq) => {
+                                    if next_seq < max_seq {
+                                        info!("Gossip sequence number unexpected: found {:?} but previously received {:?}", next_seq, max_seq);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                None => {}
+                            }
                         },
 
                         // Upon receiving a transaction digest, store it if it is not processed already.
-                        Some(Ok(BatchInfoResponseItem(UpdateItem::Transaction((seq, digest))))) => {
+                        Some(Ok(BatchInfoResponseItem(UpdateItem::Transaction((_seq, digest))))) => {
                             if !self.state.database.effects_exists(&digest.transaction)? {
                                 queue.push(async move {
                                     tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(EACH_ITEM_DELAY_MS)).await;
                                     digest
                                 });
                                 self.state.metrics.gossip_queued_count.inc();
-
-                            }
-                            match self.max_seq {
-                                Some(max_seq) => {
-                                    if seq < max_seq {
-                                        info!("Gossip sequence number unexpected: found {:?} but previously received {:?}", seq, max_seq);
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                None => {}
                             }
-                            self.max_seq = Some(seq + 1);
                         },
 
                         // Return any errors.
diff --git a/crates/sui/tests/checkpoints_tests.rs b/crates/sui/tests/checkpoints_tests.rs
index dcdfa9d5e1b74..eef1832cb3f1b 100644
--- a/crates/sui/tests/checkpoints_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/sui/tests/checkpoints_tests.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ async fn end_to_end() {
                 ..CheckpointProcessControl::default()
             };
             active_state
-                ._spawn_checkpoint_process(Some(checkpoint_process_control))
+                .spawn_checkpoint_process_with_config(Some(checkpoint_process_control))
                 .await
         });
     }
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ async fn checkpoint_with_shared_objects() {
                 ..CheckpointProcessControl::default()
             };
             active_state
-                ._spawn_checkpoint_process(Some(checkpoint_process_control))
+                .spawn_checkpoint_process_with_config(Some(checkpoint_process_control))
                 .await
         });
     }