diff --git a/coordinator/coordinator.go b/coordinator/coordinator.go
index 6f7befa..1ae4b54 100644
--- a/coordinator/coordinator.go
+++ b/coordinator/coordinator.go
@@ -671,21 +671,33 @@ func (p *Pipeline) Start(batchNum common.BatchNum, lastForgeL1TxsNum int64,
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-p.ctx.Done():
-				log.Debug("Pipeline forgeSendServerProof loop done")
+				log.Debug("Pipeline forgeBatch loop done")
 				p.wg.Done()
 				return
 			case syncStats := <-p.statsCh:
 				p.stats = syncStats
 			default:
-				p.batchNum = p.batchNum + 1
-				batchInfo, err := p.forgeSendServerProof(p.ctx, p.batchNum)
+				batchNum = p.batchNum + 1
+				batchInfo, err := p.forgeBatch(p.ctx, batchNum)
 				if common.IsErrDone(err) {
 					continue
+				} else if err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("forgeBatch", "err", err)
+					continue
 				}
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Errorw("forgeSendServerProof", "err", err)
+				// 6. Wait for an available server proof (blocking call)
+				serverProof, err := p.proversPool.Get(p.ctx)
+				if common.IsErrDone(err) {
 					continue
+				} else if err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("proversPool.Get", "err", err)
 				}
+				if err := p.sendServerProof(p.ctx, serverProof, batchInfo); err != nil {
+					log.Errorw("sendServerProof", "err", err)
+					p.proversPool.Add(serverProof)
+					continue
+				}
+				p.batchNum = batchNum
 				batchChSentServerProof <- batchInfo
 			}
 		}
@@ -704,6 +716,9 @@ func (p *Pipeline) Start(batchNum common.BatchNum, lastForgeL1TxsNum int64,
 				if common.IsErrDone(err) {
 					continue
 				}
+				// We are done with this serverProof, add it back to the pool
+				p.proversPool.Add(batchInfo.ServerProof)
+				batchInfo.ServerProof = nil
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Errorw("waitServerProof", "err", err)
 					continue
@@ -739,9 +754,21 @@ func l2TxsIDs(txs []common.PoolL2Tx) []common.TxID {
 	return txIDs
 }
 
-// forgeSendServerProof the next batch, wait for a proof server to be available and send the
-// circuit inputs to the proof server.
-func (p *Pipeline) forgeSendServerProof(ctx context.Context, batchNum common.BatchNum) (*BatchInfo, error) {
+// sendServerProof sends the circuit inputs to the proof server
+func (p *Pipeline) sendServerProof(ctx context.Context, serverProof prover.Client,
+	batchInfo *BatchInfo) error {
+	p.cfg.debugBatchStore(batchInfo)
+
+	// 7. Call the selected idle server proof with BatchBuilder output,
+	// save server proof info for batchNum
+	if err := batchInfo.ServerProof.CalculateProof(ctx, batchInfo.ZKInputs); err != nil {
+		return tracerr.Wrap(err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// forgeBatch the next batch.
+func (p *Pipeline) forgeBatch(ctx context.Context, batchNum common.BatchNum) (*BatchInfo, error) {
 	// remove transactions from the pool that have been there for too long
 	_, err := p.purger.InvalidateMaybe(p.l2DB, p.txSelector.LocalAccountsDB(),
 		p.stats.Sync.LastBlock.Num, int64(batchNum))
@@ -813,28 +840,6 @@ func (p *Pipeline) forgeSendServerProof(ctx context.Context, batchNum common.Bat
 	batchInfo.ZKInputs = zkInputs
 	p.cfg.debugBatchStore(&batchInfo)
 
-	// 6. Wait for an available server proof blocking call
-	serverProof, err := p.proversPool.Get(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, tracerr.Wrap(err)
-	}
-	batchInfo.ServerProof = serverProof
-	defer func() {
-		// If there's an error further on, add the serverProof back to
-		// the pool
-		if err != nil {
-			p.proversPool.Add(serverProof)
-		}
-	}()
-	p.cfg.debugBatchStore(&batchInfo)
-
-	// 7. Call the selected idle server proof with BatchBuilder output,
-	// save server proof info for batchNum
-	err = batchInfo.ServerProof.CalculateProof(ctx, zkInputs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, tracerr.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
 	return &batchInfo, nil
 }
 
@@ -844,8 +849,6 @@ func (p *Pipeline) waitServerProof(ctx context.Context, batchInfo *BatchInfo) er
 	if err != nil {
 		return tracerr.Wrap(err)
 	}
-	p.proversPool.Add(batchInfo.ServerProof)
-	batchInfo.ServerProof = nil
 	batchInfo.Proof = proof
 	batchInfo.ForgeBatchArgs = p.prepareForgeBatchArgs(batchInfo)
 	batchInfo.TxStatus = TxStatusPending
diff --git a/coordinator/coordinator_test.go b/coordinator/coordinator_test.go
index c5d4fd0..0469826 100644
--- a/coordinator/coordinator_test.go
+++ b/coordinator/coordinator_test.go
@@ -417,6 +417,6 @@ func TestPipelineShouldL1L2Batch(t *testing.T) {
 // TODO: Test Reorg
 // TODO: Test Pipeline
 // TODO: Test TxMonitor
-// TODO: Test forgeSendServerProof
+// TODO: Test forgeBatch
 // TODO: Test waitServerProof
 // TODO: Test handleReorg