diff --git a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/charts.rs b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/charts.rs
index 6e5ac008f05..32194a716a2 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/charts.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/charts.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub fn draw_chart(
     results: SimulationResults,
     p_comp: i64,
     d_comp: i64,
+    da_finalization_period: usize,
     file_path: &str,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let SimulationResults {
@@ -53,9 +54,10 @@ pub fn draw_chart(
         &projected_profit,
         &pessimistic_costs,
         &format!(
-            "Profit p_comp: {}, d_comp: {}",
+            "Profit p_comp: {}, d_comp: {}, da_finalization_period: {}",
             prettify_number(p_comp),
-            prettify_number(d_comp)
+            prettify_number(d_comp),
+            prettify_number(da_finalization_period)
         ),
     )?;
     draw_gas_prices(
diff --git a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/main.rs b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/main.rs
index 7b60eed78c7..ae15233f37f 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/main.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct Arg {
     /// File path to save the chart to. Will not generate chart if left blank
     #[arg(short, long)]
     file_path: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    /// DA finalization period in L2 blocks
+    da_finalization_period: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
@@ -80,19 +83,23 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     const UPDATE_PERIOD: usize = 12;
 
+    let da_finalization_period = args.da_finalization_period;
+
     let (results, (p_comp, d_comp)) = match args.mode {
         Mode::WithValues { p, d, source } => {
             let da_cost_per_byte =
                 get_da_cost_per_byte_from_source(source, UPDATE_PERIOD);
             let size = da_cost_per_byte.len();
             println!(
-                "Running simulation with P: {}, D: {}, and {} blocks",
+                "Running simulation with P: {}, D: {}, {} blocks and {} da_finalization_period",
                 prettify_number(p),
                 prettify_number(d),
-                prettify_number(size)
+                prettify_number(size),
+                prettify_number(da_finalization_period)
             );
             let simulator = Simulator::new(da_cost_per_byte);
-            let result = simulator.run_simulation(p, d, UPDATE_PERIOD);
+            let result =
+                simulator.run_simulation(p, d, UPDATE_PERIOD, da_finalization_period);
             (result, (p, d))
         }
         Mode::Optimization { iterations, source } => {
@@ -103,12 +110,18 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 "Running optimization with {iterations} iterations and {size} blocks"
             );
             let simulator = Simulator::new(da_cost_per_byte);
-            let (results, (p, d)) =
-                naive_optimisation(&simulator, iterations as usize, UPDATE_PERIOD).await;
+            let (results, (p, d)) = naive_optimisation(
+                &simulator,
+                iterations as usize,
+                UPDATE_PERIOD,
+                da_finalization_period,
+            )
+            .await;
             println!(
-                "Optimization results: P: {}, D: {}",
+                "Optimization results: P: {}, D: {}, da_finalization_period: {}",
                 prettify_number(p),
-                prettify_number(d)
+                prettify_number(d),
+                prettify_number(da_finalization_period)
             );
             (results, (p, d))
         }
@@ -117,7 +130,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     print_info(&results);
 
     if let Some(file_path) = &args.file_path {
-        draw_chart(results, p_comp, d_comp, file_path)?;
+        draw_chart(results, p_comp, d_comp, da_finalization_period, file_path)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/optimisation.rs b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/optimisation.rs
index 38df54365fd..4943091fb84 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/optimisation.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/optimisation.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fn da_pid_factors(size: usize) -> Vec<(i64, i64)> {
 pub async fn naive_optimisation(
     simulator: &Simulator,
     iterations: usize,
+    update_period: usize,
     da_recording_rate: usize,
 ) -> (SimulationResults, (i64, i64)) {
     let tasks = da_pid_factors(iterations)
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ pub async fn naive_optimisation(
             let new_simulator = simulator.clone();
             let f = move || {
                 (
-                    new_simulator.run_simulation(p, d, da_recording_rate),
+                    new_simulator.run_simulation(p, d, update_period, da_recording_rate),
                     (p, d),
                 )
             };
diff --git a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/simulation.rs b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/simulation.rs
index 2cf4c97c4c1..6ad906cc41f 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/simulation.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/gas-price-analysis/src/simulation.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ impl Simulator {
         &self,
         da_p_component: i64,
         da_d_component: i64,
-        da_recording_rate: usize,
+        update_period: usize,
+        da_finalization_rate: usize,
     ) -> SimulationResults {
         let capacity = 30_000_000;
         let gas_per_byte = 63;
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@ impl Simulator {
         let fullness_and_bytes = fullness_and_bytes_per_block(size, capacity);
 
         let l2_blocks = fullness_and_bytes.clone().into_iter();
-        let da_blocks =
-            self.zip_l2_blocks_with_da_blocks(da_recording_rate, &fullness_and_bytes);
+        let da_blocks = self.calculate_da_blocks(
+            update_period,
+            da_finalization_rate,
+            &fullness_and_bytes,
+        );
 
         let blocks = l2_blocks.zip(da_blocks.iter()).enumerate();
 
@@ -178,11 +182,14 @@ impl Simulator {
         }
     }
 
-    fn zip_l2_blocks_with_da_blocks(
+    fn calculate_da_blocks(
         &self,
         da_recording_rate: usize,
+        da_finalization_rate: usize,
         fullness_and_bytes: &Vec<(u64, u64)>,
     ) -> Vec<Option<Vec<RecordedBlock>>> {
+        let l2_blocks_with_no_da_blocks =
+            std::iter::repeat(None).take(da_finalization_rate);
         let (_, da_blocks) = fullness_and_bytes
             .iter()
             .zip(self.da_cost_per_byte.iter())
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ impl Simulator {
                     }
                 },
             );
-        da_blocks
+        l2_blocks_with_no_da_blocks.chain(da_blocks).collect()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1.rs b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1.rs
index 11c555a7faa..ca3b58f22f9 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ impl AlgorithmUpdaterV1 {
             // gas prices
             self.update_exec_gas_price(used, capacity);
             self.update_da_gas_price();
+
+            // metadata
+            self.unrecorded_blocks.push(BlockBytes {
+                height,
+                block_bytes,
+            });
             Ok(())
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1/tests/update_l2_block_data_tests.rs b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1/tests/update_l2_block_data_tests.rs
index 0be90b5186b..1ad9a1aacad 100644
--- a/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1/tests/update_l2_block_data_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/fuel-gas-price-algorithm/src/v1/tests/update_l2_block_data_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::v1::{
     tests::UpdaterBuilder,
+    BlockBytes,
     Error,
 };
 
@@ -536,3 +537,71 @@ fn update_l2_block_data__negative_profit_increase_gas_price() {
         old_gas_price
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn update_l2_block_data__adds_l2_block_to_unrecorded_blocks() {
+    // given
+    let starting_block = 0;
+
+    let mut updater = UpdaterBuilder::new()
+        .with_l2_block_height(starting_block)
+        .build();
+
+    let height = 1;
+    let used = 50;
+    let capacity = 100.try_into().unwrap();
+    let block_bytes = 1000;
+    let new_gas_price = 100;
+
+    // when
+    updater
+        .update_l2_block_data(height, used, capacity, block_bytes, new_gas_price)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    //  then
+    let block_bytes = BlockBytes {
+        height,
+        block_bytes,
+    };
+    let contains_block_bytes = updater.unrecorded_blocks.contains(&block_bytes);
+    assert!(contains_block_bytes);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn update_l2_block_data__retains_existing_blocks_and_adds_l2_block_to_unrecorded_blocks()
+{
+    // given
+    let starting_block = 0;
+    let preexisting_block = BlockBytes {
+        height: 0,
+        block_bytes: 1000,
+    };
+
+    let mut updater = UpdaterBuilder::new()
+        .with_l2_block_height(starting_block)
+        .with_unrecorded_blocks(vec![preexisting_block.clone()])
+        .build();
+
+    let height = 1;
+    let used = 50;
+    let capacity = 100.try_into().unwrap();
+    let block_bytes = 1000;
+    let new_gas_price = 100;
+
+    // when
+    updater
+        .update_l2_block_data(height, used, capacity, block_bytes, new_gas_price)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    //  then
+    let block_bytes = BlockBytes {
+        height,
+        block_bytes,
+    };
+    let contains_block_bytes = updater.unrecorded_blocks.contains(&block_bytes);
+    assert!(contains_block_bytes);
+
+    let contains_preexisting_block_bytes =
+        updater.unrecorded_blocks.contains(&preexisting_block);
+    assert!(contains_preexisting_block_bytes);
+}