diff --git a/charts/sequencer-relayer/files/scripts/start-relayer.sh b/charts/sequencer-relayer/files/scripts/start-relayer.sh
index 9ad150c..746d710 100644
--- a/charts/sequencer-relayer/files/scripts/start-relayer.sh
+++ b/charts/sequencer-relayer/files/scripts/start-relayer.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ set -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
 
 echo "Starting the Astria Sequencer Relayer..."
 
-if ! [ -f "$ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_PRE_SUBMIT_PATH" ]; then
+if ! [ -z ${ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_PRE_SUBMIT_PATH+x} ] && ! [ -f "$ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_PRE_SUBMIT_PATH" ]; then
     echo "Pre-submit storage file not found, instantiating with ignore state. Post submit storage file will be created on first submit."
     echo "{\"state\": \"ignore\"}" > $ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_PRE_SUBMIT_PATH
 fi
 
-if ! [ -f "$ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_POST_SUBMIT_PATH" ]; then
+if ! [ -z ${ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_POST_SUBMIT_PATH+x} ] && ! [ -f "$ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_POST_SUBMIT_PATH" ]; then
     echo "Post-submit storage file does not exist, instantiating with fresh state. Will start relaying from first sequencer block."
     echo "{\"state\": \"fresh\"}" > $ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_POST_SUBMIT_PATH
 fi
 
+if ! [ -z ${ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_SUBMISSION_STATE_PATH+x} ] && ! [ -f "$ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_SUBMISSION_STATE_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "Submission state file does not exist, instantiating with fresh state. Will start relaying from first sequencer block."
+    echo "{\"state\": \"fresh\"}" > $ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_SUBMISSION_STATE_PATH
+fi
+
 exec /usr/local/bin/astria-sequencer-relayer
diff --git a/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 1185798..1dccd0a 100644
--- a/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ Namepsace to deploy elements into.
 {{- define "sequencer-relayer.storage.postSubmitPath" -}}
 {{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.mountPath" . }}/postsubmit.json
 {{- end }}
+
+{{- define "sequencer-relayer.storage.submissionStatePath" -}}
+{{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.mountPath" . }}/submission-state.json
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/configmaps.yaml b/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/configmaps.yaml
index 50917b7..b76f6c4 100644
--- a/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/configmaps.yaml
+++ b/charts/sequencer-relayer/templates/configmaps.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ data:
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_CELESTIA_APP_GRPC_ENDPOINT: "{{ .Values.config.relayer.celestiaAppGrpc }}"
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_CELESTIA_APP_KEY_FILE: "/celestia-key/{{ .Values.config.celestiaAppPrivateKey.secret.filename }}"
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_API_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.ports.healthAPI }}"
-  ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_PRE_SUBMIT_PATH: "{{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.preSubmitPath" . }}"
-  ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_POST_SUBMIT_PATH: "{{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.postSubmitPath" . }}"
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_NO_METRICS: "{{ not .Values.config.relayer.metrics.enabled }}"
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_METRICS_HTTP_LISTENER_ADDR: "0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.ports.metrics }}"
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_FORCE_STDOUT: "{{ .Values.global.useTTY }}"
@@ -30,7 +28,10 @@ data:
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_SEQUENCER_CHAIN_ID: "{{ .Values.config.relayer.sequencerChainId }}"
   ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_CELESTIA_CHAIN_ID: "{{ .Values.config.relayer.celestiaChainId }}"
   {{- if not .Values.global.dev }}
+  ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_PRE_SUBMIT_PATH: "{{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.preSubmitPath" . }}"
+  ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_POST_SUBMIT_PATH: "{{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.postSubmitPath" . }}"
   {{- else }}
+  ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_SUBMISSION_STATE_PATH: "{{ include "sequencer-relayer.storage.submissionStatePath" . }}"
   {{- end }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
diff --git a/charts/sequencer/Chart.lock b/charts/sequencer/Chart.lock
index 7807d9b..0e2b3ea 100644
--- a/charts/sequencer/Chart.lock
+++ b/charts/sequencer/Chart.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: sequencer-relayer
   repository: file://../sequencer-relayer
-  version: 0.11.0
-digest: sha256:70434f4e37c36660ff9b89258d4de6770f206712020bda7398a22772e8f74fa8
-generated: "2024-07-19T12:21:51.250339+02:00"
+  version: 0.11.1
+digest: sha256:9c44f4901c4b89bbf6261f1a92bb18f71aef6d95e536aadc8a4a275a01eec25b
+generated: "2024-07-23T20:01:42.179395482+01:00"