diff --git a/op-batcher/batcher/channel_config.go b/op-batcher/batcher/channel_config.go
index 45dc1d4dcfa4..a23485873c60 100644
--- a/op-batcher/batcher/channel_config.go
+++ b/op-batcher/batcher/channel_config.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ type ChannelConfig struct {
 	// UseBlobs indicates that this channel should be sent as a multi-blob
 	// transaction with one blob per frame.
 	UseBlobs bool
+
+	// TODO(samlaf): temporary thing... just testing this out. Not sure if this is the right approach
+	UseAltDA bool
 }
 
 // ChannelConfig returns a copy of the receiver.
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ func (cc *ChannelConfig) ReinitCompressorConfig() {
 }
 
 func (cc *ChannelConfig) MaxFramesPerTx() int {
-	if !cc.UseBlobs {
+	if !cc.UseBlobs && !cc.UseAltDA {
 		return 1
 	}
 	return cc.TargetNumFrames
diff --git a/op-batcher/batcher/driver.go b/op-batcher/batcher/driver.go
index 5ef870a1ebdb..ff7659e2fdac 100644
--- a/op-batcher/batcher/driver.go
+++ b/op-batcher/batcher/driver.go
@@ -592,10 +592,6 @@ func (l *BatchSubmitter) cancelBlockingTx(queue *txmgr.Queue[txRef], receiptsCh
 
 // publishToAltDAAndL1 posts the txdata to the DA Provider and then sends the commitment to L1.
 func (l *BatchSubmitter) publishToAltDAAndL1(txdata txData, queue *txmgr.Queue[txRef], receiptsCh chan txmgr.TxReceipt[txRef], daGroup *errgroup.Group) {
-	// sanity checks
-	if nf := len(txdata.frames); nf != 1 {
-		l.Log.Crit("Unexpected number of frames in calldata tx", "num_frames", nf)
-	}
 	if txdata.asBlob {
 		l.Log.Crit("Unexpected blob txdata with AltDA enabled")
 	}
diff --git a/op-batcher/batcher/service.go b/op-batcher/batcher/service.go
index 5d97256fc9ac..1b28619eca31 100644
--- a/op-batcher/batcher/service.go
+++ b/op-batcher/batcher/service.go
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ func (bs *BatcherService) initChannelConfig(cfg *CLIConfig) error {
 		TargetNumFrames:       cfg.TargetNumFrames,
 		SubSafetyMargin:       cfg.SubSafetyMargin,
 		BatchType:             cfg.BatchType,
+		UseAltDA:              bs.UseAltDA,
 	}
 
 	switch cfg.DataAvailabilityType {