diff --git a/cmd/es-node/config.go b/cmd/es-node/config.go
index 9c778939..09ecfc55 100644
--- a/cmd/es-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/es-node/config.go
@@ -54,11 +54,24 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context, lg log.Logger) (*node.Config, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load storage config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	emailConfig, err := email.GetEmailConfig(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		lg.Warn("Failed to load email config, email notifications will be disabled.", "error", err)
+	}
 	dlConfig := NewDownloaderConfig(ctx)
+	if emailConfig != nil {
+		dlConfig.EmailConfig = emailConfig
+	}
 	minerConfig, err := NewMinerConfig(ctx, client, storageConfig.L1Contract, storageConfig.Miner, lg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load miner config: %w", err)
 	}
+	if minerConfig != nil && minerConfig.EmailEnabled {
+		if emailConfig == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("email config is required by miner but not loaded")
+		}
+		minerConfig.EmailConfig = *emailConfig
+	}
 	chainId := new(big.Int).SetUint64(ctx.GlobalUint64(flags.ChainId.Name))
 	lg.Info("Read chain ID of EthStorage network", "chainID", chainId)
 	if minerConfig != nil {
@@ -134,13 +147,6 @@ func NewMinerConfig(ctx *cli.Context, client *ethclient.Client, l1Contract, mine
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if minerConfig.EmailEnabled {
-		emailConfig, err := email.GetEmailConfig(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get email config: %w", err)
-		}
-		minerConfig.EmailConfig = *emailConfig
-	}
 
 	cctx := context.Background()
 	cr := newContractReader(cctx, client, l1Contract, lg)
diff --git a/ethstorage/archiver/service.go b/ethstorage/archiver/service.go
index 6d702ef5..3462d71c 100644
--- a/ethstorage/archiver/service.go
+++ b/ethstorage/archiver/service.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (a *APIService) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
-	// Deprecated
+	// Deprecated by Fusaka but still used by OP Stack
 	r.HandleFunc("/eth/v1/beacon/blob_sidecars/{id}", a.blobSidecarHandler)
 	// Fusaka
 	r.HandleFunc("/eth/v1/beacon/blobs/{id}", a.blobsHandler)
diff --git a/ethstorage/downloader/config.go b/ethstorage/downloader/config.go
index b094f199..4ce62f44 100644
--- a/ethstorage/downloader/config.go
+++ b/ethstorage/downloader/config.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 
 package downloader
 
+import "github.com/ethstorage/go-ethstorage/ethstorage/email"
+
 type Config struct {
 	DownloadStart     int64  // which block should we download the blobs from
 	DownloadDump      string // where to dump the download blobs
 	DownloadThreadNum int    // how many threads that will be used to download the blobs into storage file
+	EmailConfig       *email.EmailConfig
 }
diff --git a/ethstorage/downloader/downloader.go b/ethstorage/downloader/downloader.go
index f93ff1ee..39e37808 100644
--- a/ethstorage/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/ethstorage/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 
 	"github.com/ethstorage/go-ethstorage/ethstorage"
+	"github.com/ethstorage/go-ethstorage/ethstorage/email"
 	"github.com/ethstorage/go-ethstorage/ethstorage/eth"
 )
 
@@ -70,10 +72,11 @@ type Downloader struct {
 	dlLatestReq    chan struct{}
 	dlFinalizedReq chan struct{}
 
-	lg   log.Logger
-	done chan struct{}
-	wg   sync.WaitGroup
-	mu   sync.Mutex
+	emailConfig *email.EmailConfig
+	lg          log.Logger
+	done        chan struct{}
+	wg          sync.WaitGroup
+	mu          sync.Mutex
 }
 
 type blob struct {
@@ -105,13 +108,11 @@ func NewDownloader(
 	db ethdb.Database,
 	sm *ethstorage.StorageManager,
 	cache BlobCache,
-	downloadStart int64,
-	downloadDump string,
 	minDurationForBlobsRequest uint64,
-	downloadThreadNum int,
+	downloadConfig Config,
 	lg log.Logger,
 ) *Downloader {
-	sm.DownloadThreadNum = downloadThreadNum
+	sm.DownloadThreadNum = downloadConfig.DownloadThreadNum
 	return &Downloader{
 		Cache:                      cache,
 		l1Source:                   l1Source,
@@ -119,14 +120,15 @@ func NewDownloader(
 		daClient:                   daClient,
 		db:                         db,
 		sm:                         sm,
-		dumpDir:                    downloadDump,
+		dumpDir:                    downloadConfig.DownloadDump,
 		minDurationForBlobsRequest: minDurationForBlobsRequest,
 		dlLatestReq:                make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		dlFinalizedReq:             make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		lg:                         lg,
 		done:                       make(chan struct{}),
-		lastDownloadBlock:          downloadStart,
+		lastDownloadBlock:          downloadConfig.DownloadStart,
 		downloadedBlobs:            0,
+		emailConfig:                downloadConfig.EmailConfig,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -386,33 +388,22 @@ func (s *Downloader) downloadRange(start int64, end int64, toCache bool) ([]blob
 			)
 		}
 
-		var clBlobs map[common.Hash]eth.Blob
-		if s.l1Beacon != nil {
-			clBlobs, err = s.l1Beacon.DownloadBlobs(s.l1Beacon.Timestamp2Slot(elBlock.timestamp))
-			if err != nil {
-				s.lg.Error("L1 beacon download blob error", "err", err)
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		} else if s.daClient != nil {
-			var hashes []common.Hash
-			for _, blob := range elBlock.blobs {
-				hashes = append(hashes, blob.hash)
-			}
-
-			clBlobs, err = s.daClient.DownloadBlobs(hashes)
-			if err != nil {
-				s.lg.Error("DA client download blob error", "err", err)
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no beacon client or DA client is available")
+		clBlobs, err := s.downloadBlobsWithRetry(elBlock, 3)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.lg.Error("Failed to download blobs for the block after 3 attempts", "block", elBlock.number, "err", err)
+			// Empty CL blob will be handled later in the EL blob loop
 		}
 
 		for _, elBlob := range elBlock.blobs {
+			shard := elBlob.kvIndex.Uint64() >> s.sm.KvEntriesBits()
+			if !slices.Contains(s.sm.Shards(), shard) {
+				s.lg.Warn("Shard not initialized locally for the kvIndex, skip this blob", "kvIndex", elBlob.kvIndex.Uint64(), "shard", shard)
+				continue
+			}
 			clBlob, exists := clBlobs[elBlob.hash]
 			if !exists {
-				s.lg.Error("Did not find the event specified blob in the CL")
-
+				s.notifyBlobMissing(elBlock.number, elBlob.kvIndex.Uint64(), elBlob.hash)
+				s.lg.Crit("Did not find the event specified blob in the CL", "blockNumber", elBlock.number, "kvIndex", elBlob.kvIndex)
 			}
 			// encode blobs so that miner can do sampling directly from cache
 			elBlob.data = s.sm.EncodeBlob(clBlob.Data, elBlob.hash, elBlob.kvIndex.Uint64(), s.sm.MaxKvSize())
@@ -434,6 +425,49 @@ func (s *Downloader) downloadRange(start int64, end int64, toCache bool) ([]blob
 	return blobs, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Downloader) downloadBlobsWithRetry(elBlock *blockBlobs, maxAttempts int) (map[common.Hash]eth.Blob, error) {
+	var lastErr error
+	for attempt := 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++ {
+		clBlobs, err := s.downloadBlobs(elBlock)
+		if err == nil {
+			return clBlobs, nil
+		}
+		lastErr = err
+		if attempt < maxAttempts {
+			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, lastErr
+}
+
+func (s *Downloader) downloadBlobs(elBlock *blockBlobs) (map[common.Hash]eth.Blob, error) {
+	if s.l1Beacon != nil {
+		slot := s.l1Beacon.Timestamp2Slot(elBlock.timestamp)
+		clBlobs, err := s.l1Beacon.DownloadBlobs(slot)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.lg.Error("L1 beacon download blob error", "block", elBlock.number, "slot", slot, "err", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return clBlobs, nil
+	}
+
+	if s.daClient != nil {
+		hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(elBlock.blobs))
+		for _, b := range elBlock.blobs {
+			hashes = append(hashes, b.hash)
+		}
+
+		clBlobs, err := s.daClient.DownloadBlobs(hashes)
+		if err != nil {
+			s.lg.Error("DA client download blob error", "err", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return clBlobs, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no beacon client or DA client is available")
+}
+
 func (s *Downloader) dumpBlobsIfNeeded(blobs []blob) {
 	if s.dumpDir != "" {
 		for _, blob := range blobs {
@@ -484,3 +518,22 @@ func (s *Downloader) eventsToBlocks(events []types.Log) ([]*blockBlobs, error) {
 
 	return blocks, nil
 }
+
+func (s *Downloader) notifyBlobMissing(blockNumber uint64, kvIndex uint64, hash common.Hash) {
+	if s.emailConfig == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	msg := "The downloader couldn't locate the specified blob in the consensus layer. The node is stopped pending resolution. "
+	msg += "Details from the EL event: \n"
+	msg += fmt.Sprintf(" - blockNumber: %d\n", blockNumber)
+	msg += fmt.Sprintf(" - kvIndex: %d\n", kvIndex)
+	msg += fmt.Sprintf(" - hash: %s\n", hash.Hex())
+	msg += "This may indicate a potential issue with blob availability on the consensus layer. \n"
+	email.SendEmail(
+		"🛑 Fatal Error from es-node: Downloader Failed to Locate Blob in CL",
+		msg,
+		*s.emailConfig,
+		s.lg,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/ethstorage/eth/beacon_client.go b/ethstorage/eth/beacon_client.go
index 880be075..46f74445 100644
--- a/ethstorage/eth/beacon_client.go
+++ b/ethstorage/eth/beacon_client.go
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ func (c *BeaconClient) DownloadBlobs(slot uint64) (map[common.Hash]Blob, error)
 	}
 	resp, err := http.Get(beaconUrl)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query beacon blobs with url %s: %w", beaconUrl, err)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	var blobsResp blobs.BeaconBlobs
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&blobsResp); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode beacon blobs response from url %s: %w", beaconUrl, err)
 	}
 
 	res := map[common.Hash]Blob{}
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ func (c *BeaconClient) DownloadBlobs(slot uint64) (map[common.Hash]Blob, error)
 		// decode hex string to bytes
 		asciiBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(beaconBlob[2:])
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode beacon blob hex string %s: %w", beaconBlob, err)
 		}
 		hash, err := blobs.BlobToVersionedHash(asciiBytes)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to compute versioned hash for blob: %w", err)
 		}
 		res[hash] = Blob{VersionedHash: hash, Data: asciiBytes}
 	}
diff --git a/ethstorage/node/node.go b/ethstorage/node/node.go
index 4f20bd49..180ba628 100644
--- a/ethstorage/node/node.go
+++ b/ethstorage/node/node.go
@@ -139,10 +139,8 @@ func (n *EsNode) initL2(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) error {
 		n.db,
 		n.storageManager,
 		n.blobCache,
-		cfg.Downloader.DownloadStart,
-		cfg.Downloader.DownloadDump,
 		cfg.L1.L1MinDurationForBlobsRequest,
-		cfg.Downloader.DownloadThreadNum,
+		cfg.Downloader,
 		n.lg,
 	)
 	return nil