diff --git a/regression-tests/batcher-address-monitor.bash b/regression-tests/batcher-address-monitor.bash
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..79966b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression-tests/batcher-address-monitor.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+source ./common.bash
+
+export COMPOSE_IGNORE_ORPHANS=1
+
+echo "starting nodes"
+../test-node.bash --init-force --espresso $(get_espresso_image_flag) --validate --detach
+
+echo "starting tx spammer"
+docker compose run --detach scripts send-l2 --ethamount 10 --to user_l2user --times 10000 --delay 200 --wait
+
+sequencer_inbox=$(docker compose run --entrypoint sh poster -c "jq -r '.[0].rollup.\"sequencer-inbox\"' /config/deployed_chain_info.json | tail -n 1 | tr -d '\r\n'")
+echo "sequencer inbox: $sequencer_inbox"
+
+# check validator
+
+batcher_addr=0xe2148eE53c0755215Df69b2616E552154EdC584f
+docker compose run scripts set-is-batch-poster --batchPoster $batcher_addr --isBatchPoster false --seqInboxAddr $sequencer_inbox --wait
+
+# validator should stop creating blocks after a while (64 l1 blocks)
+
+oldBlockNumber=$(cast block-number --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8247)
+echo "oldBlockNumber: $oldBlockNumber"
+
+sleep 60
+
+newBlockNumber=$(cast block-number --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8247)
+echo "newBlockNumber: $newBlockNumber"
+
+if [ "$newBlockNumber" -gt "$oldBlockNumber" ]; then
+    echo "Smoke test failed. Blocks created."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+batcher_addr=0xe2148eE53c0755215Df69b2616E552154EdC584f
+docker compose run scripts set-is-batch-poster --batchPoster $batcher_addr --isBatchPoster true --seqInboxAddr $sequencer_inbox --wait
+
+sleep 60
+
+newBlockNumber=$(cast block-number --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8247)
+echo "newBlockNumber: $newBlockNumber"
+
+if [ "$newBlockNumber" -eq "$oldBlockNumber" ]; then
+    echo "Smoke test failed. No blocks created."
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test-node.bash b/test-node.bash
index 5ae30737..3447330a 100755
--- a/test-node.bash
+++ b/test-node.bash
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 DEFAULT_NITRO_CONTRACTS_REPO="https://github.com/OffchainLabs/nitro-contracts.git"
-NITRO_NODE_VERSION=offchainlabs/nitro-node:v3.9.2-602a41e
+NITRO_NODE_VERSION=offchainlabs/nitro-node:v3.9.2-52e8959
 BLOCKSCOUT_VERSION=offchainlabs/blockscout:v1.1.0-0e716c8
 
 # nitro-contract workaround for testnode