diff --git a/scripts/l3Configuration.ts b/scripts/l3Configuration.ts
index f441e49..6f0f92f 100644
--- a/scripts/l3Configuration.ts
+++ b/scripts/l3Configuration.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 export async function l3Configuration(
   privateKey: string,
   L2_RPC_URL: string,
-  L3_RPC_URL: string
+  L3_RPC_URL: string,
+  setL1Price: boolean
 ) {
   if (!privateKey || !L2_RPC_URL || !L3_RPC_URL) {
     throw new Error('Required environment variable not found')
@@ -116,40 +117,49 @@ export async function l3Configuration(
       l2signer
     )
   
-    console.log('Getting L1 base fee estimate')
-    const l1BaseFeeEstimate = await ArbOGasInfo.getL1BaseFeeEstimate()
-    console.log(`L1 Base Fee estimate on L2 is ${l1BaseFeeEstimate.toNumber()}`)
-    const l2Basefee = await L2Provider.getGasPrice()
-    const totalGasPrice = await l1BaseFeeEstimate.add(l2Basefee)
-    console.log(`Setting L1 base fee estimate on L3 to ${totalGasPrice}`)
-    const tx4 = await ArbOwner.setL1PricePerUnit(totalGasPrice)
-  
-    // Wait for the transaction to be mined
-    const receipt4 = await tx4.wait()
-    console.log(
-      `L1 base fee estimate is set on the block number ${await receipt4.blockNumber} on the Orbit chain`
-    )
-  
-    // Check the status of the transaction: 1 is successful, 0 is failure
-    if (receipt4.status === 0) {
-      throw new Error('Base Fee Setting failed')
+    if (setL1Price) {
+      console.log('Getting L1 base fee estimate')
+      const l1BaseFeeEstimate = await ArbOGasInfo.getL1BaseFeeEstimate()
+      console.log(`L1 Base Fee estimate on L2 is ${l1BaseFeeEstimate.toNumber()}`)
+      const l2Basefee = await L2Provider.getGasPrice()
+      const totalGasPrice = await l1BaseFeeEstimate.add(l2Basefee)
+      console.log(`Setting L1 base fee estimate on L3 to ${totalGasPrice}`)
+      const tx4 = await ArbOwner.setL1PricePerUnit(totalGasPrice)
+    
+      // Wait for the transaction to be mined
+      const receipt4 = await tx4.wait()
+      console.log(
+        `L1 base fee estimate is set on the block number ${await receipt4.blockNumber} on the Orbit chain`
+      )
+    
+      // Check the status of the transaction: 1 is successful, 0 is failure
+      if (receipt4.status === 0) {
+        throw new Error('Base Fee Setting failed')
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Skipping setL1PricePerUnit`)
     }
+
   } else {
     console.log(`This is an L2 Orbit`)
-    console.log('Getting L1 base fee')
-    const totalGasPrice = await L2Provider.getGasPrice()
-    console.log(`Setting L1 base fee on L2 to ${totalGasPrice}`)
-    const tx4 = await ArbOwner.setL1PricePerUnit(totalGasPrice)
-
-    // Wait for the transaction to be mined
-    const receipt4 = await tx4.wait()
-    console.log(
-      `L1 base fee is set on the block number ${await receipt4.blockNumber} on the Orbit chain`
-    )
-
-    // Check the status of the transaction: 1 is successful, 0 is failure
-    if (receipt4.status === 0) {
-      throw new Error('Base Fee Setting failed')
+    if (setL1Price) {
+      console.log('Getting L1 base fee')
+      const totalGasPrice = await L2Provider.getGasPrice()
+      console.log(`Setting L1 base fee on L2 to ${totalGasPrice}`)
+      const tx4 = await ArbOwner.setL1PricePerUnit(totalGasPrice)
+
+      // Wait for the transaction to be mined
+      const receipt4 = await tx4.wait()
+      console.log(
+        `L1 base fee is set on the block number ${await receipt4.blockNumber} on the Orbit chain`
+      )
+
+      // Check the status of the transaction: 1 is successful, 0 is failure
+      if (receipt4.status === 0) {
+        throw new Error('Base Fee Setting failed')
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Skipping setL1PricePerUnit`)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup.ts b/scripts/setup.ts
index 21d82d5..c7b7d49 100644
--- a/scripts/setup.ts
+++ b/scripts/setup.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ async function main() {
   const INITIAL_FUND_AMOUNT_BATCH_POSTER =
     process.env.INITIAL_FUND_AMOUNT_BATCH_POSTER
   const INITIAL_FUND_AMOUNT_STAKER = process.env.INITIAL_FUND_AMOUNT_STAKER
+  const setL1Price = !process.env.SKIP_SET_L1_PRICE
 
   if (
     !privateKey ||
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ async function main() {
       console.log(
         'Running l3Configuration script to configure your Orbit chain 📝📝📝📝📝'
       )
-      await l3Configuration(privateKey, L2_RPC_URL, L3_RPC_URL)
+      await l3Configuration(privateKey, L2_RPC_URL, L3_RPC_URL, setL1Price)
       rs.l3config = true
     }
     ////////////////////////////////