diff --git a/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go b/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go
index 461ec3a6f3..549a38ff86 100644
--- a/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go
+++ b/broadcaster/backlog/backlog.go
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ type Backlog interface {
 type backlog struct {
 	head          atomic.Pointer[backlogSegment]
 	tail          atomic.Pointer[backlogSegment]
-	lookupByIndex *containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]
+	lookupByIndex atomic.Pointer[containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]]
 	config        ConfigFetcher
 	messageCount  atomic.Uint64
 }
 
 // NewBacklog creates a backlog.
 func NewBacklog(c ConfigFetcher) Backlog {
-	lookup := &containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{}
-	return &backlog{
-		lookupByIndex: lookup,
-		config:        c,
+	b := &backlog{
+		config: c,
 	}
+	b.lookupByIndex.Store(&containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{})
+	return b
 }
 
 // Head return the head backlogSegment within the backlog.
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func (b *backlog) Append(bm *m.BroadcastMessage) error {
 		b.delete(uint64(bm.ConfirmedSequenceNumberMessage.SequenceNumber))
 	}
 
+	lookupByIndex := b.lookupByIndex.Load()
 	for _, msg := range bm.Messages {
 		segment := b.tail.Load()
 		if segment == nil {
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (b *backlog) Append(bm *m.BroadcastMessage) error {
 		} else if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		b.lookupByIndex.Store(uint64(msg.SequenceNumber), segment)
+		lookupByIndex.Store(uint64(msg.SequenceNumber), segment)
 		b.messageCount.Add(1)
 	}
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func (b *backlog) delete(confirmed uint64) {
 	}
 
 	if confirmed > tail.End() {
-		log.Error("confirmed sequence number is past the end of stored messages", "confirmed sequence number", confirmed, "last stored sequence number", tail.End())
+		log.Warn("confirmed sequence number is past the end of stored messages", "confirmed sequence number", confirmed, "last stored sequence number", tail.End())
 		b.reset()
 		return
 	}
@@ -211,14 +212,15 @@ func (b *backlog) delete(confirmed uint64) {
 // removeFromLookup removes all entries from the head segment's start index to
 // the given confirmed index.
 func (b *backlog) removeFromLookup(start, end uint64) {
+	lookupByIndex := b.lookupByIndex.Load()
 	for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
-		b.lookupByIndex.Delete(i)
+		lookupByIndex.Delete(i)
 	}
 }
 
 // Lookup attempts to find the backlogSegment storing the given message index.
 func (b *backlog) Lookup(i uint64) (BacklogSegment, error) {
-	segment, ok := b.lookupByIndex.Load(i)
+	segment, ok := b.lookupByIndex.Load().Load(i)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error finding backlog segment containing message with SequenceNumber %d", i)
 	}
@@ -233,9 +235,9 @@ func (s *backlog) Count() uint64 {
 
 // reset removes all segments from the backlog.
 func (b *backlog) reset() {
-	b.head = atomic.Pointer[backlogSegment]{}
-	b.tail = atomic.Pointer[backlogSegment]{}
-	b.lookupByIndex = &containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{}
+	b.head.Store(nil)
+	b.tail.Store(nil)
+	b.lookupByIndex.Store(&containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{})
 	b.messageCount.Store(0)
 }
 
diff --git a/broadcaster/backlog/backlog_test.go b/broadcaster/backlog/backlog_test.go
index ab25a523f7..ee712de9ed 100644
--- a/broadcaster/backlog/backlog_test.go
+++ b/broadcaster/backlog/backlog_test.go
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ func validateBroadcastMessage(t *testing.T, bm *m.BroadcastMessage, expectedCoun
 
 func createDummyBacklog(indexes []arbutil.MessageIndex) (*backlog, error) {
 	b := &backlog{
-		lookupByIndex: &containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{},
-		config:        func() *Config { return &DefaultTestConfig },
+		config: func() *Config { return &DefaultTestConfig },
 	}
+	b.lookupByIndex.Store(&containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{})
 	bm := &m.BroadcastMessage{Messages: m.CreateDummyBroadcastMessages(indexes)}
 	err := b.Append(bm)
 	return b, err
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ func TestDeleteInvalidBacklog(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := &containers.SyncMap[uint64, *backlogSegment]{}
 	lookup.Store(40, s)
 	b := &backlog{
-		lookupByIndex: lookup,
-		config:        func() *Config { return &DefaultTestConfig },
+		config: func() *Config { return &DefaultTestConfig },
 	}
+	b.lookupByIndex.Store(lookup)
 	b.messageCount.Store(2)
 	b.head.Store(s)
 	b.tail.Store(s)