diff --git a/src/dataworker/Dataworker.ts b/src/dataworker/Dataworker.ts
index 87b9a3319..35e3ca7b2 100644
--- a/src/dataworker/Dataworker.ts
+++ b/src/dataworker/Dataworker.ts
@@ -1802,6 +1802,11 @@ export class Dataworker {
     // Now, go through each L1 token and see if we need to update the exchange rate for it.
     await sdkUtils.forEachAsync(Object.keys(aggregateNetSendAmounts), async (l1Token) => {
       const requiredNetSendAmountForL1Token = aggregateNetSendAmounts[l1Token];
+      // If netSendAmounts is 0, there is no need to update this exchange rate.
+      assert(requiredNetSendAmountForL1Token.gte(0), "Aggregate net send amount should be >= 0");
+      if (requiredNetSendAmountForL1Token.eq(0)) {
+        return;
+      }
       // The "used" balance kept in the BalanceAllocator should have adjusted for the netSendAmounts and relayer refund leaf
       // executions above. Therefore, check if the current liquidReserves is less than the pool rebalance leaf's netSendAmount
       // and the virtual hubPoolBalance would be enough to execute it. If so, then add an update exchange rate call to make sure that
@@ -1819,7 +1824,8 @@ export class Dataworker {
       if (currHubPoolLiquidReserves.gte(requiredNetSendAmountForL1Token)) {
         this.logger.debug({
           at: "Dataworker#_updateExchangeRatesBeforeExecutingNonHubChainLeaves",
-          message: `Skipping exchange rate update for ${tokenSymbol} because current liquid reserves > required netSendAmount`,
+          message: `Skipping exchange rate update for ${tokenSymbol} because current liquid reserves > required netSendAmount for non-hubChain pool leaves`,
+          leavesToExecute: poolRebalanceLeaves.map((leaf) => leaf.chainId),
           currHubPoolLiquidReserves,
           requiredNetSendAmountForL1Token,
           l1Token,
diff --git a/test/Dataworker.executePoolRebalances.ts b/test/Dataworker.executePoolRebalances.ts
index ac655ba57..373a89e77 100644
--- a/test/Dataworker.executePoolRebalances.ts
+++ b/test/Dataworker.executePoolRebalances.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   sinon,
   assertPromiseError,
   randomAddress,
+  lastSpyLogIncludes,
 } from "./utils";
 
 // Tested
@@ -296,6 +297,18 @@ describe("Dataworker: Execute pool rebalances", async function () {
         expect(updated.size).to.equal(0);
         expect(multiCallerClient.transactionCount()).to.equal(0);
       });
+      it("exits early if total required net send amount is 0", async function () {
+        const updated = await dataworkerInstance._updateExchangeRatesBeforeExecutingNonHubChainLeaves(
+          {},
+          [{ netSendAmounts: [toBNWei(0)], l1Tokens: [l1Token_1.address], chainId: 1 }],
+          true
+        );
+        expect(updated.size).to.equal(0);
+        expect(multiCallerClient.transactionCount()).to.equal(0);
+        expect(
+          spy.getCalls().filter((call) => call.lastArg.message.includes("Skipping exchange rate update")).length
+        ).to.equal(0);
+      });
       it("groups aggregate net send amounts by L1 token", async function () {
         // Total net send amount is 1 for each token but they are not summed together because they are different,
         // so the liquid reserves of 1 for each individual token is enough.
@@ -344,7 +357,7 @@ describe("Dataworker: Execute pool rebalances", async function () {
             [
               { netSendAmounts: [liquidReserves], l1Tokens: [l1Token_1.address], chainId: 1 },
               // This negative liquid reserves doesn't offset the positive one, it just gets ignored.
-              { netSendAmounts: [liquidReserves.mul(-1)], l1Tokens: [l1Token_1.address], chainId: 10 },
+              { netSendAmounts: [liquidReserves.mul(-10)], l1Tokens: [l1Token_1.address], chainId: 10 },
             ],
             true
           ),
@@ -367,6 +380,7 @@ describe("Dataworker: Execute pool rebalances", async function () {
         );
         expect(updated.size).to.equal(0);
         expect(multiCallerClient.transactionCount()).to.equal(0);
+        expect(lastSpyLogIncludes(spy, "Skipping exchange rate update")).to.be.true;
       });
       it("logs error if updated liquid reserves aren't enough to execute leaf", async function () {
         const netSendAmount = toBNWei("1");