diff --git a/dot/node.go b/dot/node.go
index 92e0e8f19f..31f09222d8 100644
--- a/dot/node.go
+++ b/dot/node.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (*nodeBuilder) initNode(cfg *Config) error {
 		LogLevel: cfg.Global.LogLvl,
 		PrunerCfg: state.PrunerConfig{
 			Enabled:      cfg.Global.Pruning,
-			RetainBlocks: uint32(cfg.Global.RetainBlocks),
+			RetainBlocks: cfg.Global.RetainBlocks,
 		},
 		Telemetry: telemetryMailer,
 		Metrics:   metrics.NewIntervalConfig(cfg.Global.PublishMetrics),
diff --git a/dot/services.go b/dot/services.go
index bbb4999d91..fb1048b03a 100644
--- a/dot/services.go
+++ b/dot/services.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (nodeBuilder) createStateService(cfg *Config) (*state.Service, error) {
 		LogLevel: cfg.Log.StateLvl,
 		PrunerCfg: state.PrunerConfig{
 			Enabled:      cfg.Global.Pruning,
-			RetainBlocks: uint32(cfg.Global.RetainBlocks),
+			RetainBlocks: cfg.Global.RetainBlocks,
 		},
 		Metrics: metrics.NewIntervalConfig(cfg.Global.PublishMetrics),
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pruner/full/pruning.go b/internal/pruner/full/pruning.go
index 268c5f9039..8305fa8951 100644
--- a/internal/pruner/full/pruning.go
+++ b/internal/pruner/full/pruning.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ func (p *Pruner) pruneAll(journalDBBatch PutDeleter) (err error) {
 
 func prune(blockNumberToPrune uint32, journalDB Getter, journalDBBatch Deleter,
 	storageBatch Deleter) (err error) {
+	if blockNumberToPrune == 0 {
+		// There is no deletion in the first block, so nothing can be pruned.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	blockHashes, err := loadBlockHashes(blockNumberToPrune, journalDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("loading block hashes for block number to prune: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/pruner/full/pruning_test.go b/internal/pruner/full/pruning_test.go
index 28043c61c3..1ca7ad759c 100644
--- a/internal/pruner/full/pruning_test.go
+++ b/internal/pruner/full/pruning_test.go
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ func Test_prune(t *testing.T) {
 		errWrapped          error
 		errMessage          string
 	}{
+		"nothing to do for block number 0": {
+			blockNumberToPrune:  0,
+			journalDBBuilder:    func(ctrl *gomock.Controller) Getter { return nil },
+			journalBatchBuilder: func(_ *gomock.Controller) Deleter { return nil },
+			storageBatchBuilder: func(_ *gomock.Controller) Deleter { return nil },
+		},
 		"load block hashes error": {
 			blockNumberToPrune: 1,
 			journalDBBuilder: func(ctrl *gomock.Controller) Getter {