diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2.go
index 4e6c3f20b2..f1e732ebbc 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2.go
@@ -640,12 +640,15 @@ func (r *CommitReportingPlugin) isStaleMerkleRoot(ctx context.Context, lggr logg
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if nextSeqNum > reportInterval.Min {
-		// If the next min is already greater than this reports min, this report is stale.
-		lggr.Infow("Report is stale because of root", "onchain min", nextSeqNum, "report min", reportInterval.Min)
+	// The report is not stale and correct only if nextSeqNum == reportInterval.Min.
+	// Mark it stale if the condition isn't met.
+	if nextSeqNum != reportInterval.Min {
+		lggr.Infow("The report is stale because of sequence number mismatch with the commit store interval min value",
+			"nextSeqNum", nextSeqNum, "reportIntervalMin", reportInterval.Min)
 		return true
 	}
-	lggr.Infow("Report root is not stale", "onchain min", nextSeqNum, "report min", reportInterval.Min)
+
+	lggr.Infow("Report root is not stale", "nextSeqNum", nextSeqNum, "reportIntervalMin", reportInterval.Min)
 
 	// If a report has root and valid sequence number, the report should be submitted, regardless of price staleness
 	return false
diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2_test.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2_test.go
index e121a8906d..880f2208a4 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2_test.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipcommit/ocr2_test.go
@@ -1197,13 +1197,36 @@ func TestCommitReportingPlugin_isStaleReport(t *testing.T) {
 			commitStoreReader: commitStoreReader,
 		}
 
-		assert.False(t, r.isStaleReport(ctx, lggr, cciptypes.CommitStoreReport{
-			MerkleRoot: merkleRoot1,
-			Interval:   cciptypes.CommitStoreInterval{Min: expNextSeqNum + 1, Max: expNextSeqNum + 10},
-		}, types.ReportTimestamp{}))
+		testCases := map[string]struct {
+			interval cciptypes.CommitStoreInterval
+			result   bool
+		}{
+			"The nextSeqNumber is equal to the commit store interval Min value": {
+				interval: cciptypes.CommitStoreInterval{Min: expNextSeqNum, Max: expNextSeqNum + 10},
+				result:   false,
+			},
+			"The nextSeqNumber is less than the commit store interval Min value": {
+				interval: cciptypes.CommitStoreInterval{Min: expNextSeqNum + 1, Max: expNextSeqNum + 10},
+				result:   true,
+			},
+			"The nextSeqNumber is greater than the commit store interval Min value": {
+				interval: cciptypes.CommitStoreInterval{Min: expNextSeqNum - 1, Max: expNextSeqNum + 10},
+				result:   true,
+			},
+			"Empty interval": {
+				interval: cciptypes.CommitStoreInterval{},
+				result:   true,
+			},
+		}
 
-		assert.True(t, r.isStaleReport(ctx, lggr, cciptypes.CommitStoreReport{
-			MerkleRoot: merkleRoot1}, types.ReportTimestamp{}))
+		for tcName, tc := range testCases {
+			t.Run(tcName, func(t *testing.T) {
+				assert.Equal(t, tc.result, r.isStaleReport(ctx, lggr, cciptypes.CommitStoreReport{
+					MerkleRoot: merkleRoot1,
+					Interval:   tc.interval,
+				}, types.ReportTimestamp{}))
+			})
+		}
 	})
 }