diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 54c3935..31c7586 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -774,11 +774,18 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
 				}
 			}
 
+			let validateIncludeVamm = false;
+			if (!isSpot && `${includeVamm}`.toLowerCase() === 'true') {
+				const perpMarket = driftClient.getPerpMarketAccount(normedMarketIndex);
+				validateIncludeVamm =
+					!isVariant(perpMarket.status, 'ammPaused') &&
+					!isVariant(perpMarket.status, 'initialized');
+			}
 			const l2 = dlobSubscriber.getL2({
 				marketIndex: normedMarketIndex,
 				marketType: normedMarketType,
 				depth: parseInt(adjustedDepth as string),
-				includeVamm: isSpot ? false : `${includeVamm}`.toLowerCase() === 'true',
+				includeVamm: validateIncludeVamm,
 				numVammOrders: parseInt((numVammOrders ?? '100') as string),
 				fallbackL2Generators: isSpot
 					? [
@@ -938,13 +945,19 @@ const main = async (): Promise<void> => {
 						}
 					}
 
+					let validateIncludeVamm = false;
+					if (!isSpot && `${includeVamm}`.toLowerCase() === 'true') {
+						const perpMarket =
+							driftClient.getPerpMarketAccount(normedMarketIndex);
+						validateIncludeVamm =
+							!isVariant(perpMarket.status, 'ammPaused') &&
+							!isVariant(perpMarket.status, 'initialized');
+					}
 					const l2 = dlobSubscriber.getL2({
 						marketIndex: normedMarketIndex,
 						marketType: normedMarketType,
 						depth: parseInt(adjustedDepth as string),
-						includeVamm: isSpot
-							? false
-							: `${normedParam['includeVamm']}`.toLowerCase() === 'true',
+						includeVamm: validateIncludeVamm,
 						fallbackL2Generators: isSpot
 							? [
 									`${normedParam['includePhoenix']}`.toLowerCase() === 'true' &&