diff --git a/eth/downloader/beacondevsync.go b/eth/downloader/beacondevsync.go
index ffefc33fa9..03f17b1a52 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/beacondevsync.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/beacondevsync.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) GetHeader(hash common.Hash) (*types.Header, error) {
 
 	for _, peer := range d.peers.peers {
 		if peer == nil {
+			log.Warn("Encountered nil peer while retrieving sync target", "hash", hash)
 			continue
 		}
 		// Found a peer, attempt to retrieve the header whilst blocking and