diff --git a/consensus/bor/rest.go b/consensus/bor/rest.go
index d68c70304e..6e234c18ac 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/rest.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/rest.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ func FetchFromHeimdallWithRetry(client http.Client, urlString string, paths ...s
 		}
 		fmt.Println("Retrying again in 5 seconds", u.String())
 		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/consensus/bor/snapshot.go b/consensus/bor/snapshot.go
index 09f08af5ad..9d41d7f3fb 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/snapshot.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/snapshot.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/maticnetwork/bor/common"
 	"github.com/maticnetwork/bor/core/types"
 	"github.com/maticnetwork/bor/ethdb"
 	"github.com/maticnetwork/bor/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/maticnetwork/bor/params"
-	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 )
 
 // Snapshot is the state of the authorization voting at a given point in time.
@@ -150,20 +150,6 @@ func (s *Snapshot) apply(headers []*types.Header) (*Snapshot, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		// change validator set and change proposer
-		if number > 0 && (number+1)%s.config.Sprint == 0 {
-			validatorBytes := header.Extra[extraVanity : len(header.Extra)-extraSeal]
-
-			// get validators from headers and use that for new validator set
-			newVals, _ := ParseValidators(validatorBytes)
-			v := getUpdatedValidatorSet(snap.ValidatorSet.Copy(), newVals)
-			v.IncrementProposerPriority(1)
-			snap.ValidatorSet = v
-
-			// log new validator set
-			fmt.Println("Current validator set", "number", snap.Number, "validatorSet", snap.ValidatorSet)
-		}
-
 		// check if signer is in validator set
 		if !snap.ValidatorSet.HasAddress(signer.Bytes()) {
 			return nil, errUnauthorizedSigner
@@ -188,12 +174,27 @@ func (s *Snapshot) apply(headers []*types.Header) (*Snapshot, error) {
 			}
 
 			if tempIndex-proposerIndex > limit {
+				fmt.Println("Invalid signer: error while applying headers", "proposerIndex", validators[proposerIndex].Address.Hex(), "signerIndex", validators[signerIndex].Address.Hex())
 				return nil, errRecentlySigned
 			}
 		}
 
 		// add recents
 		snap.Recents[number] = signer
+
+		// change validator set and change proposer
+		if number > 0 && (number+1)%s.config.Sprint == 0 {
+			validatorBytes := header.Extra[extraVanity : len(header.Extra)-extraSeal]
+
+			// get validators from headers and use that for new validator set
+			newVals, _ := ParseValidators(validatorBytes)
+			v := getUpdatedValidatorSet(snap.ValidatorSet.Copy(), newVals)
+			v.IncrementProposerPriority(1)
+			snap.ValidatorSet = v
+
+			// log new validator set
+			fmt.Println("New changed validator set", "number", snap.Number, "validatorSet", snap.ValidatorSet, "currentSigner", signer.Hex())
+		}
 	}
 	snap.Number += uint64(len(headers))
 	snap.Hash = headers[len(headers)-1].Hash()