diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index a94f69cfff..a4a9594738 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -297,8 +297,12 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) forkchoiceUpdated(update engine.ForkchoiceStateV1, payl
 	} else {
 		// If the head block is already in our canonical chain, the beacon client is
 		// probably resyncing. Ignore the update.
-		log.Info("Ignoring beacon update to old head", "number", block.NumberU64(), "hash", update.HeadBlockHash, "age", common.PrettyAge(time.Unix(int64(block.Time()), 0)), "have", api.eth.BlockChain().CurrentBlock().Number)
-		return valid(nil), nil
+		// TODO(MariusVanDerWijden): in epbs it can happen that we are reorging to a previous head
+		if latestValid, err := api.eth.BlockChain().SetCanonical(block); err != nil {
+			return engine.ForkChoiceResponse{PayloadStatus: engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID, LatestValidHash: &latestValid}}, err
+		}
+		//log.Info("Ignoring beacon update to old head", "number", block.NumberU64(), "hash", update.HeadBlockHash, "age", common.PrettyAge(time.Unix(int64(block.Time()), 0)), "have", api.eth.BlockChain().CurrentBlock().Number)
+		//return valid(nil), nil
 	}
 	api.eth.SetSynced()