diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/discovery.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/discovery.go
index 3e1d7547e9..a58d51ac40 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/discovery.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/discovery.go
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ func (s *Service) createLocalNode(
 			custodyGroupCount, err = s.CustodyGroupCount()
 			if errors.Is(err, errNoCustodyInfo) {
 				log.WithField("delay", delay).Debug("No custody info available yet, retrying later")
+				time.Sleep(delay)
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/changelog/manu-wait.md b/changelog/manu-wait.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc3ea015ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/manu-wait.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Fixed 
+- `createLocalNode`: Wait before retrying to retrieve the custody group count if not present.