diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
index 6a900e8a94..a786162f49 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func (s *Service) registerHandlers() {
 					stateSub.Unsubscribe()
 					time.Sleep(timeutils.Until(data.StartTime))
 				}
+				log.WithField("starttime", data.StartTime).Debug("Chain started in sync service")
 				s.chainStarted = true
 			}
 		case <-s.ctx.Done():
diff --git a/endtoend/endtoend_test.go b/endtoend/endtoend_test.go
index 444427fb73..1ba56d49dc 100644
--- a/endtoend/endtoend_test.go
+++ b/endtoend/endtoend_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func runEndToEndTest(t *testing.T, config *types.E2EConfig) {
 	beaconLogFile, err := os.Open(path.Join(e2e.TestParams.LogPath, fmt.Sprintf(e2e.BeaconNodeLogFileName, 0)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Run("chain started", func(t *testing.T) {
-		require.NoError(t, helpers.WaitForTextInFile(beaconLogFile, "Chain started within the last epoch"), "Chain did not start")
+		require.NoError(t, helpers.WaitForTextInFile(beaconLogFile, "Chain started in sync service"), "Chain did not start")
 	})
 
 	// Failing early in case chain doesn't start.