diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
index 0fa4e1966c..cdfa681d37 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (c *ChainService) ReceiveAttestation(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attest
 	}
 
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-		"attRoot": hex.EncodeToString(attRoot[:]),
+		"attRoot":     hex.EncodeToString(attRoot[:]),
 		"attDataRoot": hex.EncodeToString(att.Data.BeaconBlockRoot),
 	}).Debug("Broadcasting attestation")
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
index 44495403e5..077d4e7dde 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ go_test(
         "rpc_hello_test.go",
         "rpc_recent_beacon_blocks_test.go",
         "rpc_test.go",
+        "subscriber_beacon_blocks_test.go",
         "subscriber_test.go",
         "validate_attester_slashing_test.go",
         "validate_beacon_attestation_test.go",
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ go_test(
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p_core//network:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p_core//protocol:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//hooks/test:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks.go b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks.go
index 321e02c047..d28bbe88ee 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks.go
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ func (r *RegularSync) beaconBlockSubscriber(ctx context.Context, msg proto.Messa
 	headState := r.chain.HeadState()
 
 	// Ignore block older than last finalized checkpoint.
-	if block.Slot < helpers.StartSlot(headState.FinalizedCheckpoint.Epoch+1) {
+	if block.Slot < helpers.StartSlot(headState.FinalizedCheckpoint.Epoch) {
+		log.Debugf("Received a block that's older than finalized checkpoint, %d < %d",
+			block.Slot, helpers.StartSlot(headState.FinalizedCheckpoint.Epoch))
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a20cbc39ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/subscriber_beacon_blocks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package sync
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-ssz"
+	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
+	dbtest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
+	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+}
+
+func TestRegularSyncBeaconBlockSubscriber_FilterByFinalizedEpoch(t *testing.T) {
+	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
+	db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+	defer dbtest.TeardownDB(t, db)
+
+	s := &pb.BeaconState{FinalizedCheckpoint: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}}
+	parent := &ethpb.BeaconBlock{}
+	if err := db.SaveBlock(context.Background(), parent); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	parentRoot, _ := ssz.SigningRoot(parent)
+	r := &RegularSync{
+		db:    db,
+		chain: &mock.ChainService{State: s},
+	}
+
+	b := &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Slot: 1, ParentRoot: parentRoot[:]}
+	if err := r.beaconBlockSubscriber(context.Background(), b); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	testutil.AssertLogsContain(t, hook, "Received a block that's older than finalized checkpoint, 1 < 64")
+
+	hook.Reset()
+	b.Slot = params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	if err := r.beaconBlockSubscriber(context.Background(), b); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	testutil.AssertLogsDoNotContain(t, hook, "Received a block that's older than finalized checkpoint")
+}