diff --git a/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/headers.rs b/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
index c642f33bec..c622e743c1 100644
--- a/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ where
                 "Target block already reached"
             );
             self.is_etl_ready = true;
+            self.sync_gap = Some(gap);
             return Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
         }