diff --git a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
index fa5a32498..19f8c1ffb 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
@@ -868,9 +868,9 @@ func (f *BlockFetcher) importHeaders(op *blockOrHeaderInject) {
 		parent := f.getHeader(header.ParentHash)
 		if parent == nil {
 			log.Debug("Unknown parent of propagated header", "peer", peer, "number", header.Number, "hash", hash, "parent", header.ParentHash)
-			time.Sleep(reQueueBlockTimeout)
 			// forget block first, then re-queue
 			f.done <- hash
+			time.Sleep(reQueueBlockTimeout)
 			f.requeue <- op
 			return
 		}
@@ -909,9 +909,9 @@ func (f *BlockFetcher) importBlocks(op *blockOrHeaderInject) {
 		parent := f.getBlock(block.ParentHash())
 		if parent == nil {
 			log.Debug("Unknown parent of propagated block", "peer", peer, "number", block.Number(), "hash", hash, "parent", block.ParentHash())
-			time.Sleep(reQueueBlockTimeout)
 			// forget block first, then re-queue
 			f.done <- hash
+			time.Sleep(reQueueBlockTimeout)
 			f.requeue <- op
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/eth/sync.go b/eth/sync.go
index 3489b988e..db0ec6261 100644
--- a/eth/sync.go
+++ b/eth/sync.go
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ func (h *handler) doSync(op *chainSyncOp) error {
 		// degenerate connectivity, but it should be healthy for the mainnet too to
 		// more reliably update peers or the local TD state.
 		if block := h.chain.GetBlock(head.Hash(), head.Number.Uint64()); block != nil {
+			if h.chain.Config().IsCancun(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
+				block = block.WithSidecars(h.chain.GetSidecarsByHash(block.Hash()))
+			}
 			h.BroadcastBlock(block, false)
 		}
 	}