diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/epoch_processing/test_process_pending_deposits.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/epoch_processing/test_process_pending_deposits.py
index 25352a05a..33eeca52c 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/epoch_processing/test_process_pending_deposits.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/electra/epoch_processing/test_process_pending_deposits.py
@@ -11,6 +11,71 @@ from eth2spec.test.helpers.deposits import (
 def run_process_pending_deposits(spec, state):
     yield from run_epoch_processing_with(spec, state, 'process_pending_deposits')
 
+@with_electra_and_later
+@spec_state_test
+def test_pending_deposit_over_max(spec, state):
+    # pick an amount that adds to less than churn limit
+    amount = 100 
+    overmax = spec.MAX_PENDING_DEPOSITS_PER_EPOCH_PROCESSING + 1
+    for i in range(overmax):
+        state.pending_deposits.append(spec.PendingDeposit(
+        pubkey=state.validators[i].pubkey,
+        withdrawal_credentials=state.validators[i].withdrawal_credentials,
+        amount=amount,
+        slot=spec.GENESIS_SLOT,
+        ))
+    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == overmax,"pending deposits is not over max"
+    yield from run_process_pending_deposits(spec, state)
+    # the remaining deposit over MAX_PENDING_DEPOSITS_PER_EPOCH_PROCESSING should remain in pending_deposits
+    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == 1
+
+@with_electra_and_later
+@spec_state_test
+def test_pending_deposit_eth1_bridge_not_applied(spec, state):
+    amount = spec.MIN_ACTIVATION_BALANCE
+    # deposit is not finalized yet, so it is postponed
+    state.pending_deposits.append(spec.PendingDeposit(
+        pubkey=state.validators[0].pubkey,
+        withdrawal_credentials=state.validators[0].withdrawal_credentials,
+        amount=amount,
+        slot=1,
+    ))
+    # set deposit_requests_start_index to something high so that deposit is not processed
+    state.deposit_requests_start_index = 100000000000000000
+    # set deposit_balance_to_consume to some initial amount to see its removal later on in the test
+    state.deposit_balance_to_consume = amount
+    yield from run_process_pending_deposits(spec, state)
+    # deposit_balance_to_consume was reset to 0
+    assert state.deposit_balance_to_consume == 0
+    # deposit was postponed and not processed
+    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == 1
+
+
+@with_electra_and_later
+@spec_state_test
+def test_pending_deposit_deposit_not_finalized(spec, state):
+    amount = spec.MIN_ACTIVATION_BALANCE
+    # set slot to something not finalized
+    slot=spec.compute_start_slot_at_epoch(state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch+1)
+    # deposit is not finalized yet, so it is postponed
+    state.pending_deposits.append(spec.PendingDeposit(
+        pubkey=state.validators[0].pubkey,
+        withdrawal_credentials=state.validators[0].withdrawal_credentials,
+        amount=amount,
+        slot=slot,
+    ))
+    # set deposit_requests_start_index to something low so that we skip the bridge validation
+    state.deposit_requests_start_index = 0
+    print("deposit indexes",state.eth1_deposit_index,state.deposit_requests_start_index)
+    # set deposit_balance_to_consume to some initial amount to see its removal later on in the test
+    state.deposit_balance_to_consume = amount
+    yield from run_process_pending_deposits(spec, state)
+    # deposit_balance_to_consume was reset to 0
+    assert state.deposit_balance_to_consume == 0
+    # deposit was postponed and not processed
+    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == 1
+
+
 
 @with_electra_and_later
 @spec_state_test
@@ -280,41 +345,3 @@ def test_processing_deposit_of_withdrawable_validator_does_not_get_churned(spec,
     assert state.deposit_balance_to_consume == spec.get_activation_exit_churn_limit(state)
     assert state.pending_deposits == [build_pending_deposit_top_up(spec, state, validator_index=1, amount=amount)]
 
-@with_electra_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_pending_deposit_over_max(spec, state):
-    # pick an amount that adds to less than churn limit
-    amount = 100 
-    overmax = spec.MAX_PENDING_DEPOSITS_PER_EPOCH_PROCESSING + 1
-    for i in range(overmax):
-        state.pending_deposits.append(spec.PendingDeposit(
-        pubkey=state.validators[i].pubkey,
-        withdrawal_credentials=state.validators[i].withdrawal_credentials,
-        amount=amount,
-        slot=state.slot
-        ))
-    
-    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == overmax,"pending deposits is not over max"
-    yield from run_process_pending_deposits(spec, state)
-    # the remaining deposit over MAX_PENDING_DEPOSITS_PER_EPOCH_PROCESSING should remain in pending_deposits
-    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == 1
-
-@with_electra_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_pending_deposit_deposit_not_finalized(spec, state):
-    amount = spec.MIN_ACTIVATION_BALANCE
-    slot=spec.compute_start_slot_at_epoch(state.finalized_checkpoint.epoch)
-    # deposit is not finalized yet, so it is postponed
-    state.pending_deposits.append(spec.PendingDeposit(
-        pubkey=state.validators[0].pubkey,
-        withdrawal_credentials=state.validators[0].withdrawal_credentials,
-        amount=amount,
-        slot=slot,
-    ))
-    # set deposit_balance_to_consume to some initial amount to see its removal later on in the test
-    state.deposit_balance_to_consume = amount
-    yield from run_process_pending_deposits(spec, state)
-    # deposit_balance_to_consume was reset to 0
-    assert state.deposit_balance_to_consume == 0
-    # deposit was postponed and not processed
-    assert len(state.pending_deposits) == 1