diff --git a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
index 6a81dadcf..70b5bac9b 100644
--- a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
@@ -1917,6 +1917,13 @@ def get_crosslink_deltas(state: BeaconState) -> Tuple[List[Gwei], List[Gwei]]:
     for slot in range(previous_epoch_start_slot, current_epoch_start_slot):
         for crosslink_committee, shard in get_crosslink_committees_at_slot(state, slot):
             winning_root, previous_crosslink_root, participants = get_winning_root_and_participants(state, slot, shard)
+
+            # do not count as success if winning_root did not or cannot form a chain
+            attempted_crosslink = Crosslink(epoch=slot_to_epoch(slot), crosslink_data_root=winning_root, previous_crosslink_root=previous_crosslink_root)
+            current_crosslink_root = hash_tree_root(state.current_crosslinks[shard])
+            if not current_crosslink_root in {previous_crosslink_root, hash_tree_root(attempted_crosslink) }:
+                participants = []
+
             participating_balance = get_total_balance(state, participants)
             total_balance = get_total_balance(state, crosslink_committee)
             for index in crosslink_committee:
diff --git a/tests/phase0/epoch_processing/test_process_crosslinks.py b/tests/phase0/epoch_processing/test_process_crosslinks.py
index f2be142c6..06dc07d85 100644
--- a/tests/phase0/epoch_processing/test_process_crosslinks.py
+++ b/tests/phase0/epoch_processing/test_process_crosslinks.py
@@ -7,12 +7,9 @@ from build.phase0.state_transition import (
     state_transition,
 )
 from build.phase0.spec import (
-    ZERO_HASH,
     cache_state,
-    get_crosslink_committee_for_attestation,
-    get_current_epoch,
+    get_crosslink_deltas,
     process_crosslinks,
-    slot_to_epoch,
 )
 from tests.phase0.helpers import (
     add_attestation_to_state,
@@ -20,6 +17,7 @@ from tests.phase0.helpers import (
     fill_aggregate_attestation,
     get_valid_attestation,
     next_epoch,
+    next_slot,
     set_bitfield_bit,
 )
 
@@ -102,8 +100,11 @@ def test_double_late_crosslink(state):
     next_epoch(state)
     add_attestation_to_state(state, attestation_1, state.slot + 1)
 
-    state.slot = attestation_1.data.slot + spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH
-    attestation_2 = get_valid_attestation(state)
+    for slot in range(spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH):
+        attestation_2 = get_valid_attestation(state)
+        if attestation_2.data.shard == attestation_1.data.shard:
+            break
+        next_slot(state)
     fill_aggregate_attestation(state, attestation_2)
 
     # add attestation_2 in the next epoch after attestation_1 has
@@ -115,13 +116,15 @@ def test_double_late_crosslink(state):
     assert len(state.current_epoch_attestations) == 0
 
     pre_state, post_state = run_process_crosslinks(state)
+    crosslink_deltas = get_crosslink_deltas(state)
 
-    shard_1 = attestation_1.data.shard
-    shard_2 = attestation_2.data.shard
-    assert shard_1 == shard_2
-    shard = shard_1
+    shard = attestation_2.data.shard
+    slot = attestation_2.data.slot
 
     # ensure that the current crosslinks were not updated by the second attestation
     assert post_state.previous_crosslinks[shard] == post_state.current_crosslinks[shard]
+    # ensure no reward, only penalties for the failed crosslink
+    assert crosslink_deltas[0][slot % spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH] == 0
+    assert crosslink_deltas[1][slot % spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH] > 0
 
     return pre_state, post_state
diff --git a/tests/phase0/helpers.py b/tests/phase0/helpers.py
index cd731e49c..219e77c47 100644
--- a/tests/phase0/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/phase0/helpers.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def get_valid_attester_slashing(state):
 def get_valid_attestation(state, slot=None):
     if slot is None:
         slot = state.slot
-    shard = state.latest_start_shard + slot % spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH
+    shard = (state.latest_start_shard + slot) % spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH
     attestation_data = build_attestation_data(state, slot, shard)
 
     crosslink_committee = get_crosslink_committee_for_attestation(state, attestation_data)
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ def add_attestation_to_state(state, attestation, slot):
     state_transition(state, block)
 
 
+def next_slot(state):
+    block = build_empty_block_for_next_slot(state)
+    state_transition(state, block)
+
+
 def next_epoch(state):
     block = build_empty_block_for_next_slot(state)
     block.slot += spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH - (state.slot % spec.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)