diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 91da071d4..d62ef4543 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -626,8 +626,7 @@ proc onSlotEnd(node: BeaconNode, slot, nextSlot: Slot) =
 
   # Checkpoint the database to clear the WAL file and make sure changes in
   # the database are synced with the filesystem.
-  if slot mod 4 == 0:
-    node.db.checkpoint()
+  node.db.checkpoint()
 
   info "Slot end",
     slot = shortLog(slot),