diff --git a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim
index 89aba2816..1fd8a67ee 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@ func hasDataColumns*(quarantine: DataColumnQuarantine,
         quarantine.data_columns.hasKey(
         (blck.root, idx)):
       inc counter
-  if counter > 1:
-    return true
-  else:
+  if counter == 0:
     return false
+  true
 
 func dataColumnFetchRecord*(quarantine: DataColumnQuarantine,
     blck: deneb.SignedBeaconBlock | electra.SignedBeaconBlock): DataColumnFetchRecord =
diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index a7b542f8e..8847b80e0 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -427,9 +427,7 @@ proc initFullNode(
         #                             maybeFinalized = maybeFinalized)
 
         when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
-          if not dataColumnQuarantine[].hasDataColumns(forkyBlck):
-            # We don't have all the data columns for this block, so we have
-            # to put it in columnless quarantine.
+          if len(forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments) != 0:
             if not quarantine[].addColumnless(dag.finalizedHead.slot, forkyBlck):
               err(VerifierError.UnviableFork)
             else: