diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 6504a18ba..40cd7d724 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ proc tryReconstructingDataColumns* (self: BeaconNode,
   # storedColumn number is less than the NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS
   # then reconstruction is not possible, and if all the data columns
   # are already stored then we do not need to reconstruct at all
-  if not storedColumns.len < NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS div 2 or storedColumns.len != NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS:
+  if not storedColumns.len < NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS div 2 and storedColumns.len != NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS:
     # Recover blobs from saved data column sidecars
     let recovered_cps = recover_cells_and_proofs(data_column_sidecars, storedColumns.len, signed_block)
     if not recovered_cps.isOk:
@@ -1576,7 +1576,6 @@ proc reconstructAndSendDataColumns*(node: BeaconNode) {.async.} =
         var
           das_workers = newSeq[Future[SendResult]](dc.len)
         for i in 0..<dc.lenu64:
-          debugEcho "Computing subnet before broadcasting reconstructed data columns"
           let subnet_id = compute_subnet_for_data_column_sidecar(dc[i].index)
           das_workers[i] =
               node.network.broadcastDataColumnSidecar(subnet_id, dc[i])
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index b0c63b3d5..18c1388af 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const
   BLOB_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* = 2 * 1_000_000_000
     ## How long to wait for blobs to arrive over gossip before fetching.
 
-  DATA_COLUMN_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* =  2 * 1_000_000_000
+  DATA_COLUMN_GOSSIP_WAIT_TIME_NS* =  5 * 1_000_000_000
 
   POLL_INTERVAL = 1.seconds