diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index 344db2f48..58dc94f85 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ proc getMissingDataColumns(rman: RequestManager): seq[DataColumnIdentifier] =
     fetches: seq[DataColumnIdentifier]
     ready: seq[Eth2Digest]
 
+  return fetches
   for columnless in rman.quarantine[].peekColumnless():
     withBlck(columnless):
       when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb: