diff --git a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
index 0e5abfb2a..282589b21 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
@@ -697,10 +697,10 @@ proc storeBlock(
   # one
   self[].lastPayload = signedBlock.message.slot
 
-  # write blobs now that block has been written.
-  let blobs = blobsOpt.valueOr: BlobSidecars @[]
-  for b in blobs:
-    self.consensusManager.dag.db.putBlobSidecar(b[])
+  # # write blobs now that block has been written.
+  # let blobs = blobsOpt.valueOr: BlobSidecars @[]
+  # for b in blobs:
+  #   self.consensusManager.dag.db.putBlobSidecar(b[])
 
   # write data columns now that block has been written.
   let data_columns = dataColumnsOpt.valueOr: DataColumnSidecars @[]
diff --git a/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim b/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim
index 5f71574b9..fa565c398 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim
@@ -197,12 +197,16 @@ proc routeSignedBeaconBlock*(
         custody_columns = router[].network.nodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
                                                                           metadata))
 
+      debugEcho "dcs"
+      debugEcho data_columns.len
+
+      debugEcho "custodycols"
+      debugEcho custody_columns.len
+      
       for dc in data_columns:
         if dc.index in custody_columns:
           dataColumnRefs = Opt.some(dataColumnsOpt[].get().mapIt(newClone(it)))
 
-  debugEcho "Data column refs"
-  debugEcho dataColumnRefs.get.len
   let added = await router[].blockProcessor[].addBlock(
     MsgSource.api, ForkedSignedBeaconBlock.init(blck), blobRefs, dataColumnRefs)