diff --git a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim
index 7cd044861..a1eea6669 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine.nim
@@ -116,9 +116,27 @@ func checkForInitialDcSidecars*(quarantine: DataColumnQuarantine,
       return false
   true
 
-func hasDataColumns*(quarantine: DataColumnQuarantine,
+
+func hasMissingDataColumns*(quarantine: DataColumnQuarantine,
+    blck: deneb.SignedBeaconBlock | electra.SignedBeaconBlock): bool =
+  let
+    localSubnetCount = 
+      if quarantine.supernode:
+        DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT.uint64
+      else:
+        CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT.uint64
+    localCustodyColumns =
+      get_custody_columns(quarantine.nodeid,
+                          max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+                              localSubnetCount))
+
+  for i in localCustodyColumns:
+    if (blck.root, ColumnIndex i) notin quarantine.data_columns:
+      return false
+  true
+
+func hasEnoughDataColumns*(quarantine: DataColumnQuarantine,
     blck: deneb.SignedBeaconBlock | electra.SignedBeaconBlock): bool =
-  var counter = 0
   let
     localSubnetCount = 
       if quarantine.supernode:
diff --git a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
index f73628580..57927ba09 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from ../consensus_object_pools/block_quarantine import
 from ../consensus_object_pools/blob_quarantine import
   BlobQuarantine, hasBlobs, popBlobs, put
 from ../consensus_object_pools/data_column_quarantine import
-  DataColumnQuarantine, hasDataColumns, popDataColumns, put
+  DataColumnQuarantine, hasEnoughDataColumns, popDataColumns, put
 from ../validators/validator_monitor import
   MsgSource, ValidatorMonitor, registerAttestationInBlock, registerBeaconBlock,
   registerSyncAggregateInBlock
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ proc storeBlock(
           #   discard self.consensusManager.quarantine[].addBlobless(
           #     dag.finalizedHead.slot, forkyBlck)
 
-          if self.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasDataColumns(forkyBlck):
+          if self.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasEnoughDataColumns(forkyBlck):
             let data_columns = self.dataColumnQuarantine[].popDataColumns(
               forkyBlck.root, forkyBlck)
             self[].enqueueBlock(MsgSource.gossip, quarantined, Opt.none(BlobSidecars), Opt.some(data_columns))
diff --git a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/eth2_processor.nim b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/eth2_processor.nim
index ae6e6e295..e517da3bb 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/eth2_processor.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/eth2_processor.nim
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ proc processSignedBeaconBlock*(
 
     let data_columns =
       when typeof(signedBlock).kind >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
-        if self.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasDataColumns(signedBlock):
+        if self.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasEnoughDataColumns(signedBlock):
           Opt.some(self.dataColumnQuarantine[].popDataColumns(signedBlock.root, signedBlock))
         else:
           discard self.quarantine[].addColumnless(self.dag.finalizedHead.slot,
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ proc processDataColumnSidecar*(
               self.processReconstructionFromGossip(forkyBlck, columns)
           for rc in reconstructed_columns.get:
             self.dataColumnQuarantine[].put(newClone(rc))
-        if self.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasDataColumns(forkyBlck):
+        if self.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasEnoughDataColumns(forkyBlck):
           self.blockProcessor[].enqueueBlock(
             MsgSource.gossip, columnless,
             Opt.none(BlobSidecars),
diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 7669fe11e..69dbded16 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ 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:
+  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, signed_block)
     if not recovered_cps.isOk:
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index 880161352..8b7428520 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ proc getMissingDataColumns(rman: RequestManager): seq[DataColumnIdentifier] =
           debug "Not handling missing data columns early in slot"
           continue
 
-        if not rman.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasDataColumns(forkyBlck):
+        if not rman.dataColumnQuarantine[].hasMissingDataColumns(forkyBlck):
           let missing = rman.dataColumnQuarantine[].dataColumnFetchRecord(forkyBlck)
           if len(missing.indices) == 0:
             warn "quarantine is missing data columns, but missing indices are empty",