diff --git a/beacon_chain/validator_client/duties_service.nim b/beacon_chain/validator_client/duties_service.nim
index 601f6b152..5de2de0a7 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validator_client/duties_service.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validator_client/duties_service.nim
@@ -126,18 +126,8 @@ proc pollForAttesterDuties*(vc: ValidatorClientRef,
     relevantDuties = duties.filterIt(
       checkDuty(it) and (it.pubkey in vc.attachedValidators)
     )
-    dependentRoot =
-      if currentRoot.isNone():
-        error "Unable to get current dependent root", epoch = epoch
-        return 0
-      else:
-        currentRoot.get()
-    fork =
-      if vc.fork.isNone():
-        error "Unable to get fork information", epoch = epoch
-        return 0
-      else:
-        vc.fork.get()
+    dependentRoot = currentRoot.get()
+    fork = vc.fork.get()
     genesisRoot = vc.beaconGenesis.genesis_validators_root
 
   let addOrReplaceItems =
diff --git a/vendor/nim-chronos b/vendor/nim-chronos
index 7bf7e5548..0c7a0bd0a 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-chronos
+++ b/vendor/nim-chronos
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7bf7e5548f31728cbcc5621171bd1e3b80207dd5
+Subproject commit 0c7a0bd0a5f9106612b841c5d9c20cd6776b4dde
diff --git a/vendor/nim-presto b/vendor/nim-presto
index 1aedd3563..bfcbeceb6 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-presto
+++ b/vendor/nim-presto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1aedd3563232edf18a8d25ae7cedf2d066696572
+Subproject commit bfcbeceb65d90b47af9adc94dcb671d7dd827443