diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index e5e62eec9..488e13183 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ 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: