diff --git a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_discovery.nim b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_discovery.nim
index 20e1866fc..74e71268b 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_discovery.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_discovery.nim
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ proc queryRandom*(
           debug "Could not decode the csc count ENR bitfield of peer",
             peer = n.record.toURI(), exception = e.name, msg = e.msg
           continue
+      if wantedCscnets == cscnetsNode:
+        score += 1
+
+      else:
+        debug "Wanted csc count and decode csc from enr does not match!",
+          wantedCsc = wantedCscnets, cscNets = cscnetsNode
 
     let attnetsBytes = n.record.get(enrAttestationSubnetsField, seq[byte])
     if attnetsBytes.isOk():
diff --git a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
index 67f900ce9..a9ea394c0 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/networking/eth2_network.nim
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ proc getLowSubnets(node: Eth2Node, epoch: Epoch):
       findLowSubnets(getSyncCommitteeTopic, SyncSubcommitteeIndex, SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT)
     else:
       default(SyncnetBits),
-    findLowSubnets(getDataColumnSidecarTopic, uint64, DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT.int)
+    findLowSubnets(getDataColumnSidecarTopic, uint64, (DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT div 2).int)
   )
 
 proc runDiscoveryLoop(node: Eth2Node) {.async.} =
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ proc runDiscoveryLoop(node: Eth2Node) {.async.} =
           node.discoveryForkId,
           wantedAttnets,
           wantedSyncnets,
-          uint64.fromBytesBE(wantedCscnetsBEBytes),
+          wantedCscnetsCount,
           minScore)
 
       let newPeers = block:
@@ -2466,10 +2466,10 @@ proc lookupCscFromPeer*(peer: Peer): uint64 =
           return csc
         except SszError as e:
           debug "Could not decide the csc field in the ENR"
-          return 0
+          return CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT
         except SerializationError:
           debug "Error in serializing the value"
-          return 0
+          return CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT
 
 func shortForm*(id: NetKeyPair): string =
   $PeerId.init(id.pubkey)
diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 8918c4fb1..457c14fc8 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1167,13 +1167,13 @@ proc addDenebMessageHandlers(
       node.network.subscribe(topic, basicParams)
 
   if node.config.subscribeAllSubnets:
-    node.network.loadCscnetsMetadata(DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT)
+    node.network.loadCscnetsMetadata(DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT.uint64)
   elif not node.config.subscribeAllSubnets:
     let csc = node.config.custodySubnetCount
     if csc.isSome and csc.get < DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT:
-      node.network.loadCscnetsMetadata(csc.get)
+      node.network.loadCscnetsMetadata(csc.get.uint64)
     else:
-      node.network.loadCscnetsMetadata(CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT)
+      node.network.loadCscnetsMetadata(CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT.uint64)
 
 proc addElectraMessageHandlers(
     node: BeaconNode, forkDigest: ForkDigest, slot: Slot) =
diff --git a/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes/eip7594.nim b/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes/eip7594.nim
index 180fbabeb..08e25a162 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes/eip7594.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/spec/datatypes/eip7594.nim
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type
     column_index*: ColumnIndex
     row_index*: RowIndex
   
-  CscBits* = BitArray[DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT]
+  CscBits* = BitArray[DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT div 2]
   CscCount* = uint64
 
   # https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.5.0-alpha.4/specs/_features/eip7594/p2p-interface.md#metadata