diff --git a/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim
index bbeb1e25f..9a42b633d 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/beacon_node.nim
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ proc getAttachedValidator(node: BeaconNode, idx: int): AttachedValidator =
 
 proc updateHead(node: BeaconNode): BlockRef =
   # TODO move all of this logic to BlockPool
+  info "Preparing for fork choice",
+    connectedPeers = node.network.connectedPeers
+
   let
     justifiedHead = node.blockPool.latestJustifiedBlock()
 
diff --git a/beacon_chain/block_pool.nim b/beacon_chain/block_pool.nim
index e9d184e48..4f5ed9832 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/block_pool.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/block_pool.nim
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ proc updateHead*(pool: BlockPool, state: var StateData, blck: BlockRef) =
     debug "No head update this time",
       headBlockRoot = shortLog(blck.root),
       headBlockSlot = humaneSlotNum(blck.slot)
+
     return
 
   pool.head = blck
diff --git a/beacon_chain/eth2_network.nim b/beacon_chain/eth2_network.nim
index 40e764c6f..65e7d0c5e 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/eth2_network.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/eth2_network.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const
 when useRLPx:
   import
     os,
-    eth/[rlp, p2p, keys], gossipsub_protocol
+    eth/[rlp, p2p, keys], gossipsub_protocol,
+    eth/p2p/peer_pool # for log on connected peers
 
   export
     p2p, rlp, gossipsub_protocol
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ when useRLPx:
   proc init*(T: type BootstrapAddr, str: string): T =
     initENode(str)
 
+  func connectedPeers*(enode: EthereumNode): int = 
+    enode.peerPool.len
+
 else:
   import
     libp2p/daemon/daemonapi, chronicles,