diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 38a083eec..cd9e48880 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ proc tryReconstructingDataColumns* (self: BeaconNode,
     root = signed_block.root
     custodiedColumnIndices = get_custody_columns(
         self.network.nodeId,
-        localCustodySubnetCount)
+        max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64, localCustodySubnetCount))
 
   var
     finalisedDataColumns: seq[DataColumnSidecar]
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
index 1134fc3cb..adc618ed2 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/request_manager.nim
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ proc constructValidCustodyPeers(rman: RequestManager,
   let
     localNodeId = rman.network.nodeId
     localCustodyColumns =
-      localNodeId.get_custody_columns(localCustodySubnetCount)
+      localNodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+                                          localCustodySubnetCount))
   
   var validPeers: seq[Peer]
 
@@ -296,8 +297,9 @@ proc constructValidCustodyPeers(rman: RequestManager,
     let
       remoteNodeId = getNodeIdFromPeer(peer)
       remoteCustodyColumns =
-        remoteNodeId.get_custody_columns(remoteCustodySubnetCount)
-    
+        remoteNodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+                                             localCustodySubnetCount))
+
     # If the remote peer custodies less columns than
     # our local node
     # We skip it
diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
index 5303db758..7fcd58a2f 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ proc getDataColumnSidecars[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
   let
     remoteNodeId = getNodeIdFromPeer(peer)
     remoteCustodyColumns =
-      remoteNodeId.get_custody_column_list(remoteCustodySubnetCount)
+      remoteNodeId.get_custody_column_list(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+                                               remoteCustodySubnetCount))
 
   doAssert(not(req.isEmpty()), "Request must not be empty!")
   debug "Requesting data column sidecars from peer", request = req
diff --git a/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim b/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim
index 20e5297a0..c28242dd3 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validators/message_router.nim
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ proc routeSignedBeaconBlock*(
             notice "Data columns sent", data_column = shortLog(dataColumnsOpt[].get()[i])
         let
           metadata = router[].network.metadata.custody_subnet_count.uint64
-          custody_columns = router[].network.nodeId.get_custody_columns(metadata)
+          custody_columns = router[].network.nodeId.get_custody_columns(max(SAMPLES_PER_SLOT.uint64,
+                                                                            metadata))
 
         for dc in data_columns:
           if dc.index in custody_columns: